Effect of Storage Condition on Weight Loss and Quality Properties of Seed Potato During Storage X'S alajaghehF, Azadshahrzakia- nd D Darvishi

This experimenwt asc onductetdo determineth e mosts uitablec onditionf or increasintgh e storageli fe of seedp otato.I n this experiment1, 0 tonsf rom four potatoc ultivars(Kozima,D ezira,P erventoa nd Marfonah) arvesteind Sep.2 003w erep lacedin 28x33x 52c m woodyb oxesA. fterc uringt,h eyw ere storedi n a cold room(4"Ca nd 85-90%R H) anda lsoi n a semi-technicarol om(4'C and8 5-90%R H) for six monthsA. ll experimentfso r measurinwg eightl oss,t otal sdubles olids(TSS),s olanina bsorption ands tarchp ercenwt erec aried out threet imese veryo nem onth.S olanina bsorptiona nds tarchp ercentwerel essi n coldr oomt hans emi-technicraol om.T hel osso f weighti n semi-technicraol omw ash igher than the cold room.T he percentagoef starchi n Perventoa nd Marfonaw as highert han otherp otato cultivarsI.n the cold room,t he lowests olanina bsorptiobne longedto Koziomac ultivar.S olanin absorptionin creaseddu rings toragem orei n coldr oomt hant he semi-technicarol om.T heh ighesTt SS waso bservemd ainlyi n sampleas fterf ive of six montheso f storage.