Abstract:Prestorage Heat Treatment of Apples
'Jonica' and 'Shampion' apples picked at optimum harvest date were subjected separately to heat treatment as an individual fruit hot water dip for 10 and 20 seconds. Following that, fruits were cooled, placed in lots in crates and stored under conditions recommended in Poland. Respective samples of non treated fruits and heat treated were subjected to quality evaluations at harvest, after storage and after simulated shelf life. The main effect of heat treatmen… Show more
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