Disclosed is a composition for inhibiting sprouting of potato tubers, comprising i) a first sprout inhibiting agents selected from the group of: C8-C14 saturated or unsaturated aliphatic primary alcohols and, C8-C14 saturated or unsaturated aliphatic secondary alcohols and ii) one or more sprout inhibitors selected from chloropropham (CIPC), dimethylnapthalene (DMN), diisopropylnapthalene (DIPN), carvone and an essential oil. Further discloses a method of inhibiting sprouting in potato tubers during storage comprising simultaneously or substantially simultaneously applying the composition as described above.
