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Mechanization of crop production and handling operations

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The Potato Crop

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Major improvements have taken place in the design of potato crop establishment, harvesting and grading machinery over the past decade. These changes have been consumer-driven with premium payments for quality produce, particularly for pre-packs of uniformly sized tubers. The psychological impact of freshness is fully recognized and large retail outlets often display such produce to maximum advantage at the entrance to the store. There is no place in this quality image for the bag trade — an unknown quantity of dirty, damaged and even diseased tubers.

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    Paul M. Harris

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Witney, B.D., McRae, D.C. (1992). Mechanization of crop production and handling operations. In: Harris, P.M. (eds) The Potato Crop. World Crop Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2340-2_13

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