Studies on the storage of fruits and vegetables
V. On the CA-storage of Satsuma orange used for semi-practical CA plant
1971 Volume 40 Issue 1 Pages 64-67
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1971 Volume 40 Issue 1 Pages 64-67
It was carried out CA storage of Satsuma orange with semi-practical CA plant, described previous papers. In order to store Satsuma orange, the plant was modified to control the humidity (85-90%RH) in the cold room, which was designed to attach prolonged air-pipe and heater in front of unit cooler.
Experimental material was used Fujinaka line of Satsuma orange harvested on the 23rd of November, 1968. After pre-treatment (curing) for one month, the orange (758.7kg) was stored in CA room (occupied 9% of room capacity) for 122 days. Atmosphere in the CA room was controlled 3.5±1.5 °C temperature, 86±5% RH, 5±1% oxygen level and 1.1±0.5% carbon dioxide level. The results were summarized as follows:
1. With this plant, atmospheric conditions in the room were maintained stably during the storage.
2. After 122 days, total losses of the orange were 24.43% (weight loss, 7.23%: decay loss, 17.20%). Most of decay was Brown-rot and Stem-endrot.
3. Sound fruits were had good appearance, taste and flavor, too.
