Sprout inhibitor method
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1. A method of inhibiting sprout formation in tubers during storage and post-storage comprising:
- a) applying a first treatment of DMN to the potatoes; and
b) applying a first treatment of CIPC to the potatoes at least about two weeks after said first DMN treatment.
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Abstract
A method of treating potatoes sequentially with chemically-different sprout inhibitors is disclosed. Sprouting of stored potatoes may be eliminated or minimized by a treatment with CIPC followed sometime later by a treatment with a substituted naphthalene such as 1,4-DMN. Also, an initial treatment with 1,4-DMN soon after the potatoes are harvested may be advantageous in addition to the later treatments with CIPC and 1,4-DMN.
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1. A method of inhibiting sprout formation in tubers during storage and post-storage comprising:
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a) applying a first treatment of DMN to the potatoes; and
b) applying a first treatment of CIPC to the potatoes at least about two weeks after said first DMN treatment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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