CURRENT STATUS AND POTENTIAL OF IRRADIATION TO PREVENT POTATO SPROUTING
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:4095360
Potato production and processing methods in the U. S. and Canada are reviewed. The current status and cost of radiation processing to prevent sprouting during storage are discussed. It is concluded that, under present market conditions, widespread use of irradiation as a sprout inhibitor is not feasible. (C.H.)
- Research Organization:
- Western Nuclear Corp., Idaho Falls, Idaho
- NSA Number:
- NSA-18-011628
- OSTI ID:
- 4095360
- Report Number(s):
- IDO-11300
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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