Abstract
ABSTRACT Greenhouse‐grown pink tomatoes (cv. Buffalo) were stored in air or in a controlled atmosphere (CA) of 4% O 2 plus 2% CO 2 , to study the effect of CA at chilling and nonchilling temperatures on fruit quality characteristics. Tomatoes could be stored in CA at 12C for three weeks with no major changes in fruit appearance. CA was effective in delaying color development and ripening at this temperature. The soluble solids content was lower after CA storage, but no significant differences in firmness, pH or titratable acidity were observed between storage in air or CA. Storage in CA at 12C was also effective in reducing decay. However, at 6C, fruit showed high incidence of decay after both air and CA storage. CA did not alleviate chilling injury symptoms relative to air‐stored samples and may have caused CO 2 injury. Water loss was greater under CA at both temperatures.
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Claim · model-written summary
Pink tomatoes retained appearance for three weeks under controlled atmosphere at 12C.
- Taxon
- Tomatoes
Solanum lycopersicume0 - Outcome
- fruit appearancee0
- Value
- three weekse0
- Qualifier
- CA at 12Ce0
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e0“Tomatoes could be stored in CA at 12C for three weeks with no major changes in fruit appearance”
Claim · model-written summary
Controlled atmosphere delayed tomato color development at 12C.
- Taxon
- TOMATOESt0
- Treatment
- CAe0
- Outcome
- color developmente0
- Direction
- delayinge0
- Qualifier
- this temperaturee0
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e0“CA was effective in delaying color development and ripening at this temperature”
t0“TOMATOES”
Claim · model-written summary
Controlled atmosphere delayed tomato ripening at 12C.
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e0“CA was effective in delaying color development and ripening at this temperature”
t0“TOMATOES”
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Soluble solids content was lower after controlled-atmosphere storage.
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e0“The soluble solids content was lower after CA storage”
t0“TOMATOES”
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Firmness, pH and titratable acidity did not differ significantly between air and controlled atmosphere.
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e0“no significant differences in firmness, pH or titratable acidity were observed between storage in air or CA”
t0“TOMATOES”
Claim · model-written summary
Controlled-atmosphere storage at 12C reduced tomato decay.
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e0“Storage in CA at 12C was also effective in reducing decay”
t0“TOMATOES”
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Tomatoes had high decay incidence at 6C under both air and controlled-atmosphere storage.
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e0“at 6C, fruit showed high incidence of decay after both air and CA storage”
t0“TOMATOES”
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Controlled atmosphere did not alleviate tomato chilling injury relative to air storage.
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e0“CA did not alleviate chilling injury symptoms relative to air‐stored samples”
t0“TOMATOES”
Claim · model-written summary
Controlled atmosphere may have caused carbon dioxide injury in tomatoes.
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e0“CA did not alleviate chilling injury symptoms relative to air‐stored samples and may have caused CO 2 injury”
t0“TOMATOES”
Claim · model-written summary
Tomato water loss was greater under controlled atmosphere at both temperatures.
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e0“Water loss was greater under CA at both temperatures”
t0“TOMATOES”
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