Pre-storage washing of potatoes

Summary

A study was initiated in 1965 to determine the effects of pre-storage washing on the keeping quality, weight loss, appearance and seed quality of the Arenac, Russet Burbank and Sebago varieties. Tubers washed in solutions containing chlorine were compared with unwashed tubers and tubers washed in water only.

Under the adverse harvest conditions of 1965 pre-storage washing was beneficial. There were no significant differences in weight loss among treatments. There were no adverse effects on sprouting from the use of chlorine in the wash solution. When selected samples were evaluated for appearance, 91.7% preferred the pre-storage washed samples. Stand counts of the Russet Burbank and Arenac varieties suggested some beneficial effect from washing. Further studies of pre-storage washing are in progress.

Resumen

Un estudio estaba iniciado en 1965 para determinar los efectos de lavadura prealmacenaje sobre la cualidad cuidada, la perdida de peso, apariencia y cualidad disemilla de las vriedades, de Arenac, Russet Burbank y Sebago. Tuberculos lavardos en soluciones continiendos cloro comparada con los tuberculos no lavados y los tuberculos lavados en agua solamenti.

En las cosechar condiciones adversas de 1965 lavadura prealmacenaje ear beneficiosa. No habia effectos adversos sobre brotas del uso de pesa entre los tratamientos. No habia effectos adversos sobre brotas del uso de cloro en la solucion para lavar. Quando los ejemplos selecionados evaluaban para apariencia, 91.7% preferían los ejempos prealmacenajes y lavados. Numeros de las plantas que han sobrevidas de las variedades de Russet Burbank y Arenac sugerían algunos effectos beneficiates de lavar. Más estudios de eavadura prealmacenaje estan en progresso.