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EARLY POTATO [1 record]

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Record 1 1984-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vegetable Crop Production
  • Fruits and Vegetables (Types and Processing - Food Ind.)
CONT

Early potatoes ordinarily are dug as soon as they are large enough for the market. Such new potatoes, in addition to being small, have thin, poorly suberized skins that are easily damaged or rubbed off in handling, and they are watery and somewhat low in starch content.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Production légumière
  • Fruits et légumes (Types et traitement - Alimentation)
CONT

(Les) pommes de terre de primeur appelées également "hâtives" ou "nouvelles" (répondent en France) au double critère suivant: être récoltées avant maturité, de façon que le tubercule soit peleux, c'est-à-dire qu'il perde sa peau par simple frottement, et être commercialisées avant le 1er août.

Spanish

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