scholarly journals Controlled-atmosphere Storage of Sweet Basil

HortScience ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 741-743 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana L. Lange ◽  
Arthur C. Cameron
Keyword(s):  
Chilling Injury ◽  
Ocimum Basilicum ◽  
Stem Cuttings ◽  
Controlled Atmosphere Storage ◽  
Controlled Atmospheres ◽  
Sweet Basil ◽  
Continuous Stream ◽  
Air Control ◽  
Atmosphere Storage ◽  
And Storage

The effect of controlled atmospheres (CA) on the development of injury symptoms and storage life of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) cuttings was assessed. Three-node basil stem cuttings were placed in micro-perforated low-density polyethylene packages and stored in the dark at 20 °C in a continuous stream of nitrogen containing the following percentages of O2/CO2:21/0 (air), 21/5, 21/10, 21/15, 21/20, 21/25, 0.5/0, 0.5/5, 1/0, 1.5/0, 2/0, 1/5, 1.5/5, 1.5/7.5, and 1.5/10. Cuttings stored in an atmosphere of <1% O2 developed dark, water-soaked lesions on young tissue after only 3 days. Fifteen percent or more CO2 caused brown spotting on all tissue. Sweet basil stored in 1.5% O2/0% CO2 had an average shelf life of 45 days compared with 18 days for the air control. None of the CA combinations tested alleviated chilling injury symptoms induced by storage at 5 °C.

scholarly journals Low-temperature, Controlled-atmosphere Storage of Tree-ripe `Keitt' Mangoes

HortScience ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 604d-604 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.J. Bender ◽  
J.K. Brecht ◽  
D.J. Huber ◽  
S.A. Sargent
Keyword(s):  
Ethylene Production ◽  
The Other ◽  
Fresh Weight ◽  
Flesh Color ◽  
Controlled Atmosphere Storage ◽  
Controlled Atmospheres ◽  
Control Fruit ◽  
Temperature Controlled ◽  
Air Control ◽  
Atmosphere Storage

Tree-ripe `Tommy Atkins' mangoes were not injured during storage in controlled atmospheres (CA) for 21 days at 8°C, and the fruit resumed ripening after transfer to air at 20°C (Bender et al., 1995). In our study, tree-ripe `Keitt' mangoes were stored at 5 and 8°C in either 10% or 25% CO2 combined with 5% O2 with control fruit maintained in air. Control fruit had higher percentages of electrolyte leakage than CO2-treated fruit at transfer from the CA and after 3 days in air at 20°C. Fruit stored in 25% CO2 at 5°C had significantly higher concentrations of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC), over 0.5 nmol ACC/g fresh weight in mesocarp tissue. All the other treatments had similar ACC levels (<0.3 nmol/g fresh weight) after 21 days in CA. Ethylene production rates at both temperatures were significantly lower in the 10% CO2 treatment than in control fruit and were not detectable in 25% CO2. Ethylene production was similar in all treatments after transfer to air. Fruit from the 25% CO2 treatment at 5°C developed dull, green-grayish spots on the epidermis, but otherwise epidermal color, as determined by chroma and hue angles, did not differ among the treatments. There also were no differences in flesh color and flesh firmness.

Changes in ACC and conjugated ACC levels following controlled atmosphere storage of nectarine

2005 ◽  
Vol 45 (12) ◽  
pp. 1635 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Uthairatanakij ◽  
P. Penchaiya ◽  
B. McGlasson ◽  
P. Holford
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Cold Storage ◽  
Low Temperatures ◽  
Prunus Persica ◽  
Chilling Injury ◽  
Controlled Atmosphere ◽  
Controlled Atmosphere Storage ◽  
Gaseous Composition ◽  
Storage Atmosphere ◽  
Atmosphere Storage

Low temperature disorders of nectarines are thought to be expressions of chilling injury. Chilling injury is a form of stress usually associated with increased synthesis of ethylene and its immediate precursor, aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC). However, other mechanisms for the development of chilling injury have been proposed. To help determine the nature of the processes leading to chilling injury in nectarines (Prunus persica) and how the gaseous composition of the storage atmosphere effects the development of low temperature disorders, levels of ACC and conjugated ACC were measured in fruit of the cv. Arctic Snow. These compounds were measured in fruit ripened at 20°C immediately after harvest, in fruit on removal from cold storage and in fruit ripened at 20°C following cold storage. During storage, fruit were kept at 0°C in the 4 following atmospheres: air; air + 15% CO2; air + 15 µL/L ethylene; and air + 15% CO2 + 15 µL/L ethylene. Concentrations of ACC remained low in all treatments and no significant changes in ACC levels due to added ethylene or CO2 were observed. Concentrations of conjugated ACC were about 10-times that of ACC and again were not influenced by the composition of the storage atmosphere. No significant changes in either ACC or conjugated ACC were observed until after flesh bleeding, the major symptoms of low temperature disorder expressed in these fruit, had begun to appear. It was concluded that disorders in nectarines stored at low temperatures are not a stress response involving a disruption of ethylene metabolism but may be associated with differential changes in the metabolism of enzymes associated with normal ripening.

