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The effect of transfer from low to high temperatures on losses of stored bulb onions (Allium cepa)
Author(s) -
STOW J. R.,
WARD C. M.
Publication year - 1978
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.1744-7348.1978.tb00695.x
Subject(s) - bulb , allium , biology , sprouting , liliaceae , horticulture , weight loss , botany , obesity , endocrinology
SUMMARY The effect of transferring onion bulbs from low to high temperatures during storage was investigated. It was found that the later transfer was made the lower was the weight loss per bulb but the greater the loss from sprouting. The lowest total loss observed was 37% by May following transfer in January.