METHOD FOR THE STORAGE OF POTATO COMPRISING TREATMENT BY ETHYLENE AND 1-METHYLCYCLOPROPENE

    公开(公告)号:EP4144222A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-08

    申请号:EP22204191.5

    申请日:2019-10-08

    Abstract: A method of storing potatoes, the method comprising the steps of:
    i. providing a plurality of dormant potatoes, wherein the potatoes have been cured after harvesting;
    ii. storing the potatoes at a storage temperature within the range of from 4 to 15°C in atmospheric air at atmospheric pressure;
    iii. monitoring the dormancy of the stored potatoes or of control potatoes stored in atmospheric air;
    iv. in response to initiation of eye movement of at least one of the stored potatoes or of at least one control potato stored in atmospheric air, treating the stored potatoes with ethylene, the treatment comprising exposing the stored potatoes, which are at the storage temperature, to ethylene which is added to the atmospheric air, and wherein the method further comprises the step A, prior to or during the storing step ii and before treating step iv, of treating the cured dormant potatoes with 1-methylcyclopropene, the treatment comprising exposing the potatoes to 1-methylcyclopropene, wherein the treatment is carried out at a temperature of at least 8°C, and wherein before treatment step A the cured potatoes have not been cooled below a temperature of 8°C.

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