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Elevated carbon dioxide to suppress Botrytis growth during reefer container transport of table grapes
Article number
1386_3
Pages
13 – 20
Language
English
Abstract
The growth of Botrytis cinerea is one of the main postharvest issues in table grapes.
Slow-release SO2-systems are therefore routinely used in intercontinental reefer container transport of grapes.
There are multiple downsides to SO2, and hence reasons to search for alternatives.
An atmosphere with approximately 12% CO2 is one of those alternatives.
This study reports on a field experiment in which an elevated CO2 atmosphere in a CA reefer container was used to suppress the growth of Botrytis cinerea during the shipment of table grapes from South Africa to The Netherlands.
A field experiment with 12% CO2 was successfully completed.
The experimental results are promising.
Grape quality after arrival was good, and there was no difference between the CO2– and the SO2-treated grapes.
Slow-release SO2-systems are therefore routinely used in intercontinental reefer container transport of grapes.
There are multiple downsides to SO2, and hence reasons to search for alternatives.
An atmosphere with approximately 12% CO2 is one of those alternatives.
This study reports on a field experiment in which an elevated CO2 atmosphere in a CA reefer container was used to suppress the growth of Botrytis cinerea during the shipment of table grapes from South Africa to The Netherlands.
A field experiment with 12% CO2 was successfully completed.
The experimental results are promising.
Grape quality after arrival was good, and there was no difference between the CO2– and the SO2-treated grapes.
Authors
L.J.S. Lukasse, M.G.J. Mensink
Keywords
CO2, SO2, Botrytis, fungi, air tightness, Crimson seedless, controlled atmosphere
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