Deepkamal Kaur
Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, November 2
Even as a worldwide search is on to identify residue-free, non-toxic chemicals for suppressing sprouting of harvested potato tubers, scientists of the Central Potato Research Institute of the Indian Council for Agricultural Research have come up with a safe, plant-based combination of essential oils and naturally occurring compounds for the purpose.
The scientists at the CPRI claim that the oil spray that they have developed can be a much safer alternative to CIPC (isopropyl N-3-chlorophenyl carbamate), which is currently used as a sprout inhibitor for potatoes. The study assumes importance in this potato belt as the continuous and long-term usage of CIPC has raised a number of health safety issues and concerns.
The scientists hope that their new find could have a great demand in European countries as there has already been an announcement of a proposed ban on CIPC in the EU amid growing awareness about its negative effects on health. The study has been conducted by Dr Ashiv Mehta, ex-principal scientist, Dr Arvind Jaiswal, scientist and Yogesh Gupta, Assistant Chief Technical Officer, all three from ICAR-CPRI, Jalandhar, Dr Brajesh Singh, Principal Scientist, and Dr Swarup Kumar Chakrabarti, former director, both from ICAR-CPRI, Shimla.
Dr Jaiwal said, “A team of ICAR-CPRI scientists in Jalandhar and Shimla had been working in this direction for the past 10 years. We had identified some plant-derived essential oils and aromatic compounds with fungicidal/bactericidal properties as natural sprout suppressants for potatoes in laboratory studies as well as a few compounds that can be developed as possible replacements for CIPC. Based on our findings and expertise, we developed a unique composition capable of inhibiting sprouting for up to 200 days of storage. The efficiency of the created composition is astounding and mind-boggling. When compared to CIPC, our formulation costs only twice as much.”
To claim priority in the idea, ICAR-CPRI has already applied for a patent titled ‘Composition exhibiting sprout inhibitory effect in potatoes. Yogesh Gupta added, “Oils derived from various herbs, spices, and essential oils have been used. These are plant derivatives that are volatile, such as spearmint oil, peppermint oil, and clove oil. The USFDA classifies all of them as “Generally Recognised as Safe” (GRAS). A total of nine essential oils and organic compounds of natural origin were chosen, and small-scale laboratory trials for six months of storage were carried out. The procedure for safe potato storage was standardised, and alternative ways of application in various doses were studied. All treatments were evaluated for their ability to inhibit sprouts in a single application.
"potato" - Google News
November 03, 2021 at 08:55AM
https://ift.tt/2ZTmBY3
CPRI scientists come up with safer anti-sprouting potato suppressant - The Tribune
"potato" - Google News
https://ift.tt/2rh4zOj
Shoes Man Tutorial
Pos News Update
Meme Update
Korean Entertainment News
Japan News Update
Bagikan Berita Ini
0 Response to "CPRI scientists come up with safer anti-sprouting potato suppressant - The Tribune"
Posting Komentar