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The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology Volume 89, 2014 - Issue 2
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Effects of simulated harvest injury and relative humidity during the first week post-harvest on potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) tuber weight loss during subsequent storage

Barbara Daniels-LakeAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Atlantic Food and Horticulture Research Centre, 32 Main Street Kentville, B4N 1J5, Nova Scotia, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Robert PrangeAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Atlantic Food and Horticulture Research Centre, 32 Main Street Kentville, B4N 1J5, Nova Scotia, Canada
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John WalshMcCain Foods Limited, 317 Main St, Florenceville, E7L 3G6, New Brunswick, Canada
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Kimberly HiltzAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Atlantic Food and Horticulture Research Centre, 32 Main Street Kentville, B4N 1J5, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Stephanie BishopAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Atlantic Food and Horticulture Research Centre, 32 Main Street Kentville, B4N 1J5, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Kathleen Munro-PennellAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Atlantic Food and Horticulture Research Centre, 32 Main Street Kentville, B4N 1J5, Nova Scotia, Canada
Pages 167-172 | Accepted 23 Sep 2013, Published online: 07 Nov 2015

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