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LOW OXYGEN SYSTEM PROLONGS STORAGE LIFE OF APPLES.

Author(s) : LOVELIDGE B.

Type of article: Article

Summary

RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT ULTRA-LOW OXYGEN CONDITIONS WILL EXTEND THE STORAGE LIFE OF APPLES; COX'S ORANGE PIPPINS IN PARTICULAR; BY UP TO TWO MONTHS AND POSSIBLY MORE, ALLOWING THE FRUIT TO BE MARKETED FOR EIGHT OR NINE MONTHS AFTER HARVEST. BUT UNTIL RECENTLY, THE OVER-RIDING PROBLEM FOR GROWERS WISHING TO EXPLOIT THIS ADVANCE WAS TO MAINTAIN THE OXYGEN LEVEL WITHIN THE VERY CRITICAL RANGE OF 1.1 TO 1.4%.

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  • Original title: LOW OXYGEN SYSTEM PROLONGS STORAGE LIFE OF APPLES.
  • Record ID : 1982-0107
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Deciduous Fruit Grow. - vol. 31 - n. 3
  • Publication date: 1981
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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