LONG-TERM STORAGE OF APPLES.

ENTREPOSAGE LONGUE DUREE DES POMMES.

Author(s) : COQUINOT J. P., RICHARD L.

Type of article: Article

Summary

THE ARTICLE STUDIES THE EFFECT OF THE COOLING SYSTEM ON WEIGHT LOSS, DURING STORAGE IN A COLD ROOM (250 DAYS), BY CORRELATING WEIGHT LOSS WITH CHANGES IN AIR DEWPOINT TEMPERATURE DURING CONTROL CYCLES. THE EFFECT OF CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE ON SCALD IN GRANNY SMITH APPLES IS DISCUSSED, AND THE PRINCIPLES OF CONTROLLED-ATMOSPHERE STORAGE ARE REVIEWED TWO TYPES OF ATMOSPHERE ARE COMPARED: ONE WITH A TRADITIONAL OXYGEN CONTENT (2 TO 3%) AND ETHYLENE CONTROL, THE OTHER WITH A REDUCED OXYGEN CONTENT (BELOW 1.5%) AND NO ETHYLENE CONTROL. THE EFFECT OF VARIOUS CULTIVATION PRACTICES IS ALOI J. R.

Details

  • Original title: ENTREPOSAGE LONGUE DUREE DES POMMES.
  • Record ID : 1992-0196
  • Languages: French
  • Source: Infos Ctifl - n. 66
  • Publication date: 1990/11
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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