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Hypoxic Storage of Fruit

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Controlled and modified atmosphere storage are popular technologies to extend the storage life of fruit and vegetables, and pome fruit in particular. They aim at lowering the respiratory activity of the product by reducing and increasing the O2 and CO2 partial pressures, respectively, in addition to applying a low temperature. The optimal gas composition is critical, as a too low O2 partial pressure in combination with a too high CO2 partial pressure may induce off-flavours and storage disorders in the fruit. In this chapter, we will investigate the physiological processes in fruit exposed to hypoxic conditions during controlled or modified atmosphere storage. We will pay particular attention to storage disorders that may develop as a consequence of severe hypoxia.

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The authors thank the Research Council of the K.U. Leuven (OT 08/023), the Flanders Fund for Scientific Research (project G.0603.08) and the Institute for the Promotion of Innovation by Science and Technology in Flanders (project IWT-050633, IWT scholarship SB/0991469) for financial support. Quang Tri Ho is postdoctoral fellow of the Flanders Fund for Scientific Research (FWO Vlaanderen).

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    Quang Tri Ho, Kim Buts, Els Herremans, Maarten L. A. T. M. Hertog, Pieter Verboven & Bart M. Nicolaï

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Ho, Q.T., Buts, K., Herremans, E., Hertog, M.L.A.T.M., Verboven, P., Nicolaï, B.M. (2014). Hypoxic Storage of Fruit. In: van Dongen, J., Licausi, F. (eds) Low-Oxygen Stress in Plants. Plant Cell Monographs, vol 21. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1254-0_18

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