Effect of some gas mixtures on storage quality of plums

• Published in: Journal of food quality Vol. 18; no. 6
• Main Authors: Elzayat, H.E.E. (Horticultural Research Institute, Giza, Egypt.), Moline, H.E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.12.1995
• Subjects: ACIDEZ; ACIDITE; ALIMENTOS; APTITUD PARA LA CONSERVACION; APTITUDE A LA CONSERVATION; CALIDAD; CIRUELA; COLOR; COULEUR; DETERIORATION; DETERIORO; GASES; GAZ; PRODUIT ALIMENTAIRE; PRUNE; QUALITE; TEXTURA; TEXTURE

Plums were stored in controlled atmospheres (CA) with five gas mixtures of the following O2:CO2 percentages; 1:1, 1:4, 4:4, 2:2 and 4:1, for 37 days at 2.5-3C. Fruit treated with CA displayed very low decay incidence at the end of the storage period plus 2 days ripening at 22C in air, in comparison...