Daniels-Lake, Barbara, M.Sc.

• Research Publications
• Other Science Related Publications

Contact Information:

32 Main St.
Kentville, Nova Scotia B4N 1J5
Telephone: 902-679-5764
Fax: 902-679-2311
Email: barbara.daniels-lake@agr.gc.ca

Areas of Expertise:

• value added
• potato
• vegetable
• posthavest storage
• sprout control
• processing quality
• pesticide registration
• collaborative research
• fry color
• seed tuber storage treatment
• gas chromatography
• sugar analysis
• polyamines
• plant physiology
• modified atmosphere

Current Projects:

• External & Internal Factors that Affect the Post-harvest Quality of Potatoes.
• Use of SmartFresh (1-methycyclopropene) to manage fry colour of potatoes stored with ethylene sprout inhibitor
• Use of SmartFresh (1-methylcyclopropene) to control low temperature sweetening in stored potatoes

Research Publications:

2013:

• Daniels-Lake, B.J. (2013). "The Combined Effect of CO₂ and Ethylene Sprout Inhibitor on the Fry Colour of Stored Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.).", Potato Research. doi : 10.1007/s11540-013-9234-0

2012:

• Daniels-Lake, B.J. (2012). "Effects of Elevated CO₂ and Trace Ethylene Present Throughout the Storage Season on the Processing Colour of Stored Potatoes.", Potato Research, 55(2), pp. 157-173. doi : 10.1007/s11540-012-9216-7

2011:

• Daniels-Lake, B.J., Pruski, K., and Prange, R.K. (2011). "Using Ethylene Gas and Chlorpropham Potato Sprout Inhibitors Together.", Potato Research, 54(3), pp. 223-236. doi : 10.1007/s11540-011-9188-z

2009:

• Daniels-Lake, B.J. and Prange, R.K. (2009). "The Interaction Effect of Carbon Dioxide and Ethylene in the Storage Atmosphere on Potato Fry Color Is Dose-related.", HortScience, 44(6), pp. 1641-1644.

Other Science Related Publications:

2012:

• Daniels-Lake, B.J. (2012). "External Influences on Potato Processing Colour.", 8th International Potato Processing and Storage Convention, Riga, Latvia, June 26-28, 2012. (Presentation)
• Daniels-Lake, B.J. (2012). "Long-term Potato Storage and Sprout Control.", Newfoundland and Labrador Horticulture Producers Council Annual Conference. Horticulture: Producing Quality - Farming Safely, Gander, NL, Canada, March 7-8, 2012. (Presentation)

2011:

• Daniels-Lake, B.J. (2011). "Potato Research Centre Potato Breeding Program Accelerated Release.", Open House, AAFC Potato Research Centre, Fredericton, NB, Canada, February 15, 2011.
• Daniels-Lake, B.J. and Prange, R.K. (2011). "Effect of cultivar on processing colour response to CO₂ and trace ethylene singly and in combination.", Potato Association of America Annual Meeting 2011, Wilmington, NC, USA, August 14-18, 2011, Published in: American Journal of Potato Research 89:33. (Abstract)

2010:

• Daniels-Lake, B.J. (2010). "Ethylene and Stored Potatoes.", Global Potato Tour 2010, Charlottetown, PEI, Canada, July 3, 2010. (Presentation)
• Daniels-Lake, B.J. (2010). "Recent Research on the CO₂ + Ethylene Interaction.", 6th International Potato Storage Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, June 22-24, 2010. (Presentation)
• Daniels-Lake, B.J., Prange, R.K., and Hiltz, K. (2010). "Colour changes during cooling of French fried potatoes.", 94th Annual Meeting of the Potato Association of America (PAA), Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA, August 15-19, 2010, Published in: American Journal of Potato Research 88:34. (Abstract)

2009:

• Daniels-Lake, B.J. (2009). "Early Storage RH and Weight Loss.", 5th International Potato Storage Conference, Charlottetown, PEI, Canada, June 23-25, 2009. (Presentation)
• Daniels-Lake, B.J. (2009). "Ethylene - Here to Stay!", British Potato 2009, Ethylene Seminar by Biofresh Limited, Harrogate, UK, November 25-26, 2009. (Presentation)
• Daniels-Lake, B.J. (2009). "Ethylene and Stored Potatoes.", British Potato 2009, Ethylene workshop at the Council's Sutton Bridge Experimental Unit (SBEU), Harrogate, UK, November 27, 2009. (Presentation)
• Daniels-Lake, B.J. (2009). "Factors affecting potato processing quality -Recent developments and trends.", Potatoes Europe 2009, Emmeloord, The Netherlands, September 9-11, 2009. (Presentation)
• Daniels-Lake, B.J. (2009). "Recent Potato Storage Research at AAFC-AAC.", CRAAQ 2009 Potatoes Symposium, Québec City, QC, Canada, November 13, 2009. (Presentation)
• Daniels-Lake, B.J. and Prange, R.K. (2009). "Darkening of fry colour in response to CO₂ + ethylene is dose-related.", 93rd Annual Meeting of the Potato Association of America (PAA), Fredericton, NB, Canada, August 9-13, 2009, Published in: American Journal of Potato Research 87:119. (Abstract)
• de Souza-Dias, J.A.C., Daniels-Lake, B.J., Mikitzel, L.J., Meo, C.M., Bley, S., Schoemaker, K., and Borges, S.M. (2009). "Canada-Brazil: Export-Import evaluation of sprouts for seed-potato minituber production.", 93rd Annual Meeting of the Potato Association of America (PAA), Fredericton, NB, Canada, August 9-13, 2009, Published in: American Journal of Potato Research 87:143. (Abstract)