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Postharvest storage of sweet basil

Dostal, Diana Lynn

M.S. Thesis. Dept. of Horticulture. Michigan State Universit. 1990. 90 pp.

1990

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POSTHARVEST STORAGE OF SWEET BASIL.

The optimal storage temperature for packaged sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum (L.)) cuttings was 15C.  Dark, moist lesions associated with chilling injury were observed at 0, 5, and 10C.  Harvesting later in the day or evening extended the storage life of sweet basil stored at 5 to 25C.

 Chilling injury was alleviated by using pre- and postharvest temperature conditioning at 10C.  Daily 4-hour pulses of 10C for only 2 days prior to harvest delayed chilling injury for 3 days when stored at 5C.  Postharvest conditioning at 10C for 1 day in the dark caused a 100% extension in the storage life of sweet basil at 5C.

 Controlled atmosphere storage at 20C of packaged sweet basil cuttings in 1.5% O2 and 0% CO2 caused a 260% increase in storage life compared to packaged basil cuttings stored in air.  Chilling injury of sweet basil was not alleviated by the use of CA storage at 5C.