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COMPARISON OF THE SUITABILITY OF SEVERAL CULTIVARS OF GREENHOUSE CUCUMBERS FOR SHORT TERM STORAGE
In the investigations took part cultivars:
- short fruited: Iwa, Maram, Skierniewicki,
- semilong fruited: Minisol,
- long fruited: Farbio, Moskowskij, Pandorex, Pepinex 69, Sandra.
The cucumbers were stored without prepacking and in non-perforated and perforated PE bags at three temperatures /5°, 9° and 13°C/ during 3, 6 and 13 days and additionally for 2 days at 20°C.
During the period of storage the following characteristics were estimated: colour, firmness, decay, market quality.
The quality assessments rated on a 10–1 scale.
Cucumbers stored at 13°C retained a good and fair market quality the longest.
Perforated or non-perforated PE bags used for packing had no significant influence on the quality of cucumbers during the storage.
The non-prepacked cucumbers always exhibited the earliest wilting and losses of good quality than others.
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Skierniewicki – a short fruited cucumber – retained its market quality, good soundness and good quality of cross-section for the longest period.
Cv.
Pepinex 69 and Farbio – long fruited cucumbers – have kept similarly but always had a bit lower quality of cross-section of the fruits.