Now that chlorpropham is no longer allowed as a sprout inhibitor in potatoes, companies that gas with alternative means are under extra pressure.It is no longer possible to treat when storing and the potatoes are very germy this year.More information about potato prices can be found in Farm Market Prices:This Crop-Fog is suitable for the currently most commonly used agents, 1.4 Sight, Biox-M and Argos.The Crop-Fog has its own petrol engine and can therefore be used anywhere.Wisse now has three of these devices.One of the companies that now has more work to do with the administration of sprout inhibitors is potato gas company LPA Wisse BV from Kamperland in Zeeland.Owner Leon Wisse started investing in new machines a few years ago.Here, Wisse is using a Crop-Fog gas machine for a potato storage facility.- Photos: Anton DingemanseThis Electrofog is more or less equivalent to the Synofog.This machine uses Wisse for the Biox-M product.The electric Synofog is mainly used by Wisse for smaller parties.This machine atomizes the agent with a very small drop of 1.5 microns.However, this machine requires a power connection of at least 35 amps and that is not always available.Machine with fire damage.According to Wisse, use of the Puls/Swing-Fog is only possible with constant supervision and then the question is whether you can catch up quickly enough if things go wrong.With the traditional Puls/Swing-Fog, the medium is a fixed part of the machine.This is not a problem with non-combustible agents, but with the new fire-sensitive agents, the use of these machines is too great a risk.That is why this equipment is no longer used at Wisse.The agent is sucked out of the container and goes through the pump to the spray nozzle.Outside the machine, the sprout inhibitor is injected into the storage via the supply hose.A flame arrester prevents fire from being released so that no fire starts.In this Crop-Fog, a regular gasoline engine drives an air pump, bottom right.The air goes through a combustion chamber, in the middle, which is heated by means of methanol to the gas hose at the bottom left.Although the machine is fitted with wheels as standard, Wisse puts the machines on the undercarriage of a tracked dumper.In view of the sometimes inconveniently accessible inlets of the potato sheds, this is not a superfluous luxury.By responding, you agree to the rules.Misset Uitgeverij BV Copyright reserved.The following regulations apply to the use of this site: General Terms and Conditions, Privacy Statement and Cookie Statement.