RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Effect of Container and Packing Methods on Injury and Transpiration of Table Grapes
JF American Journal of Enology and Viticulture
JO Am J Enol Vitic.
FD American Society for Enology and Viticulture
SP 101
OP 108
DO 10.5344/ajev.1970.21.2.101
VO 21
IS 2
A1 K. E. Nelson
A1 M. Ahmedullah
A1 F. G. Mitchell
YR 1970
UL http://www.ajevonline.org/content/21/2/101.abstract
AB Cracked, detached, and brown berries, as well as stem freshness, were useful perameters in measuring the response of table grapes to packing methods, and the protection afforded the fruit by the container. Browning of `Thompson Seedless' borries and drying of stems were more rapid in vented than in unvented containers. "Tight-fill" settling reduced cracking of `Thompson Seedless' berries. Cracking and detachment of berries increased with storage time in `Thompson Seedless' but not in `Cardinal' berries. Cracking of `Thompson Seedless' berries, especially those in compact clusters, increased with pack density. In denser packs a top cushion pad reduced the incidence of loose and brown berries. A six-unit paper-pulp consumer tray substituted easily for a bottom cushion pad in both vented and unvented containers, though there was some reduction in pack density. The suggested optimum density range for `Thompson Seedless' table grape packs is 43-47 in.3/lb of fruit.