Maintenance of Fruit Quality in Organically-grown Bananas under Modified Atmosphere Conditions

Changes of postharvest quality in passion fruit (Passiflora edulis Sims) under modified atmosphere packaging conditions

The modified atmosphere packaging technique was explored in order to investigate the changes of passion fruit quality during low temperature storage. Three different types of packaging condition were used in this experiment. They were (i) P-UAP, a perforated low density polyethylene (LDPE), (ii) MAP-1, a LDPE with an oxygen transmission rate (OTR) of 1400016000 cm3/m2∙day∙atm, and (iii) MAP-2, ...

Fruit quality, antioxidant capacity, and flavonoid content of organically and conventionally grown blueberries.

The effect of cultivation practices on fruit quality and antioxidant capacity in highbush blueberries var. Bluecrop (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) was evaluated from random samples of commercial late harvest fields in New Jersey. Results from this study showed that blueberry fruit grown from organic culture yielded significantly higher sugars (fructose and glucose), malic acid, total phenolics, tota...

Fruit quality preservation of 'Laetitia' plums under controlled atmosphere storage.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of controlled atmosphere (CA) on quality preservation of 'Laetitia' plums, mainly on internal breakdown, in order to determine the best CA storage conditions. Two experiments were carried out one in 2010, and another in 2011. In 2010, besides cold storage (CS; 21.0 kPa O2 + 0.03 kPa CO2), the fruits were stored under the following CA condit...

Flowering, crop performance and fruit Quality of blackcurrants Grown under simulated winter climate change conditions

Bacteriological quality of organically grown leaf lettuce in Norway.

AIM To investigate bacteriological quality in organically grown leaf lettuce, including the presence of selected pathogenic bacteria, and to obtain information about organic lettuce production, including fertilizing regimes. METHODS AND RESULTS Altogether 179 samples of Norwegian organically grown lettuce were collected from 12 producers. Escherichia coli was isolated from 16 of the lettuce s...