ShareThe use of cooling and cold storage to stabilize and preserve fresh stone fruits.
Author(s) : MITCHELL F. G., CRISOSTO C. H.
Type of article: Article
Summary
Based on the results of Californian studies on stone fruits including nectarines, peaches and plums, the following subjects are discussed: 1) temperature effects on stone fruits, covering suboptimal and supraoptimal temperatures, and freezing and chilling injuries; 2) water loss and shrivelling; 3) field handling, cooling and storage; 4) fruit cooling methods, covering room cooling, hydrocooling, forced-air or pressure cooling, the use of a forced-air cooling tunnel, cold wall forced-air cooling and serpentine forced-air cooling; 5) cold storage; and 6) temperature management of stone fruits.
Details
- Original title: The use of cooling and cold storage to stabilize and preserve fresh stone fruits.
- Record ID : 1996-2868
- Languages: English
- Source: Pa. Fruit News - vol. 75 - n. 4
- Publication date: 1995
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Indexing
- Themes: Fruit
- Keywords: Nectarine; Cold sensitivity; Temperature; Chilling; Plum; Weight loss; Peach; Cold storage; Fruit
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- Languages : English
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