In this study, we present a comprehensive literature review of the potential impacts of climate change on potato storage. Potato preservation can help reduce food loss and waste while increasing long-term food security, as potatoes are one of the mos...
This study investigated whether storage changes the composition of Fontane and Challenger potatoes, including their starch characteristics, and whether these changes impact the properties of (deep-fried) mashes made from these potatoes stored for up...
As a global staple, potato plays an important role in meeting human dietary needs and alleviating malnutrition. Potato sprouting during storage is a major issue that threatens food security by increasing food waste and must therefore be controlled. B...
Storage quality and texture properties determine the processing quality of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas Lam.). Prohexadione calcium (Pro-Ca) and uniconazole (UCZ) are plant growth regulators that inhibit gibberellin biosynthesis, reducing excessive...
Potato is a key food and cash crop in Uganda, mainly produced by smallholder farmers in the eastern and southwestern highlands of the country. This study assessed different factors influencing the choice of storage technologies by Ugandan potato farm...
Potatoes are a staple in the diet of millions, and constant demand necessitates the storage of large quantities to meet year-round consumption. Potato sprouting during storage is a major problem that leads to lost revenue and food waste, inspiring nu...
Post-harvest protection of white variety sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) has been dealt with rarely in the past, although it is comparatively easy to grow and has high consumer acceptability in Ghana. Microbial deterioration of sweet potato roots stor...
Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) is an important root crop in China, playing significant roles in ensuring national food security and increasing farmers’ income. The sprouting capability of sweet potato storage roots determines the qual...
Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) growth faces two critical problems: variability in storage root (SR) number and size among individual plants, and skinning injuries that render the SR susceptible to pathogen infections during storage. We hypothesized t...
Aiming at the challenges of potato storage scenarios, severe target stacking and occlusion, and large variations in defect characteristics in potato storage environments, a potato defect detection method named MDS-DETR was proposed, and its deploymen...
The nutritional quality of potato tubers is cultivar-specific and depends on climate-soil conditions and agrotechnical practices, as well as the conditions during long-term storage. Studies were performed from 2009–2011 to determine the effects...
The purpose of the study was to establish whether UV-C radiation applied to potato tubers prior to their storage affected their natural losses over a long period of time. A custom-built UV-C radiation stand constructed for the purpose of this experim...
Purple sweet potato has been gradually increasing in terms of planting and consumption but, after harvesting, the leaves of the sweet potato are often discarded as waste or used for animal feed. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of dr...
The primary use of the potato is direct consumption. The classification of potatoes into consumption type is made on the basis of the consumption evaluation of hydrothermally treated tubers. Nutrient deficiency in the soil, including Mg, contributes...
Potato is a widely consumed staple crop prone to postharvest deterioration and quality loss. Biodegradable edible coatings offer an eco-friendly alternative to conventional packaging for extending shelf life. This study evaluated the effectiveness of...
The research focuses on the effects of temperature on the quality and storage stability of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L. [Lam]). It is based on the results of a field experiment conducted between 2015–2017 in Żyznów (49°49′...
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Soilless culture systems, which promote plant growth and enable the precise control of the root-zone environment, have yet to be fully established for sweet potatoes. In this study, we developed a soilless culture system and examined the effects of s...
An appropriate planting density could realize the maximum yield potential of crops, but the mechanism of sweet potato storage root formation in response to planting density is still rarely investigated. Four planting densities, namely D15, D20, D25,...
Precise regulation of the postharvest storage environment is critical for reducing losses and maintaining potato quality. Semi-underground storage facilities are widely used in major potato-producing regions of northern China; however, pronounced spa...
Chlorpropham (CIPC) has been the dominant method of chemical sprout suppression for the last half-century. However, stricter regulations including outright bans on its use in several countries has prompted investigation into alternative products to r...
Sweet potato is the 11th most important food crop in the world and an excellent source of nutrition. Postharvest diseases were monitored in sweet potato storage roots collected from the local markets in Korea during 2021. Several diseases including F...
Increasing drought frequency associated with climate change highlights the need for effective water management to maintain potato tuber quality during production and storage. This study evaluated the effects of growing-season conditions, cultivar, su...
Recently released potato cultivars Dakota Russet and Easton were bred for low reducing sugars, and low acrylamide-forming potential in French fries. The objectives of this study were to determine: (1) the effects of nitrogen rate and storage time on...
Sweet potato is a tuberous root crop with strong environmental stress resistance. It is beneficial to study its storage root formation and stress responses to identify sweet potato stress- and storage-root-thickening-related regulators. Here, six con...
Postharvest losses caused by potato tuber moths severely impact storage in the Andean highlands, where reliance on synthetic insecticides poses sustainability and safety concerns. This study evaluated eco-friendly alternatives for protecting stored s...
(1) The development of sweet potato storage roots is impacted by nitrogen (N) levels, with excessive nitrogen often impeding development. Starch synthesis enzymes such as sucrose synthase (SUS) and ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (AGPase) are pivotal i...
