A likely EU ban on the use of CIPC, on top of a new label restriction for maleic hydrazide, were the main talking points at the European Association for Potato Research's international post-harvest gathering.THE politics of potato storage took centrestage at the EAPR post-harvest section meeting. Faced with the prospect of further restrictions on the use of a key sprout suppressant, chlorpropham or CIPC, UK growers could face an uncertain future and crippling clean-up costs, delegates heard. Without new products such as DMN (1,4-dimethylnapthalene), which is already used in mainland Europe, they will struggle to manage dormancy and quality in store.
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