Sprout Farming Articles
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Protect your pile with 1,4SIGHT
Bruising, shrinking, sprouting, and rotting. These are threats to your stored potatoes that can create one ugly sight for growers when it’s time to go to market. Prevention that maintains the quality of your spuds through the duration of storage is paramount in getting the highest return on your seed-to-harvest investment. There’s a proven answer to addressing these concerns before ...
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Improved wheat grains storage
Improved wheat grains storage management SmartScan25 was installed at the Israeli large flour mill to improve wheat grains storage management, save costs and reduce material losses. Israeli Mills Ltd, located in the city of Tel Aviv, is one of the leading local flour providers. The mill produces various types of wheat products such as: bran, white flour, semolina and more, for local use. The ...
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QTL mapping of dormancy in Barley using the Harrington/Morex and Chevron/Stander mapping populations
Grain dormancy in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) is quantitatively inherited. Low levels of dormancy before harvest can lead to pre-harvest sprouting (PHS) in the field, which affects grain and malt quality. The objective of the present study was to determine the locations and effects of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) controlling dormancy in two F1–derived doubled-haploid (DH) populations from the ...
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The socioeconomic aspects of the construction of an industrial gamma irradiator in the Ribeira Valley, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Gamma irradiation processing can be used to destroy bacteria in food as a cold pasteurisation method. It can also be applied to prevent food losses after harvesting, to delay the ripening and ageing of fruits and vegetables, to control sprouting and germination, and to extend the shelf life of perishable foods. Radiation treatment is currently used in Brazil for the sterilisation of disposable ...
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