| 1574362 |
watermelon |
Citrullus lanatus |
Seedless watermelon label identifies the origin. February 1998
|
| 1574351 |
sweetpotato |
Ipomoea batatas |
Retail display at farmers market in Los Angeles, CA. February 1998 |
| 1574231 |
sweetpotato |
Ipomoea batatas |
Freshly harvest roots in harvesting bucket. November 1997 |
| 1574228 |
sweetpotato |
Ipomoea batatas |
Freshly harvest roots in bulk bins. November 1997 |
| 1574229 |
sweetpotato |
Ipomoea batatas |
Freshly harvest roots in bulk bins. November 1997 |
| 1574230 |
sweetpotato |
Ipomoea batatas |
Freshly harvest roots in harvesting bucket. November 1997 |
| 1574227 |
sweetpotato |
Ipomoea batatas |
Sweetpotato storage in bulk bins. November 1997 |
| 1574225 |
sweetpotato |
Ipomoea batatas |
Packed cartons of sweepotato on a pallet and ready for transport to market. November 1997 |
| 1574226 |
sweetpotato |
Ipomoea batatas |
Packed cartons of sweepotato on a pallet and ready for transport to market. November 1997 |
| 1574224 |
sweetpotato |
Ipomoea batatas |
Skinning occurs when roots brush up against other roots or other surfaces and should be minimized. November 1997 |
| 1574223 |
sweetpotato |
Ipomoea batatas |
Sweetpotato roots can get very large. These would be graded as "jumbo." |
| 1574221 |
sweetpotato |
Ipomoea batatas |
Harvesting sweetpotato. Roots are manually picked from plowed and flipped plants, then placed into buckets for transport to bulk bins. Bulk bins are transported to the packinghouse for curing and storage. November 1997 |
| 1574222 |
sweetpotato |
Ipomoea batatas |
Harvesting sweetpotato. Roots are manually picked from plowed and flipped plants, then placed into buckets for transport to bulk bins. Bulk bins are transported to the packinghouse for curing and storage. November 1997 |
| 1574218 |
sweetpotato |
Ipomoea batatas |
Harvesting sweetpotato. Roots are manually picked from plowed and flipped plants, then placed into buckets for transport to bulk bins. Bulk bins are transported to the packinghouse for curing and storage. November 1997 |
| 1574219 |
sweetpotato |
Ipomoea batatas |
Harvesting sweetpotato. Roots are manually picked from plowed and flipped plants, then placed into buckets for transport to bulk bins. Bulk bins are transported to the packinghouse for curing and storage. November 1997 |
| 1574220 |
sweetpotato |
Ipomoea batatas |
Harvesting sweetpotato. Roots are manually picked from plowed and flipped plants, then placed into buckets for transport to bulk bins. Bulk bins are transported to the packinghouse for curing and storage. November 1997 |
| 1574217 |
sweetpotato |
Ipomoea batatas |
Harvesting sweetpotato. Roots are manually picked from plowed and flipped plants, then placed into buckets for transport to bulk bins. November 1997 |
| 1574214 |
sweetpotato |
Ipomoea batatas |
Harvesting sweetpotato. Plants are plowed up and flipped so that roots are exposed and vines are buried. November 1997 |
| 1574215 |
sweetpotato |
Ipomoea batatas |
Harvesting sweetpotato. Plants are plowed up and flipped so that roots are exposed and vines are buried. November 1997 |
| 1574216 |
sweetpotato |
Ipomoea batatas |
Harvesting sweetpotato. Plants are plowed up and flipped so that roots are exposed and vines are buried. November 1997 |
| 1574212 |
sweetpotato |
Ipomoea batatas |
Individually film wrapped sweetpotato root for use in the microwave. November 1997 |
| 1574211 |
sweetpotato |
Ipomoea batatas |
Rinsing sweetpotato roots. November 1997 |
| 1574210 |
sweetpotato |
Ipomoea batatas |
Sweetpotato grading. Roots with blemishes or poor shape are tossed into the center conveyor where they move to another destination. November 1997 |
| 1574209 |
sweetpotato |
Ipomoea batatas |
Manual grading of sweetpotato roots. November 1997 |
| 1574208 |
sweetpotato |
Ipomoea batatas |
In order to control postharvest decay caused by Rhizopus soft rot, a dicloran fungicide dip is often employed. Here roots are moving out of the dicloran dip and onto a conveyor for further processing. November 1997 |
| 1574207 |
sweetpotato |
Ipomoea batatas |
Some sweetpotato dumps occur in two stages: 1) a dry dump onto a conveyor then 2) into wash water. November 1997
|
| 1574206 |
sweetpotato |
Ipomoea batatas |
Sweetpotato roots flow from the dump tank onto a conveyor aided manually by a wide broom. November 1997 |
| 1574205 |
