One of the reasons hindering potato farming development on Uzbekistan's farms is low supply inexpensive mini-production equipment for harvesting potatoes. The use high-performance harvesters in small areas uneconomical. authors proposed a digger with digging working body "Paraplaw" type. study aims to develop bodies A prototype mini harvester was made, and its economic tests were carried out. b...

Sprout suppression is essential in assuring potato quality. Release of natural tuber dormancy is affected by production as well as storage environmental factors, cultivars and tuber metabolic activities. Plant growth regulators are also shown to play important roles in regulating tuber dormancy. In commercial storage, sprouting is primarily controlled by low temperature combined with chemical i...

Potatoes represent an important staple food crop across the planet. Yet, to maintain tuber quality and extend availability, there is a necessity to store tubers for long periods often using industrial-scale facilities. In this context, preserving potato quality is pivotal for the seed, fresh and processing sectors. The industry has always innovated and invested in improved post-harvest storage....

A two-step method was developed to evaluate potato resistance to black scurf caused by Rhizoctonia solani. Tuber piece inoculum was first conducted in the laboratory, which was also first reported in this study. After inoculation with pathogen discs and culture for 48 h, the necrotic spots on the inoculated potato pieces were generated and measured by the crossing method. Further evaluation was...

‘SpuntaG2’ is a transgenic potato (Solanum tuberosum) cultivar that contains the cry1Ia1 gene for resistance to potato tuber moth (Phthorimaea operculella), which is a serious pest of potato in many parts of the world. Previous studies have characterized ‘SpuntaG2’ at the molecular level and evaluated it for safety as a human food source. The objective here was to determine the efficacy of ‘Spu...