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1.4 Factors Affecting Growth
1.5 Physiology of Potatoes in Store
Chapter 2: Harvesting and Store Loading Systems
2.2 Into-store Cleaning and Separation
2.5 Pesticide Application
2.6 Transfer from Cleaner to Bulk Store Loading Elevator
2.7 Transfer from Cleaner/Separator to Boxes
2.8 Into-store Drying Systems
2.9 Store Loading Equipment
2.10 Cleaning and Separating Seed Following Initial Storage and Drying
3.1 Microclimate Surrounding Tubers
3.2 Benefit from Sealed, Insulated Buildings
3.3 Purpose of Ventilation
3.5 Causes of Condensation
3.7 Selection of Ventilation System Based on Climate Type
3.9 Specific Requirements for Pre-packing
3.10 Specific Requirements for Processing Potatoes
3.11 Specific Requirements for Seed
Chapter 4: Disease Control in Store
4.2 Host–Disease–Environment Triangle
4.3 Storage Strategy Dependent on Crop Condition at Harvest as well as Storage Principles
4.6 How Disease Gains Access to the Tuber Flesh
Chapter 5: Store Design and Structure
5.4 Store Aspect and Exposure
5.5 Designing for Store Hygiene
Chapter 6: Store Ventilation
6.2 Components of a Ventilation System
6.3 Calculation of Airflow Rate and Backpressure in Ducted System
6.4 Air Distribution in Bulk Stores
6.5 Humidification of Ventilating Air
6.6 Airspace Ventilation Systems for Boxes
6.7 Airspace Ventilation Systems for Sacks and Big Bags
6.8 Positively Ventilated Systems for Boxes
6.9 Sprout Control using Chloropropham for Processing and Ware Potatoes
6.10 Warming in the Store
Chapter 7: Store Refrigeration
7.1 Refrigeration Systems
7.2 Two-stage Water/Glycol Systems
7.3 Chilled-water Cooling Systems
7.4 Combined Refrigeration/Ambient-air Cooling Systems
7.5 Comparison between Direct Expansion, Two-stage Water/Glycol and Chilled-water Systems
7.6 Common Faults and Maintenance
7.7 Sizing a Refrigeration Plant
Chapter 8: Store Environment Monitoring and Control
8.1 Internal Store and External Air Monitoring
8.2 Control of Crop Cooling and Cool Storage in Bulk Stores
8.3 Control of Crop Cooling and Cool Storage in Box Stores
8.4 Controlling Combined Ambient-air/Refrigeration Cooling
8.5 Ensuring Uniformity of Temperatures in Store
8.6 Control of Ventilation During Drying and Wound Healing
8.7 Control Measures to Minimize Energy Use
8.8 Sensors to Provide Fuller Information on Store Climate
8.9 Sensors to Aid Store Management
8.11 Data Storage, Use and Access
Chapter 9: Store Management
9.2 Store Hygiene and Equipment Inspection
9.6 Drying and Wound-healing Period
9.9 Managing the Use of Low-tariff Electricity
9.11 Reconditioning of Crops for Processing
9.12 Warming Crops for Grading and Dispatch
Chapter 10: Seed Grading and Preparation for Planting
10.2 Specific Requirements for Seed Storage
10.3 Altering Chronological Age of Seed to Produce Bold or Prolific Crops
10.5 Chitting, or Pre-sprouting, of Seed
10.6 Chitting Store for 300 t of Seed
10.7 Communication Between Seed Producer and Customer
Chapter 11: Packhouse and Processing Facilities
11.1 Cleaning and Sizing Prior to Packing
11.2 On-farm versus Off-farm Cleaning and Sizing
11.4 Components of the Packhouse or Processor Intake
11.5 Dry Cleaning Equipment
11.6 Potato Washing Equipment
11.7 Cleanliness of Packhouse or Processor Intake
11.8 Grader Design for Minimum Damage
11.11 Combined Grading and Automatic Inspection
11.13 Packhouse Automation
11.14 Dispatch Areas and Chills
Chapter 12: Quality Assurance
12.4 Quality Assurance Schemes
12.8 Standard for Selling Crops on the Futures Market
12.9 Labelling Lifted Crops
12.11 Sampling of Incoming Product
12.12 Crop Assessment Prior to Dispatch
12.13 Monitoring Crop In and Out and Waste Produced
12.14 Critical Control Points on Inspection, Grading and Packing Line
12.15 Final Product Sampling
12.16 Accessibility to Quality Assurance System’s Information
Chapter 13: Marketing and Costs
13.1 Cost and Returns from Storage and Grading
13.2 Global Potato Production
13.3 Effect of Climatic Area on Production
13.4 Continuous Supply to the Market
13.5 Calculating Storage and Grading Costs
13.6 Storage Capital Costs
13.7 Calculation of Store Variable Costs
13.8 Calculation of Store Operating Costs
13.19 Calculation of the Cost of Grading
Appendix 1: Metric–US Imperial Conversion Tables
Appendix 2: Weather Data for World Climatic Zones
Appendix 3: Thermal Conductivity (λ Values) for Various Building Structural Components
Appendix 4: Theoretical Derivation of the Dimensions of Lateral Ducts used in Bulk Storage
Potatoes Postharvest
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