Abstract
Today, the use of herbs instead of chemicals in terms of health and environmental protection increase. In discussing the use of essential oils and herbs instead of the application of modern agricultural chemicals gamma radiation potatoes in storage is considered. Storage of potatoes is very important because fresh potatoes are available only for a few months in a year. Thus, any treatment such as temperature that controls sprout growth and extends shelf life of potatoes could be beneficial. In this study, potato sprout inhibition and tuber quality after treatment with various levels of temperature (4oc,25oc, 30oc ) on different dates ( 30 and 90 days after harvest) and Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) essential oils were studied during storage . A factorial experiment based on a randomized split plot design with three replications was carried out. This study indicated that significantly decreased sprouting, percent weight loss of tubers and results show application Rosemary essential oils could be beneficial potato sprout inhibition and tuber quality after treatment.
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Key words: Temperature, Potato, Sprouting, Storage, (Rosmarinus officinalis L.)
