Abstract
Simulated export transit experiments with `Queen of the Vineyards', `Sultanina', `Waltham Cross', `Perlette' and `Alphonse Lavallée' table grape cultivars were conducted in six seasons. The test periods were 3-5 days at 19°C for simulated air transport and three weeks at 0°C for simulated sea transport.
Potassium metabisulfite powder between two sheets of crosswise corrugated paper (cups and bowls), controlled decay effectively.
During air transport at 19-20°C spraying the carton or tray with a solution of the same compound before the fruit was packed, controlled decay effectively.
Reducing the field temperature of the fruit from 30° to 12 or 17°C tended to reduce decay.
Polyethelene pallet covers retarded desiccation of stems and pedicels during three weeks at 0°C. Prompt reduction of postharvest temperature maintained the fresh appearance of stems and pedicels in simulated air transport.
- Accepted July 1973.
- Published online January 1973
- Copyright 1973 by the American Society for Enology and Viticulture
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