Commercial Application of CIPC Sprout Inhibitor to Storage Potatoes
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are designed to store 50,000 to more than 500,000 hundredweight (cwt) of potatoes in bulk piles. Successful long-term storage of potatoes requires using a sprout inhibitor in combination with proper storage management. Chlorpropham (CIPC) is the most effective post-harvest sprout inhibitor registered for use in potato storages in the United States. Its use as a potato sprout inhibitor was first reported by P. C. Marth in 1952 and later patented by the Pittsburgh Plate & Glass Co. CIPC inhibits potato sprout development by interfering with spindle formation during cell division. However, cell division is extremely important during the wound healing, or curing, period after potatoes are placed into storage. Wound healing requires the production of two to five new cell layers by cell division. If CIPC is applied before the wound healing process is complete, excessive losses due to tuber dehydration and disease can occur.
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