Controlled atmosphere storage of fruits and vegetables /

• Main Author: Thompson, A. K. (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2010.
• Edition: Second edition.
• Subjects: Fruit > Storage.; Vegetables > Storage.; Protective atmospheres.; Horticultural Crops, (New March 2000); Plant Physiology and Biochemistry.; Plant Production.; Crop Produce.; Food Storage and Preservation.; Storage Problems and Pests of Food.; Food Composition and Quality.; Controlled atmosphere storage.; Controlled atmospheres.; Crop quality.; Flavour.; Fruits.; Harvesting.; Modified atmosphere storage.; Packaging.; Plant diseases.; Plant pathogens.; Postharvest decay.; Postharvest physiology.; Stored products pests.; Transport.; Vegetables.; Electronic books.
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This book covers the history and current technology reported and used in controlled atmosphere (CA) storage and modified atmosphere (MA) packaging, and its applicability and restrictions for use in a variety of crops in different situations. An introduction to the history of CA storage (chapter 1) i...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Effects and Interactions of CA Storage
• CA Technology
• Harvest and Preharvest Factors
• Pre-storage Treatments
• Flavour, Quality and Physiology
• Pests and Diseases
• Modified Atmosphere Packaging
• Recommended CA Storage Conditions for Selected Crops
• Transport.