Sweet potato is a hexaploid heterozygote with a complex genetic background, self-pollination infertility, and cross incompatibility, which makes genetic linkage analysis quite difficult. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) provide a new strategy f...
Sweet potatoes are highly susceptible to postharvest losses, primarily due to texture softening and nutrient degradation during room-temperature storage. This study investigated the effects of various concentrations of 1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) fu...
Potatoes intended for chip production must meet strict quality requirements. The objective of the study was to determine the optimal cultivation approach most favorable for chip potato cultivars (Beo, Picus, Pirol) through the application of various...
Preservation of potatoes in a controlled cool environment (i.e., in cold storage) consumes a substantial amount of energy. The specific energy consumption in Indian cold storage has been estimated to be between 9 and 26 kWh/ton/year. In this article,...
Colored potatoes have been of interest because of their nutritional and health-promoting properties. However, their aptitude for processing regarding acrylamide formation levels is highly variable and for the most part unknown. In this work, the effe...
Fusarium dry rot of potato may be caused by several species of the genus Fusarium. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of essential oil (EO) components (α-pinene, carvacrol, cinnamaldehyde, D-carvone, eucalyptol, L-linalool, L-menthol, L-me...
Background: Optimized nitrogen (N) application and planting density can enhance sweet potato yield. However, the agronomic mechanisms underlying their effects on photosynthetic efficiency and carbohydrate metabolism in sweet potato remain unclear. Me...
Potatoes of six cultivars (Solanum tuberosum L.) with red, purple, and yellow flesh were stored at 2 and 5 °C for 3 and 6 months, and the influence of these factors on the content of free amino acids was determined. The potato cultivar and storage ti...
In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of edible coatings and cold storage conditions on the skin color of red potatoes (Ciklamen and Modoc) stored for six months at 4 ± 2 °C and 90 ± 5% relative humidity (RH). The four different formulati...
The yield, consumer safety, and storage stability of potato tubers depend on the interaction between the genotypic characteristics of the cultivar, its intended use, the cultivation technology applied, and storage conditions. The aim of this study wa...
Potato tubers (Solanum tuberosum L.) are usually stored at low temperature, which can suppress sprouting and control the occurrence of diseases. However, low temperatures lead potatoes to easily suffer from cold-induced sweetening (CIS), which has a...
UV-C irradiation successfully reduces the growth of microorganisms, but it can also affect the content of phenolics and sugars of fresh-cut potatoes (FCP). This could consequently alter antioxidant capacity of FCP or its potential for acrylamide form...
The detection of potato surface defects is the key to ensuring potato storage quality. This research explores a method for detecting surface flaws in potatoes, which can promptly identify storage defects such as dry rot and the shriveling of potatoes...
Enzymatic browning poses a formidable obstacle to the commercial sustainability of fresh-cut potatoes. Although the synergistic effects of bio-inductive technologies with natural compounds in anti-browning strategies have been observed, their full po...
Mashed potatoes (MP) are widely consumed starch-based foods. However, their shelf life is limited by starch retrogradation during low-temperature storage, which causes texture hardening, water exudation, and sensory deterioration. Although natural po...
Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) is served as an important root crop worldwide due to its high yield, strong adaptability and nutrient richness. Sweet potato has played a significant role in ensuring food security and family income opportunit...
Glucose content and in vitro bioaccessibility were determined in raw and cooked pulp of Arapey, Cuabé, and Beauregard sweet potato varieties, as well as Maravilla del Mercado and Atlas winter squash, after zero, two, four, and six months of storage (...
The expansin-like subfamilies (EXLA and EXLB) are vital for plant cell wall dynamics, but it remains uncharacterized in wild tetraploid and hexaploid Ipomoea batatas, and its role in the storage root (SR) development is poorly understood. In this wor...
The understanding of the effects of nitrogen sources on lignin synthesis in sweet potato during storage root formation is limited. In this study, we investigated the effects of different nitrogen source on sweet potato storage root formation and deve...
Quality deterioration is a major problem restricting the fresh-cut potato industry. The present study investigated the effect of sodium nitroprusside (SNP) treatment on the quality of fresh-cut potatoes during short-term storage. The treatment was ca...
Cold temperature storage (lower than 10 °C) has been used as a management strategy to extend marketability and reduce potato storage losses. However, cold temperatures may result in dark-colored chips through a process known as cold-induced sweet...
Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas), an important root crop, has storage roots rich in starch that are edible and serve as a raw material in bioenergy production. Increasing the storage-root starch contents is a key sweet potato breeding goal. Phosphogluc...
Soft rot is a commonly occurring potato tuber disease that each year causes substantial losses to the food industry. Here, we explore the possibility of early detection of the disease via gas/vapor analysis, in a laboratory environment, using a recen...
The potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is one of the most widely consumed vegetable crops worldwide. During storage, potato tubers are vulnerable to various phytopathogenic fungi. Dry rot, caused by Fusarium incarnatum, is a common and serious disease tha...
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