| 摘要 |
<p>Liquid sprout inhibitor for potatoes is introduced into a potato storage facility as a gas phase carried in an air stream. The liquid sprout inhibitor may be heated to a temperature at or near its boiling point prior to injection into a flowing air stream or a large surface area of the liquid sprout inhibitor may be exposed to the air stream to induce evaporation of the inhibitor into a gaseous phase. Sprout inhibitors such as dimethylnaphthalene (DMN) and trimethylnaphthalene are especially suitable for introduction to potato storage sheds by thermal fogging or evaporative fogging. This technique is especially useful for sprout inhibitors such as DMN which are found as natural ingredients in potatoes and are non-toxic to both the potato and humans.</p> |
