Storage technology for apples and pears: a guide to production, postharvest treatment and storage of pome fruit in Australia.
Little, C. R.; Holmes, R. J.;
Storage technology for apples and pears: a guide to production, postharvest treatment and storage of pome fruit in Australia Year: 2000 Pages: 528 pp.
2000
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This book examines techniques in orchard management that can increase the keeping quality of apples and pears during long-term storage. It deals with fruit physiology, particularly in relation to ripening and senescence, and explains the principles and application of methods used for postharvest pathology, and looks in detail at the cause and control of physiological disorders that occur in cold storage and in CA. We also present postharvest drenching treatments for scald and rot control. Later chapters cover design features for CA storage construction and calculation for refrigeration design capacity. Requirements for the effective operation and management of cold storage and CA storage, and strategies for short, medium and long-term storage of the numerous pome fruit varieties grown in Australia and New Zealand are discussed. We examine contemporary trends, especially the phasing in of nitrogen generation and automated CA. This book was written specifically for Australian conditions, but inclu
des New Zealand wherever possible. Many examples also relate to New Zealand and some to conditions in North and South America and Europe. There has been significant interaction between Australia and New Zealand in the field of pome fruit storage and postharvest handling, and New Zealand has always excelled in orchard production and packout performance. This book is meant for any reader who understands orcharding, simple plant physiology and is familiar with postharvest handling and storage of pome fruit. Appendix 1 gives a practical guide to the storage potential of all the popular varieties of apples and pears grown in Australia and New Zealand. In addition, there are descriptions and colour illustrations of the most common storage disorders occurring in pome fruit in Australia.