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WWW.POTATOGROWER.COM 31 SIZING - SORTING - GRADING PLUS, INTERIOR DETECTION: Hollow Heart* Insect Damage Foreign Material Digger Cuts *99% OF ALL INTERNAL DAMAGE AgRay Vision Systems 209-334-1999 info@agrayvision.com www.agrayvisionsystems.com SIZING - SORTING - GRADING PLUS, INTERIOR DETECTION: Hollow Heart* Insect Damage Foreign Material Digger Cuts *99% OF ALL INTERNAL DAMAGE AgRay Vision Systems 209-334-1999 info@agrayvision.com www.agrayvisionsystems.com SIZING - SORTING - GRADING PLUS, INTERIOR DETECTION: Hollow Heart* Insect Damage Foreign Material Digger Cuts *99% OF ALL INTERNAL DAMAGE 159919AgRay13s.indd 1 3/17/16 2:30 PM SmartBlock is a postharvest sprout inhibitor that effectively achieves extended sprout control in stored potatoes. It can be fogged directly into potato storage units, and works alone or combined with other sprout inhibitor products to burn off "peeping" or fully-sprouted tubers and restore dormancy. Agri-Stor, your experienced SmartBlock applicator, is ready to apply this amazing product to your valued harvest. SmartBlock is a postharvest sprout inhibitor that eff ff ff ff f e fe fe fe fectively achieves extended sprout control in stored potatoes. It can be Ag Ag Agri-Stor, your experienced SmartBlock applicator, is read apply this amazing product to your valued harvest. h TWIN FALLS, ID 208.733.7000 WARDEN, WA 509.349.7000 BLACKFOOT, ID 208.785.7000 160494AgrSto13s.indd 1 7/27/16 11:18 AM to minimize tubers rolling down the face of the pile. IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL BRUISING SITUATIONS Growers should spend time to educate employees about bruise prevention and instruct them to be vigilant in identifying any drops that may be too high and make adjustments on the fly to remedy issues. Monitoring bruise incidence throughout a harvest system is a useful way to determine whether bruise susceptibility is higher for a particular lot or field. Taking tuber samples at different points throughout the harvest and handling process (e.g., hand digging, harvester, conveyors, any drop points or turns) and holding them at warm temperatures will allow growers to assess the tubers for blackspot damage. The higher the temperature, the quicker the pigment formation will occur and the sooner the results will be available. It typically takes about 24 to 48 hours for the black-blue pigment to develop. There are "hot boxes" commercially available for purchase, or rooms can be constructed for this same purpose. Shatter bruise will be apparent regardless of warming the tubers. The use of an instrumented sphere is another way to determine where unacceptable impacts are occurring in harvest, handling or packaging systems.