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Potato Research GroupSTORAGE AND PROCESSING |
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Soils, Irrigation, and Agrometeorology |
Diseases and Pests |
Storage and Processing |
Dr.
Merv Pritchard,
Director, School of Agriculture
Telephone: (204) 474 9395
E-mail: merv_pritchard@umanitoba.ca
Website: http://www.umanitoba.ca/afs/school/
Research Interests: Postharvest handling and storage management to ensure processing quality of potatoes for french fries. Prediction of processing quality by sugar analysis and storage management for optimum processing quality. Sprout inhibitor application and the effects of ethylene contamination on potato processing quality. Currently serves in a consulting capacity to the potato program in the Department of Plant Science.
Dr.
Martin Scanlon,
Department of Food Science
Telephone: (204) 474 6480
E-mail: scanlon@cc.umanitoba.ca
Website: http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/afs/food_science/staff/scanlon_martin.shtml
Research Interests: The application of established scientific concepts
to understand how changes in the physical and chemical properties of food
materials occur as they are subjected to heat and mass transfer during
processing operations, particularly the changes in their mechanical properties
that affect textural quality.
