Assuring potato tuber quality during storage: a future perspective

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dc.contributor.authorAlamar, M. Carmen
dc.contributor.authorTosetti, Roberta
dc.contributor.authorLandahl, Sandra
dc.contributor.authorBermejo, Antonio
dc.contributor.authorTerry, Leon A.
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-05T12:57:25Z
dc.date.available2018-01-05T12:57:25Z
dc.date.issued2017-11-28
dc.description.abstractPotatoes represent an important staple food crop across the planet. Yet, to maintain tuber quality and extend availability, there is a necessity to store tubers for long periods often using industrial-scale facilities. In this context, preserving potato quality is pivotal for the seed, fresh and processing sectors. The industry has always innovated and invested in improved post-harvest storage. However, the pace of technological change has and will continue to increase. For instance, more stringent legislation and changing consumer attitudes have driven renewed interest in creating alternative or complementary post-harvest treatments to traditional chemically reliant sprout suppression and disease control. Herein, the current knowledge on biochemical factors governing dormancy, the use of chlorpropham (CIPC) as well as existing and chemical alternatives, and the effects of pre- and post-harvest factors to assure potato tuber quality is reviewed. Additionally, the role of genomics as a future approach to potato quality improvement is discussed. Critically, and through a more industry targeted research, a better mechanistic understanding of how the pre-harvest environment influences tuber quality and the factors which govern dormancy transition should lead to a paradigm shift in how sustainable storage can be achieved.en_UK
dc.description.journalNameFrontiers in Plant Science
dc.identifier.citationAlamar MC, Tosetti R, Landahl S, et al., (2017) Assuring future potato tuber quality during storage: a future perspective. Frontiers in Plant Science, Volume 8, November 2017, Article number 02034en_UK
dc.identifier.issn1664-462X
dc.identifier.paperNo02034
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.02034
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/12849
dc.identifier.volumeNo8
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherFrontiers Mediaen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectSolanum tuberosumen_UK
dc.subjectDormancyen_UK
dc.subjectSproutingen_UK
dc.subjectReducing sugarsen_UK
dc.subjectPhytohormonesen_UK
dc.titleAssuring potato tuber quality during storage: a future perspectiveen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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