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Quality-Testing facilities for grower use at the potato research laboratory

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Facilities, including specially designed and fabricated equipment for quality testing are available at the Potato Research Laboratory for potato growers, storage operators, and others in the potato industry to conduct their own specific gravity determinations and chipping tests. Instructions, complete with illustrations, are posted so that those interested can conduct these evaluations at their convenience. These testing facilities have been used extensively by potato growers and others in the industry.

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  1. The Red River Valley Potato Research Laboratory, 311 Fifth Avenue North East, P.O. Box 13, 56721, East Grand Forks, Minnesota

    Edward C. Lulai (Research Chemist) & Paul H. Orr (Agricultural Engineer)

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  1. Edward C. Lulai
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  2. Paul H. Orr
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AR-SEA, USDA stationed at the Red River Valley Potato Research Laboratory. A laboratory cooperatively operated by the North Central Region, Agricultural Research, SEA, United States Department of Agriculture; the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station; the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station; and the Red River Valley Potato Growers’ Association.

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Lulai, E.C., Orr, P.H. Quality-Testing facilities for grower use at the potato research laboratory. American Potato Journal 57, 622–628 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02854132

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