5-Post Harvest Disease:

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One goal of these studies is to minimize fungicidal use on edible crops to reduce or prevent public health hazards. Recent research into modified atmosphere (MA) has been applied to extend the shelf life of fruits and vegetables by preventing ripening and other associated decline. For example, bananas were kept at 15</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Symbol" ><B>°</B></FONT><B> C under MA that contained 5% O</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>2</B></FONT><B> and 5 to 7% CO</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>2</B></FONT><B> for 55 days without deterioration or infection. Strawberries with the MA of 10% O</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>2 </B></FONT><B>20% CO</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>2</B></FONT><B> and 70% N</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>2</B></FONT><B> provided the best control for grey mold and soft rot. ln general, research has provided many MA alternatives where fruit ripening and subsequent infection due to post harvest disease were reduced. </B></div> <div> <A HREF="id79_m.htm" TITLE="5Post Harvest Disease:"><U><B><IMG SRC="0fd4d320.gif" border=0 width="77" height="50" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="_"><U><B><IMG SRC="1ae1e1e0.gif" border=0 width="30" height="30" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> <B> </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial Black" ><B>Back</B></FONT><B> </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial Black" ><B>To</B></FONT><B> Home</B></div> </td> </tr></table></body>