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Quality loss in packed rose flowers due to Botrytis cinerea infection as related to temperature regimes and packaging design.

Author(s) : SMAN R. G. M. van der, EVELO R. G., WILKINSON E. C., DOORN W. G. van

Type of article: Article

Summary

A significant increase of Botrytis cinerea spotting was observed on flowers which had experienced both cooling and slow rewarming in the box. The infection rate of rewarmed flowers ranged from 42 up to 95%, whereas the infection rate of untreated flowers was 30%. The flowers, which where taken out of the box directly after the cooling period and immediately placed in vases, in most cases had the same level of spotting as the untreated flowers. Boxes with large ventilation holes and effective air ventilation around the buds lowered the chance of germination of spores. This resulted in 42% infected flowers, whereas a commercially used box resulted in 62% infected flowers.

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  • Original title: Quality loss in packed rose flowers due to Botrytis cinerea infection as related to temperature regimes and packaging design.
  • Record ID : 1996-3543
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Postharvest Biol. Technol. - vol. 7 - n. 4
  • Publication date: 1996/03

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