Long term storage of sugar beets and the role of temperature

Sammanfattning

This paper is written as part of the course "Introduction paper", given by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences' (SLU) graduate research school of the Faculty of Landscape Architecture, Horticultural and Crop Production Sciences (LTV). It provides an overview of research around the role of temperature in the long term storage of sugar beets. The importance of moisture and mechanical damage are also incorporated. The focus is on on-farm storage systems - "clamps". Figure 1 shows uncovered sugar beet clamps in the eld.

Nyckelord

sugar beet; post-harvest; storage; temperature

Publicerad i

Introductory paper at the Faculty of Landscape Architecture, Horticulture and Crop Production Science
2020, nummer: 2020:14
Utgivare: Faculty of Landscape Architecture, Horticulture and Crop Production Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

SLU författare

• English, William

  • Institutionen för biosystem och teknologi, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

UKÄ forskningsämne

Jordbruksvetenskap


Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/108756