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Modified atmosphere packaging of cherries.

Lurie; Aharoni, D.; Weksler, A.; Lapsker, Z.; Aharoni, T.; Aharoni, N.;

Alon Hanotea Year: 1999 Vol: 53 Issue: 6 Pages: 228-231

1999

บทคัดย่อ

Modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) of cherries from the Golan and Harai Jerusalem areas was tested for 3 seasons. The late ripening cv. Bing was stored successfully for 2 months with 2 days' shelf life at 20 deg C. During the third month of storage fruit quality decreased because of developing decay. Chinook cherries were stored for 2 weeks in MAP with minor weight loss and decay and retention of green stems and attractive appearance. Fruit cracking of Chinook was not affected by MAP storage. Semi-commercial trials were conducted on Bing and Van cherries in 1-kg MAP boxes for 5 and 6 weeks. The fruits in bags which were sealed properly were of high quality after storage, but there was a sealing problem with half the bags. Plastic films used in the trials were microperforated Xtend films and polyethylene bags. From this study it appears that cherries can benefit from a wide range of CO2 concentrations, between 5% and 10% during storage, and that low O2 is not as important for maintaining fruit q

uality.