Postharvest storage of white button mushroom Agaricus bitorquis.
Dhar, B. L.;
Mushroom Research Year: 1992 Vol: 1 Issue: 2 Pages: 127-130 Ref: 13 ref.
1992
บทคัดย่อ
Storage of A. bitorquis mushrooms for up to 144 h at different temperatures (15, 20 and 25 deg C), with or without chemical pretreatment and in perforated or non-perforated polyethylene bags, was studied. Mushrooms exhibited better shelf-life in non-perforated bags, maintaining quality for up to 6 days with little change in colour either at 15 or 20 deg . Mushrooms stored in perforated bags began to rot within 4 days. Intense browning, extensive veil opening, increased cap diameter and heavy water condensation were observed in perforated bags at 20 and 25 deg . Pretreatment with 0.25% potassium metabisulphite solution dip resulted in faster loss of quality than in untreated controls.