Aromatic aldehydes and alcohols as potato tuber sprout inhibitors
Patent 5129951 Issued on July 14, 1992. Estimated Expiration Date: June 28, 2011. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
A method for inhibiting sprouting of tubers including the step of exposing tubers to the aromatic aldehydes or alcohols: benzaldehyde, salicylaldehyde, cinnamaldehyde, hydrocinnamaldehyde, cuminaldehyde, thymol, or mixtures thereof.
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