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Quality of 'Bosc' pears as influenced by elevated carbon dioxide storage.

Drake, S.R.

Journal of Food Quality. Volume 22, Number 4, Oct 1999. Pages 417-425.

1999

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Quality of 'Bosc' pears as influenced by elevated carbon dioxide storage.

'Bosc' pears (Pyrus communis L.) were placed in a purge-type controlled atmosphere (CA) storage immediately after harvest (< 24 h) and held for 180 days at 1C. Oxygen in all atmospheres was 1.5% and CO2 was 1%, 3% or 5%. Pears were evaluated immediately after removal from CA storage and after ripening for an additional 7 days at 21 C. Pears stored in 3% CO2 were firmer, had a superior finish with significantly reduced decay and internal breakdown than pears stored in 1% CO2. In 3% CO2, pears retained the ability to ripen after long-term storage. A 10 day in atmosphere establishment had little or no influence on the long-term keeping quality or ripening ability of 'Bosc' pears. Firmness, soluble solids content and starch either alone or together were good indices of maturity for 'Bosc' pears.