A Comparison Of The Keeping Quality Of Jonathan And Of Red Delicious Apples Stored In Field Boxes Or Prepackaged In Film Bags Classic Reprint

Excerpt from A Comparison of the Keeping Quality of Jonathan and of Red Delicious Apples Stored in Field Boxes or Prepackaged in Film Bags Jonathan apples did not scald during 3 months' storage at 32° or 40° F. Or during the 7-day holding period at 70° following storage. Some scald developed on the Red Delicious apples from two of the three orchards during 3 months' storage at This scald developed on both prepackaged and bulk lots even though fruit was initially treated with the scald-inhibitor ethoxyquin. Apples in these tests showed little difference in keeping quality during short storage whether they were prepackaged or bulk stored in field boxes. Good-quality Jonathan and Red Delicious apples can be stored prepackaged in film bags in master cartons for up to 2 months at 32° F. Without any repacking problem. Longer storage of fruit prepackaged at harvest would increase the risk of deterioration (decay, scald, internal breakdown) and the possible need for repacking some of the fruit. The main values of prepackaging apples before storage are reduction of injuries and costs from double handling and reduction of weight loss and shrivelling. Increasing quantities of apples are packaged in 3 4 5 8 and io-pound perforated film bags at production areas and in terminal markets. In 1966, about 60 percent of all apples sold on the fresh market were prepackaged, according to us. Department of Agriculture estimates. A common practice in production areas is to store either graded or orchard-run apples in field boxes or in pallet bins at harvest and prepackage them as orders are received. This practice gives a fresh pack but requires considerable handling. Bruising of apples generally is directly proportional to the amount of handling. If part of the cr0p could be_ prepackaged at harvest and storedsuccessfully in master containers until sold, quality for consumers might be at least as good as, if not better than, that of apples in fresh packs. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.