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TABLE 5.5
Controlled Atmosphere Storage Conditions for Apple Cultivars
Approximate
Storage Life
(Months)
Temperature
a
(C)
Relative
Humidity (%)
Cultivar
O
2
(%)
CO
2
(%)
Belle de Boskoop
3
92
2
1
5-6
Cox's Orange Pippin
3.5
92
2
1
5-6
Delicious
-0.5
90
2
1
6-7
Elstar
3
90
3
<1
5-6
Empire
0
90
2.5
3
4-6
Gala
0.5
90
2
2
5-6
Gloster
0.5
90
3
3
4-6
Golden Delicious
-0.5
92
<3
5
5-7
Granny Smith
0
90
2
1
5-6
Idared
0
90
3
5
6-8
Jonagold
0
90
3
5
5-7
Jonathan
0
88
2
2
5-6
Laxtons
2
92
3
3
5-6
McIntosh
3
90
3
5
6-7
Mutsu
0.5
92
3
2
8-9
Rome Beauty
0
90
2
2.5
8-9
Spartan
0
90
2
2.5
6-8
Stayman
3
92
2
2
6-7
a
Stated value derived from information received from the apple growing areas throughout the world.
Adapted from Meheriuk
11
and Gorini et al.
31
TABLE 5.6
Controlled Atmosphere Storage Conditions for Selected Fruit Species
Relative
Humidity (%)
Approximate
Storage Life
Species
Temperature (C)
O
2
(%)
CO
2
(%)
Avocado
7-12
90
2-3
3-10
2 months
Cherry
0
95
3-10
10-12
30 days
Chestnut
0
90
3
10
3 months
Kiwifruit
0
98
2
4-5
7 months
Nectarine
-0.5-0
95
2
5
50 days
Peach
-0.5-0
95
2
4-5
40 days
Pears
Anjou
-0.5-0
90
1-2
0.5-2
6-7 months
Bartlet
-1.0-0
90
2-3
4-5
4-5 months
t
Plum
0
95
2
5
45 days
Adapted from Gorini et al.
31
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