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EXPERIMENTAL COLD STORAGE OF PEARS UNDER A CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE. GENERAL LECLERC PEAR.

ESSAI D'ENTREPOSAGE FRIGORIFIQUE DE POIRES EN ATMOSPHERE CONTROLEE. GENERAL LECLERC.

Author(s) : SCHWARZ A.

Type of article: Article

Summary

OBSERVATIONS MADE AFTER 6 AND 7 MONTHS IN COLD STORE AND AFTER RIPENING WERE CONCERNED WITH: WEIGHT LOSS, PHYSIOLOGICAL STATE, FLESH FIRMNESS, FLAVOUR AND CHEMICAL ANALYSIS. GIVEN A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF FRUIT WILL REMAIN HARD AFTER RIPENING, A SHELF LIFE OF 7 MONTHS CAN BE ATTAINED UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: TEMPERATURE BETWEEN 273 AND 273.5 K (0 TO 0.5 DEG C), 92% RELATIVE HUMIDITY, 5.0% CO2 AND 3.0% O2.

Details

Original title: ESSAI D'ENTREPOSAGE FRIGORIFIQUE DE POIRES EN ATMOSPHERE CONTROLEE. GENERAL LECLERC.
Record ID : 1991-1624
Languages: French
Source: Rev. suisse Vitic. Arboric. Hortic. - vol. 22 - n. 6
Publication date: 1990
Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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Indexing

Themes: Food quality and safety. Microbiology;
Fruit
Keywords: Controlled atmosphere; Chilling; Organoleptic property; Pear; Weight loss; Fruit