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EFFECT OF STORAGE ON THE CARBOHYDRATE CONTENT OF TWO VARIETIES OF POTATOES GROWN IN CANADA AND TREATED WITH GAMMA RADIATION a

1959; Wiley; Volume: 24; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1365-2621.1959.tb17318.x

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J. A. R. Cloutier, Constance E. Cox, Jane M. Manson, MARILYN G. CLAY, LINDSEY JOHNSON,

Potato Plant Research

Journal of Food ScienceVolume 24, Issue 6 p. 659-664 EFFECT OF STORAGE ON THE CARBOHYDRATE CONTENT OF TWO VARIETIES OF POTATOES GROWN IN CANADA AND TREATED WITH GAMMA RADIATIONa J. A. R. CLOUTIER, J. A. R. CLOUTIER Food and Drug Laboratories, Department of National Health and Welfare, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorCONSTANCE E. COX, CONSTANCE E. COX Food and Drug Laboratories, Department of National Health and Welfare, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorJANE M. MANSON, JANE M. MANSON Food and Drug Laboratories, Department of National Health and Welfare, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorMARILYN G. CLAY, MARILYN G. CLAY Food and Drug Laboratories, Department of National Health and Welfare, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorL. E. JOHNSON, L. E. JOHNSON Food and Drug Laboratories, Department of National Health and Welfare, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaSearch for more papers by this author J. A. R. CLOUTIER, J. A. R. CLOUTIER Food and Drug Laboratories, Department of National Health and Welfare, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorCONSTANCE E. COX, CONSTANCE E. COX Food and Drug Laboratories, Department of National Health and Welfare, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorJANE M. MANSON, JANE M. MANSON Food and Drug Laboratories, Department of National Health and Welfare, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorMARILYN G. CLAY, MARILYN G. CLAY Food and Drug Laboratories, Department of National Health and Welfare, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorL. E. JOHNSON, L. E. JOHNSON Food and Drug Laboratories, Department of National Health and Welfare, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaSearch for more papers by this author First published: November 1959 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1959.tb17318.xCitations: 7 a This work forms part of a cooperative project set up in 1956 between the Canada Department of Agriculture, the Atomic Energy Company of Canada, and the Department of National Health and Welfare to study the effect of gamma radiation on the storage and culinary properties, ascorbic acid, reducing sugars, sucrose and starch content of two commercially important varieties of potatoes grown in Canada: the Katahdin and Netted Gem (Russet Burbank). The experimental design and results of this study were presented at the 15th International Horticultural Congress in Nice, France, April 1958. Acknowledgement is made to the committee in charge of this project for permission to publish these results. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat LITERATURE CITED 1 Brownell, L. E., Gustafson, F., and Nehemias, J. V. Storage properties of gamma irradiated potatoes. Food Technol, 11, 306 (1957). Web of Science®Google Scholar 2 Burton, W., and Hannan, R. S. Use of gamma radiation for preventing the sprouting of potatoes. J. Sci. Food Agric, 8, 707 (1957). CASGoogle Scholar 3 Evans, J. Potato storage and gamma radiation. Atomics and Atomic Tech., 6, 1955). CASGoogle Scholar 4 Official Methods of Analysis. A.O.A.C, 8th edition (1955). Google Scholar 5 Schwimmer, S., Burr, H. K., Harrington, W., and WESTON, W. J. Gamma irradiation of potatoes. Effects on sugar content, chip color, germination, greening and susceptibility to mold. Am. Potato J., 34, 31 (1957). Google Scholar 6 Schwimmer, S., Weston, W., and Makower, R. V. Federation Proc, 16, 244 (1957). Web of Science®Google Scholar 7 Sereno, M. N., Highlands, M. E., Cunningham, C., and Getchell, J. S. Maine Agr. Expt. Sta., Bull. 563, 1957). Google Scholar 8 Sparrow, A., and Christensen, E. Improved storage quality of potato tubers after exposure to cobalt-60 gammas. Nucleonics, 12, 16 (1954). Web of Science®Google Scholar 9 Utilization of the gross fission products. Engng. Res. Inst., Univ. of Michigan, Prog. Rep. No. 7, (U.S. AEC Contract No. AT, 11-1-162) (1954). Google Scholar Citing Literature Volume24, Issue6November 1959Pages 659-664 ReferencesRelatedInformation