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Efficiency of various methods of washing Red River Valley potatoes

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Presoaking was the most effective means of facilitating soil removal. This can be accomplished either in a soak tank or by wetting down the potatoes in a bin 1 day before washing.

Increased efficiency of washing was also obtained by increasing the length of time in the washer and drying the adhering soil before washing. A drum washer was only slightly more effective than a soak tank when the same time interval was used for both.

Potatoes susceptible to injury were damaged by too rigid a washing process.

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  1. Dewey, D. H. and W. R. Barger. 1948. The occurrence of bacterial soft rot on potatoes resulting from washing in deep vats. Proc. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 52: 325–330.

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  1. Biological Sciences Branch, Marketing Research Division, A.M.S., U.S.D.A., New York, N. Y.

    J. M. Lutz (Principal Horticulturist), Herbert Findlen (Horticulturist) & John Hansen (Associate Horticulturist)

  2. East Grand Forks, Minn.

    J. M. Lutz (Principal Horticulturist), Herbert Findlen (Horticulturist) & John Hansen (Associate Horticulturist)

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Lutz, J.M., Findlen, H. & Hansen, J. Efficiency of various methods of washing Red River Valley potatoes. American Potato Journal 32, 340–345 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02898424

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