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TRANSPORT OF FRESH HORTICULTURAL PRODUCE UNDER MODIFIED ATMOSPHERES.

Author(s) : IRVING A. R.

Type of article: Article

Summary

THE AUTHOR DEFINES STORAGE WHICH INVOLVES CHANGES IN THE COMPOSITION OF THE ATMOSPHERE, AND ILLUSTRATES THE TOLERANCE OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES TO ELEVATED CARBON DIOXIDE AND REDUCED OXYGEN LEVELS AT RECOMMENDED STORAGE TEMPERATURES. METHODS OF ACHIEVING MODIFIED ATMOSPHERES DURING TRANSIT SUCH AS PLASTIC FILMS, SPECIAL VEHICLES WITHINJECTION OF APPROPRIATE GAS MIXTURES (TRANSFRESH OR OXYTROL) ARE ALSO DESCRIBED. OTHER SPECIAL CONTAINERS SUCH AS THE DORMAVAC WHICH WAS BASED ON LOW PRESSURE STORAGE TECHNIQUES ARE INCLUDED. A LIST OF RECOMMENDED CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE CONDITIONS FOR FRUIT STORAGE IS GIVEN, AND THE RESULTS OF EXPERIMENTAL AND COMMERCIAL SHIPMENTS USING THE VARIOUS TECHNIQUES ARE CONSIDERED IN SOME DETAIL. THE AUTHOR CONCLUDES BY SAYING THAT BETTER COMMERCIAL HANDLING AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL WOULD BE OF SIMILAR BENEFIT AS MODIFIED ATMOSPHERES EXCEPT FOR JOURNEYS OF SEVERAL WEEKS DURATION. G.R.S.

Details

  • Original title: TRANSPORT OF FRESH HORTICULTURAL PRODUCE UNDER MODIFIED ATMOSPHERES.
  • Record ID : 1985-2203
  • Languages: English
  • Source: CSIRO Food Res. Q. - vol. 44 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 1984
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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