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Council Directive 93/85/EEC of 4 October 1993 on the control of potato ring rot

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1. Removal of heel-end cores U.K.

1.1.Wash 200 tubers in running tap water and remove the epidermis around the heel end of each tuber using a regularly disinfected scalpel or potato peeler; disinfection may be achieved by dipping the peeler in 70 % ethanol and flaming.U.K.

1.2.Carefully remove conical tissue cores from the heel ends with a knife or potato peeler. Keep the excess non-vascular tissue to a minimum. Once removed, heel ends should be processed within 24 hours (see paragraph 3) or conserved at -20oC for no longer than two weeks.U.K.

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