ShareControlled-atmosphere storage technology: recent developments and future potential.
Author(s) : JAMESON J.
Summary
The discovery that the storage life could be extended by maintaining oxygen concentration close to 1%, but that, if poorly controlled, this could lead to anaerobiosis, was a key factor in triggering the development of automatic oxygen control systems. Automatic control of carbon dioxide is also desirable for many apple varieties, but requires an effective removal system (adsorption using activated carbon scrubbers or continuous flushing using a nitrogen generator). There is a need to evolve more effective and more manageable automatic control systems to meet consumer demand for greater uniformity of fruit quality, that is, colour, flavour and texture. Current research at Horticulture Research International, United Kingdom, includes investigating the use of responses from stored apples as a basis to assess physiological stress and automatically revise the atmosphere composition.
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- Original title: Controlled-atmosphere storage technology: recent developments and future potential.
- Record ID : 1995-2308
- Languages: English
- Subject: General information
- Source: The post-harvest treatment of fruit and vegetables. Controlled atmosphere storage of fruit and vegetables. Proceedings COST 94.
- Publication date: 1993/04/22
- Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.
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Indexing
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Themes:
Chilling of foodstuffs;
Fruit - Keywords: Oxygen; Generality; Modified atmosphere; Control (automatic); Quality; Apple; Development; Fruit; CO2
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Effects of oxygen stress on stone fruits.
- Author(s) : FOLCHI A., PRATELLA G. C., BERTOLINI P., CAZZOLA P. P.
- Date : 1993/04/22
- Languages : English
- Source: The post-harvest treatment of fruit and vegetables. Controlled atmosphere storage of fruit and vegetables. Proceedings COST 94.
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Controlled atmosphere for the storage of fruits...
- Author(s) : BUGLIA L.
- Date : 1995/06/16
- Languages : Italian
- Source: I nuovi refrigeranti ed il settore alimentare. Le ultime tecnologie e il futuro del freddo e del condizionamento. / The new refrigerants and the food industry.The future of refrigeration and air conditioning.
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Development of controlled atmosphere storage unit.
- Author(s) : YAMAMOTO N., KITAHARA T., TANAKA K., IZUMI J., TSUTAYA H.
- Date : 1995/08/20
- Languages : English
- Source: For a Better Quality of Life. 19th International Congress of Refrigeration.
- Formats : PDF
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The significance of gas technology used in modi...
- Author(s) : OKAN A. N.
- Date : 1992/10/01
- Languages : English
- Source: The post-harvest treatment of fruit and vegetables. Modified atmosphere packaging. Proceedings COST 94.
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Practical determination of the respiration rate...
- Author(s) : PLAZA J. L. de la
- Date : 1993/09/14
- Languages : English
- Source: The post-harvest treatment of fruit and vegetables. Systems and operations for post-harvest quality. Proceedings COST 94.
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