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- Title
Researches Regarding the Influence of Storage Conditions upon the Quality of Cherry Fruits.
- Authors
CHIRA, Adrian; CHIRA, Lenuta
- Abstract
The studies concerning the cherry fruits are concentrated on reducing the losses during the storage period, subject also treated in this paper. The fruit cherries from Hedelfinger and Stella varieties were harvested at the consumption maturation phase. After harvest and at the end of storage period, the fi'uits were weighed in order to establish the weight losses and also to observe the percentage of the rotten fruits. The results obtained show that the shelf life of fruits reaches 12 days (Hedelfinger) or 16 days (Stella) in refrigerated conditions and modified atmosphere package and only 5 days (Hedelfinger) or 6 days (Stella) in ambient conditions. The total losses during storage period were between 11.1% in refrigerated conditions and modified atmosphere package and 36.9% in ambient conditions.A 5-7 days difference was observed between the storage period in cold conditions, without covered package (V3) and the storage period in cold conditions and covered with semipermeable film plastic (VI), proving the favorable effect of the semipermeable film plastic on the cherries storage period. The lowest percentage of damaged fruits caused by Monilinia laxa (3.4% Hedelfinger and 3% Stella) was recorded at the VI variant, the other variants recording bigger losses.
- Subjects
CHERRIES; FRUIT storage; REFRIGERATION research; FOOD packaging; FRUIT varieties
- Publication
Bulletin of the University of Agricultural Sciences & Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca. Horticulture, 2014, Vol 71, Issue 1, p120
- ISSN
1843-5254
- Publication type
Article