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STORAGE OF TOMATOES*

Article number
20_18
Pages
137 – 145
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Abstract

  1. Symptoms of breakdown

    During the storage of tomatoes different symptoms of breakdown may appear:

    • too low or too rapid colouring

    • softening of the fruits

    • moulds breakdown


  2. Factors for storage

    To improve storage time we can take into account the following factors:

    • temperature

    • relative humidity

    • irradiation

    • CO2 increase, O2 decrease

    • chemical treatments

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Authors
Ir. M. Herregods
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