REFRIGERATED STORAGE PROCESSES FOR FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.

[In German. / En allemand.]

Author(s) : STOLL K.

Type of article: Article

Summary

THE PHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES AND THEIR SENSITIVENESS TO COLD ARE SURVEYED AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE GIVEN FOR THEIR STORAGE IN COLD ROOMS, WITH A TABLE GIVING THE OPTIMUM VALUES OF AIR RELATIVE HUMIDITY, ACCORDING TO SPECIES. AIR CHANGE PROCESSES IN COLD ROOMS ARE DESCRIBED. CA STORAGE IS ESPECIALLY STUDIED IN A SECOND TABLE GIVING THE STORAGE LIFE OF VARIOUS CULTIVARS OF PEAR, APPLE AND CABBAGE, IN TERMS OF TEMPERATURE, RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND OXYGEN AND CO2 LEVELS, OR IN CONVENTIONAL COLD ROOMS. THE PROBLEM OF ENERGY CONSERVATION IS STUDIED, GUIDING THE SELECTION OF THE PROCESS TO BE USED. G.G.

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  • Original title: [In German. / En allemand.]
  • Record ID : 1983-0969
  • Languages: German
  • Source: Temp. Tech. - vol. 20 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 1982/03
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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