Potato sprout growth suppression by salicylaldehyde during high temperature storage

Efforts were made to find environmentally acceptable natural sprout inhibitors for potatoes under higher temperature storage. Vapour treatment with salicylaldehyde (500–625μl l⁻¹) for 10 and 12 days significantly reduced sprouting and sprout growth in tubers as compared to control up to 120 days of storage at 24±2 °C without any increase in rottage of tubers.