scholarly journals Aroma of mature-green and tree-ripe mangoes after refrigerated air or controlled atmosphere storage

2022 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Renar João Bender ◽  
Jeffrey Karl Brecht ◽  
Elizabeth Amory Baldwin
Keyword(s):  
Storage Temperature ◽  
Storage Conditions ◽  
Controlled Atmosphere Storage ◽  
Controlled Atmospheres ◽  
Postharvest Handling ◽  
Terpene Synthesis ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Atmosphere Storage ◽  
Aroma Components ◽  
Green Stage

ABSTRACT: Mango flavor is dependent on cultivar characteristics and postharvest handling procedures. Mangoes harvested with the ripening metabolism initiated develop better flavor than mangoes harvested at the mature-green stage. Different cultivars were harvested at both ripeness stages and evaluated to determine the effect of fruit ripeness, storage temperature and atmosphere on the volatiles present in aroma profiles. Mangoes of the cultivars Haden, Keitt and Tommy Atkins at distinct ripeness stages were stored in controlled atmospheres (CA) with 2, 5 or 21 kPa O2 plus 0, 10 or 25 kPa CO2 at 5, 8, 12 or 15 °C. Terpene concentrations of mangoes stored in air were higher than the concentrations in mangoes stored in CA. The sesquiterpene α-copaene did not present recognizable peaks in almost all elusion sequences. The same result was observed with the monoterpene β-pinene in cv. Haden and cv. Keitt mangoes while in ‘Tommy Atkins’ fruit β-pinene concentrations were below 1.06 µL.L-1. Ethanol and acetaldehyde concentrations were significantly higher in mangoes from 2 kPa O2 storage than those from air storage or the other CA treatments. Terpene synthesis in air or CA storage in all cultivars varied significantly, preventing generalizations as to what storage conditions favor or limit aroma components elution.

scholarly journals The effects of rapid chilling and storage conditions on the quality of Brigitta Blue cultivar highbush blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum L.)

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karolina Kozos ◽  
Ireneusz Ochmian ◽  
Piotr Chełpiński
Keyword(s):  
Storage Conditions ◽  
Vaccinium Corymbosum ◽  
Fresh Fruit ◽  
Controlled Atmosphere ◽  
Controlled Atmosphere Storage ◽  
Cold Room ◽  
Highbush Blueberries ◽  
Atmosphere Storage ◽  
And Storage

ABSTRACT Controlled atmosphere storage allows for the long-term and short-term storage of fruit without a significant decrease in quality, resulting in a longer shelflife of fresh fruit. The Department of Horticulture at the West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin conducted research on the effects of post-harvest precooling (3-4°C within two hours) and storage conditions (conventional cold room and controlled atmosphere storage) on fruit firmness, chemical composition, colour and weight loss. After six weeks of storage, it was found that the quality of fruit had declined. In comparison with fresh fruit, the harvest was found to have lost weight and darkened in colour. In addition, a decrease in firmness and the content of ascorbic acid and polyphenolic compounds was also observed. The fruits that were stored in a cold room with a controlled atmosphere and rapidly chilled immediately after harvest were the least affected. In addition, the research showed that there was a high correlation between the anthocyanin index and the polyphenol content in the fruits. To maintain the high quality of the fruit, the fruit must be very rapidly cooled soon after harvest and stored under optimal conditions - a cold room with a controlled atmosphere.

THE INFLUENCE OF CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERES ON THE STORAGE OF STRAWBERRY PLANTS

1966 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. L. Lockhart ◽  
C. A. Eaves
Keyword(s):  
Controlled Atmosphere ◽  
Controlled Atmosphere Storage ◽  
Controlled Atmospheres ◽  
Atmosphere Storage

Cavalier strawberry plants were successfully stored in controlled atmospheres varying from 2.5 to 10% CO2 and 2.5 to 12.6% O3 at −2.2 °C or at 11.9% CO2 and 6.3% O2 at 0 °C. Survival of new plantings in the field was greater for plants from controlled atmosphere storage than that from conventional storage. After 10 weeks some control plants in polyethylene-lined crates at 0 °C started to grow in storage and a trace of mold was present on the roots but neither growth nor mold occurred on the plants in controlled atmosphere at 0 °C.

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