sweetpotato |
Ipomoea batatas |
Water rinse on packingline. November 1997 |
| 1574204 |
sweetpotato |
Ipomoea batatas |
Field of freshly dug sweetpotatoes. Vines are turned under to expose roots at the surface. Roots will be hand picked into buckets. November 1997 |
| 1574203 |
sweetpotato |
Ipomoea batatas |
Bin of soil removed from sweetpotato roots at the point of dumping. Placing the dump outdoors minimizes the amount of soil and dust entering the packinghouse. November 1997 |
| 1574202 |
sweetpotato |
Ipomoea batatas |
Soil removed from sweetpotatoes at the point of dumping onto the packingline. November 1997 |
| 1574201 |
sweetpotato |
Ipomoea batatas |
Sweetpotato bind dumper. The flap allows some control over the speed of dumping and minimizes injury to roots during this process. November 1997 |
| 1574199 |
sweetpotato |
Ipomoea batatas |
Outdoor dump tank keeps dust and debris out of a cleaner packinghouse. November 1997 |
| 1574200 |
sweetpotato |
Ipomoea batatas |
Outdoor dump tank keeps dust and debris out of a cleaner packinghouse. November 1997 |
| 1574198 |
sweetpotato |
Ipomoea batatas |
Dump tank full of sweetpotatoes. Note the amount of skinning on root surfaces. November 1997
|
| 1574181 |
sweetpotato |
Ipomoea batatas |
Sweetpotato healed cut. Dark material near the parimeter of the cut surface is dried latex. November 1997 |
| 1574033 |
squashes (general) |
Cucurbita pepo |
Field of pumpkins ready for harvest. Note the lack of fruit in drive row. Cultivar = Big Max. September 1997 |
| 1574074 |
squashes (general) |
Cucurbita pepo |
Field of fruit laying on ground, ready for harvest. Cultivar = Prize Winner. September 1997 |
| 1574075 |
squashes (general) |
Cucurbita pepo |
Field of fruit laying on ground, ready for harvest. Cultivar = Prize Winner. September 1997 |
| 1574073 |
squashes (general) |
Cucurbita pepo |
High quality fruit are uniform shape and free of blemishes. Cultivar = Prize Winner. September 1997 |
| 1574070 |
squashes (general) |
Cucurbita pepo |
Field of fruit laying on ground, near harvest. Cultivar = Prize Winner. September 1997 |
| 1574071 |
squashes (general) |
Cucurbita pepo |
Field of fruit laying on ground, near harvest. Cultivar = Prize Winner. September 1997 |
| 1574072 |
squashes (general) |
Cucurbita pepo |
Field of fruit laying on ground, near harvest. Cultivar = Prize Winner. September 1997 |
| 1574068 |
squashes (general) |
Cucurbita pepo |
Pumpkin fruit for sale. September 1997 |
| 1574069 |
squashes (general) |
Cucurbita pepo |
Pumpkin fruit for sale. September 1997 |
| 1574067 |
squashes (general) |
Cucurbita pepo |
Pumpkin fruit for sale. September 1997 |
| 1574054 |
squashes (general) |
Cucurbita pepo |
Single, orange fruit with large blistered areas characteristic of the pumpkin variety could be confused for mosaic virus symptoms. September 1997 |
| 1573980 |
squashes (general) |
Cucurbita pepo |
Field of squash grown on reflective mulch to prevent aphid-borne mosaic viruses. September 1997 |
| 1573979 |
squashes (general) |
Cucurbita pepo |
Field of squash grown on reflective mulch to prevent aphid-borne mosaic viruses. September 1997 |
| 1573978 |
squashes (general) |
Cucurbita pepo |
Field of squash grown on reflective mulch to prevent aphid-borne mosaic viruses. September 1997 |
| 1573977 |
zucchini |
Cucurbita pepo var. pepo |
Small field of zucchini and yellow summer squash. September 1997 |
| 1573919 |
squashes (general) |
Cucurbita pepo |
Healthy ripe fruit on vine. September 1997 |
| 1573920 |
squashes (general) |
Cucurbita pepo |
Healthy pumpkin vine with blossoms. September 1997 |
| 1573824 |
squashes (general) |
Cucurbita pepo |
Wilted pumpkin plants in drive row. August 1997 |
| 1573823 |
squashes (general) |
Cucurbita pepo |
Healthy field of pumpkins just beginning to bloom. August 1997 |
| 1573821 |
squashes (general) |
Cucurbita pepo |
Healthy pumpkin foliage with bright yellow blooms below. August 1997 |
| 1573820 |
squashes (general) |
Cucurbita pepo |
Healthy pumpkin foliage. August 1997 |
| 1573818 |
squashes (general) |
Cucurbita pepo |
Young fruit on healthy plant. August 1997 |
| 1573819 |
squashes (general) |
Cucurbita pepo |
Healthy pumpkin foliage. August 1997 |
| 1573812 |
melon |
Cucumis melo |
Melon fruit in NCSU variety trial. August 1997 |
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