EFFECT OF SOME MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS EXTRACTS ON STORABILITY OF POTATO AT THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE: 1- SPROUTING BEHAVIOR, WEIGHT LOSS AND DAMAGE PERCENTAGE. | ||||
| Journal of Plant Production | ||||
| Article 10, Volume 6, Issue 6, June 2015, Page 977-993 PDF (500.26 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jpp.2015.49813 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| E. A. A. Tartoura1; E. I. El - Gamily1; Z. A. EL- Shall2; M. M. S. El-Sharqawy2 | ||||
| 1Veg. and Flori. Dept. Fac. Agric., Mansoura. Univ. | ||||
| 2Potato and Vegetatively propagated crops Dept., Hort. Res. Inst., Agric. Res. Center, Giza. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Storage experiment of summer potatoes was carried out at Fac. of Agriculture laboratories, El-MansouraUniversity during the two successive seasons of 2013 and 2014, to investigate the effect of some extracts of medicinal and aromatic plants as organic inhibitors of potato (Spunta cv.) on sprouting behavior, weight loss and damage % at the ambient temperature for 6 months period. The different organic inhibitors were extracted from the different aromatic and medicinal plants (Lemon balm, Sage, Nees, Nerium, Salix and Neem plants) as powder and aqueous extracts. Results indicated that, the lowest sprouting%, weight loss and damage % obtained by cold storage and lemon balm (powder, aqueous extract and powder plus aqueous extract) followed by the sage and nees treatments as compared with the other treatments. Also, the results showed that the highest sprouts number were obtained from control and neem aqueous extracts. Generally, the present study recommended that: The best sprouting % and lower of fresh loss rat and the best quality of tubers which treated with Lemon balm followed by Sage and Nees at the ambient temperature. The storage tubers of potato with extracts of medicinal and aromatic plants as alternative method instead of cold storage and Nawalla storage for consumption and processing. Also, treating stored potatoes with more natural sources of these medicinal and aromatic extracts may represent an alternative approach to managing sprouting and disease in storage. Natural products are available in local grocery. Ideally these natural compounds would be inexpensive, easy and safe to use, and would have no negative impact on flavor or quality of the potato. Finally, must be done future studies on the rest of the extracts of medicinal and aromatic plants in the hope of finding one or more of medicinal and aromatic extracts effective in reducing the rate of sprouting. Consequently, could mix suitable for non-sprouting and increase the efficiency of storage tubers. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Potatoes; storability; sprouting; organic inhibitors; powder or ground of medicinal and ornamental plants; medical and aromatic plants extracts; Lemon balm; Sage; Nees; Nerium; Salix and Neem plants | ||||
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