ISHS Acta Horticulturae 741: I International Symposium on Fresh Food Quality Standards: Better Food by Quality and Assurance
INFLUENCE OF NEGATIVE AERO-IONS TECHNOLOGY ON TOMATOES QUALITY DURING TEMPORARY STORAGE |
| Authors: | M.E. Ionică, V. Nour, A.M.A.M. Bishtawi |
| Keywords: | long-term preservation, electro-ionic technology, redox potential |
| DOI: | 10.17660/ActaHortic.2007.741.29 |
| Abstract:
According to the electro-ionic technology, after being harvested at a certain maturation degree and being packed in boxes, horticultural products are subjected to an ionised air flow that is used in the respiration process by those products. The electro-ionic treatment was applied on the temporary storage of tomatoes, considering that aeroionisation can also take place in transport vehicles, which would allow the increase of their transporting distance. The study encompasses those tomatoes that were harvested on their maturation and were subjected to a flow of negatively ionised air. Negative aero-ions modify the intensity of the biological processes developing during temporary storage of tomatoes. By treating tomatoes with negative aero-ions, water is kept inside cells, thus the deterioration processes are delayed and the storage life is extended up to 10 days at 4°C refrigeration temperature as compared with the regular storage temperature. | |
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