Effects of preharvest, harvest and postharvest factors on the quality of pear (cv. 'Rocha') stored under controlled atmosphere conditions

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2004

Authors

Galvis Sanchez, AC (Author) Other; Fonseca, SC (Author) Other; Morais, AMMB (Author) Other; F. Xavier Malcata (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Journal of Food Engineering

Vol. 64 No. 1

Pages: 161-172

ISSN: 0260-8774

Publisher: Elsevier

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Authenticus ID: P-000-8SQ

DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2003.09.027

Abstract (EN): Pears (cv. 'Rocha') grown at two locations and picked up at various times during the harvest season were assessed for firmness and colour, following 9 mo of storage under air or under controlled atmosphere conditions. A second-order polynomial was able to accurately fit the effect of time of harvest on pear's quality, in an essentially empirical modelling effort; the best estimates of the parameters therein depend on the growing location, as well as on the atmosphere gas composition prevailing during storage.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 12