RESPIRATION AND INTERNAL ATMOSPHERE IN “VEGETABLE FRUITS” AS INFLUENCED BY STORAGE CONDITIONS

The genetically determined respiration intensities of vegetable species are, to a certain extent, correlated with their suitability for storage.
The tolerance to storage conditions normally increases with decreasing (characteristic of species) intensity of respiration.

On the other hand, also some relations exist between fruit size and respiration.
Dependent upon fruit sizes, there is a decreasing rate of respiration ranging from pea to pumpkin.

Beside the above mentioned factors, the structure of the peel, the intensity of respiration and the volume of intercellular spaces effect the basic CO₂-content in the fruit tissue.

Symposium on Postharvest Handling of Vegetables

J. Henze, Chr. Hürter

https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.1981.116.6