Properties and Recommended Conditions for Storage of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Compiled by Marita Cantwell
November 2001
Charts list:
Common name
Scientific name
Storage temperature
Relative humidity
Highest freezing temperature |
Ethylene production
Ethylene sensitivity
Approximate storage-life
Observations and beneficial
CA conditions
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The charts are listed alphabetically by:
Sources of information:
- Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia. A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publ., Vista CA. 678 pp.
- Hardenburg, R. et al.1986. The Commercial Storage of Fruits, Vegetables,
and Florist and Nursery Stocks. USDA Agric. Hdbk No. 66. 130 pp. How
to order
- Kader, A.A. et al.1992. Postharvest Technology of Horticultural Crops. Univ. Calif. Publication 3311. 296 pp. How
to order
- Kays, S.J. and J.C. Silva Dias. 1996. Cultivated Vegetables of the World. Exon Press, Athens, GA. 170 pp.
- McGregor, B.M.1987. Manual de Transporte de Productos Tropicales. USDA Agric. Handbook No. 668. 148 pp. How to order
- Maersk, Sealand and APL shipping guides
- Proc. 6th and 7th Intl. Controlled Atmosphere Research Conference. How to order Postharvest Horticultural Series No. 15 - 19, University of California Davis.
- Rubatzky, V.E. and M. Yamaguchi 1997. World Vegetables. Priniciples, Production
and Nutritive Values. 2nd ed. Chapman & Hall, N.Y. 843 pp.
- Whiteman, T.M. 1957. Freezing Points of Fruits, Vegetables, and
Florist Stocks. USDA Mkt. Res. Rpt. No. 196. 32 pp.
- Unpublished data on specialty vegetables and fruits from Marita Cantwell and Adel Kader.
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