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THE EFFECT OF HARVEST DATE ON THE RESPONSES OF DISCOVERY APPLES TO MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE RETAIL PACKAGING.

Author(s) : SMITH S. M., GEESON J. D., GENGE P. M.

Type of article: Article

Summary

THE APPLES WERE PACKED IN MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE (MA) (30 MICRONS ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATE) OR PERFORATED CONTROL PACKS AND HELD UNDER SIMULATED MARKETING CONDITIONS AT 283 OR 293 K (10 OR 20 DEG C). THE DEGREE OF MODIFICATION OF THE PACK ATMOSPHERES AND THE EFFECTS OF MA PACKAGING ON FRUIT RIPENING CHANGES WERE INFLUENCED BY HARVEST DATE AND RELATED TO THE RESPIRATION RATE WHEN PACKED. MA PACKS WERE EFFECTIVE IN RETARDING SOFTENING AND SKIN COLOUR CHANGES IN IMMEDIATELY PRECLIMACTERIC AND EARLY CLIMACTERIC FRUIT. THERE WAS LITTLE RISK TC . LITTLE BENEFICIAL EFFECT OF MA PACKAGING WAS FOUND IN APPLES HARVESTED 4 DAYS BEFORE THE ONSET OF THE CLIMACTERIC ; RELATIVELY LITTLE DETERIORATION OCCURRED IN SUCH FRUIT IN PERFORATED CONTROL PACKS.

Details

  • Original title: THE EFFECT OF HARVEST DATE ON THE RESPONSES OF DISCOVERY APPLES TO MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE RETAIL PACKAGING.
  • Record ID : 1989-0129
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Int. J. Food Sci. Technol. - vol. 23 - n. 1
  • Publication date: 1988/02
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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