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POSTHARVEST FRUIT STORAGE.

TECHNIQUES DE CONSERVATION DES FRUITS APRES RECOLTE.

Author(s) : DUVERNEUIL G.

Type of article: Article

Summary

THE AUTHOR SURVEYS TROPICAL FRUIT AND COMMENTS UPON THE PURPOSES AND RISKS OF STORING FRUIT WITH OR WITHOUT PROCESSING. HE PRESENTS A TYPOLOGICAL TABLE OF THE MAIN STORAGE PROCESSES, POINTING OUT SOME FAILURES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DUE TO THE LACK OF PRIOR EXPERIMENTS TO ENSURE ADAPTATION. HE BRIEFLY SUMMARIZES SOME DATA ON FRESH FRUIT PHYSIOLOGY, EMPHASIZING THE < CLIMACTERIC > NOTION. HE POINTS OUT THE ROLE OF REFRIGERATION IN MOST PROCESSES USED, MAINLY IN COOLING (WITH A TABLE OF THE OPTIMUM CONDITIONS FOR SOME TROPICAL FRUIT AND OF THEIR RESPIRATION HEAT), IN CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE STORAGE AND IN A FILM (WITH FIGURES). HE OUTLINES FREEZING AND THE EFFECT OF IONIZING RADIATION. J.R.

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  • Original title: TECHNIQUES DE CONSERVATION DES FRUITS APRES RECOLTE.
  • Record ID : 1988-0157
  • Languages: French
  • Source: Rev. gén. Froid - vol. 77 - n. 3
  • Publication date: 1987
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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