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With the loss of CIPC, potato growers' storage management strategies will need to adapt. CIPC, also known as chlorpropham, has been a crucial sprout suppressant in potatoes for decades, especially for processing varieties. However, the beginning of the end for products containing CIPC has been set at 8 January 2020 for all EU member states. This means that all those who hold an authorisation for the registration cannot sell this active for distribution from that date.
The next crucial date is that sales in Ireland must finish and it must be removed from the shelves of distributors by 8 July. And for those with potatoes in store, the last official use date is 8 October 2020.
1,4-Sight
Earlier in the year, Andy Doyle visited Stephen McCabe of Haggard Stores to learn about a new sprout suppressant available to Irish growers. The active 1,4 Dimethylnaphthalene was registered for use in Ireland in October 2018 under the trade name 1,4Sight. The product works by suppressing the genes associated with growth but the ability to grow returns when the chemical impact wears off. Hence the need for retreating and why it can be used around seed crops.
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Getting the basics right
Earlier in the year Andy Doyle spoke to the AHDB's Adrian Briddon about getting the importance of getting the basics of potato store right.
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