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Modified atmosphere packaging using chlorine gas generators to prevent Botrytis cinerea on table grapes.

Author(s) : ZOFFOLI J. P., LATORRE B. A., RODRÍGUEZ E. J., ALDUNCE P.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Decay, caused by Botrytis cinerea Pers. ex Fr., is the major sanitation problem of Chilean table grapes shipped to the USA, Europe and Asia. Postharvest treatments are compulsory to avoid significant losses. At present, this is achieved through the inclusion of one sulfur dioxide generator pad per box in combination with storage at 0 deg C. Chlorine gas produced by a salt mixture and combined with 25 days of storage at 0 deg C significantly reduced Botrytis decay in artificially inoculated table grapes. No deleterious effect due to chlorine gas generation was observed.

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  • Original title: Modified atmosphere packaging using chlorine gas generators to prevent Botrytis cinerea on table grapes.
  • Record ID : 1999-3659
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Postharvest Biol. Technol. - vol. 15 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 1999/02

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