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The incidence of gangrene of potatoes caused by Photna exigua in relation to handling and storage
Author(s) -
MALCOLMSON JEAN F.,
GRAY ELIZABETH G.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
annals of applied biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1744-7348
pISSN - 0003-4746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1968.tb03852.x
Subject(s) - biology , exigua , incidence (geometry) , gangrene , toxicology , surgery , biochemistry , spodoptera , mathematics , medicine , geometry , gene , recombinant dna
SUMMARY Damage to potatoes during harvesting and grading increases the incidence of gangrene. Among the factors involved, the condition of the soil and the type of damage caused by the implements may be of importance. Gangrene is most evident in tubers which have been stored cold or moved when cold; warmer storage at some stage usually reduces its incidence and severity. Seasonal incidence is not directly related to rainfall but is determined by factors affecting ripening and destruction of haulm, moisture status of soils at harvest, susceptibility to damage, and exposure during storage and in transit.