Benefits of Green Light for Storing Potatoes in Warehouses

During the storage and processing of potatoes, the toxins solanine and chaconine are produced, resulting in the "green" germination of potatoes. This not only makes the potato tubers unsightly and unsuitable for trade, but also renders the potatoes inedible because the sugar phytoalkines and chaconines produced are toxic to humans.

According to the Dethlingen Experiment Station in May 2018, the formation of solanine was prevented by the "green light", and companies have successively studied the effect of green LEDs on potato storage.

Green LED light prevents potato greening and toxin formation, these are decisive factors in potato storage and processing. Green LED luminaires with a power of up to 150 lm/W have high luminous efficacy, and together with control technology adapted to the operating procedure, the device can achieve 70% to 80% energy saving.

Before green LEDs, young potatoes began to form solanine after four hours, meaning the potatoes had been exposed to too much light during harvesting, washing and packaging.

Based on various researches and experiences, Atop Horticultural Lighting has developed special lighting fixtures for the potato industry, using LED diodes in the 530 to 540 nm spectrum. The green LED light inhibits the formation of solanine in potatoes, thereby inhibiting the germination of potato tubers. During this process, the storage quality of potatoes has been significantly improved.

Potatoes are available at food retail and point of sale, under these conditions the quality of potatoes can suffer, so if you want to keep your potatoes cool, email us, Atop Lighting definitely could be the one you can trust in green LED fixtures.