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CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE STORAGE OF TOMATOES
Article number
93_9
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75 – 84
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Abstract
The use of controlled atmosphere (CA) storage of mature green tomatoes has been investigated with a view to extending the U.K. tomato season.
Fruit from commercial and experimental crops of both glasshouse-grown (Sonato, Sonatine) and outdoor-grown (Hundredfold, Vico, Fortuna) varieties have been used.
Mature green fruit stored in CA’s (3% O2, 5% CO2, 92% N2 or 5% O2, 5% CO2, 90% N2) at 13°C, 93–95% R.H. for between 6 to 10 weeks ripened more uniformly on transfer to air at 20°C than fruit stored continuously in air.
The proportion of marketable fruit after CA storage varied according to variety, growing conditions, time of harvest, pre-storage treatment and storage conditions.
Storage life was limited by excessive weight loss and fungal spoilage.
Fruit stored in 5% O2, 5% CO2 retained a better flavour than fruit stored in 3% O2, 5% CO2. The cv.
Hundredfold had a particularly good flavour and CA-stored fruit of this variety was consistently superior to fruit imported into the U.K. during December and January.
Fruit from commercial and experimental crops of both glasshouse-grown (Sonato, Sonatine) and outdoor-grown (Hundredfold, Vico, Fortuna) varieties have been used.
Mature green fruit stored in CA’s (3% O2, 5% CO2, 92% N2 or 5% O2, 5% CO2, 90% N2) at 13°C, 93–95% R.H. for between 6 to 10 weeks ripened more uniformly on transfer to air at 20°C than fruit stored continuously in air.
The proportion of marketable fruit after CA storage varied according to variety, growing conditions, time of harvest, pre-storage treatment and storage conditions.
Storage life was limited by excessive weight loss and fungal spoilage.
Fruit stored in 5% O2, 5% CO2 retained a better flavour than fruit stored in 3% O2, 5% CO2. The cv.
Hundredfold had a particularly good flavour and CA-stored fruit of this variety was consistently superior to fruit imported into the U.K. during December and January.
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Authors
C. Dennis, K.M. Browne, F. Adamicki
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