Processing efficiency - steam peeling and optical sorting
With slender margins and fierce competition, food production companies are constantly trying to find faster, more efficient, more accurate and lower cost ways to process potatoes. In this PotatoLink magazine article, steam peeling and optical sorting in potato processing is discussed.
Evaluation of postharvest treatments for the control of bacterial soft rot in potatoes
Management of rots, both in the field and postharvest, is an ongoing challenge for potato producers. The issue is usually managed by minimising the time interval between harvesting and processing of potatoes. Read the report by Soil Wealth Integrated Crop Protection for more information.
Managing bacterial breakdown in washed potatoes
This 2003 paper by SA Research &Development Institute delves into the postharvest washing of potatoes to find where bacterial soft rot originates and where it develops. The report suggests some ways in which soft rot causing bacteria can be controlled in this process.