Description:Excerpt from Controlled Atmosphere Effects on Lettuce Quality in Simulated Export Shipments The market quality of head lettuce was evaluated after storage for 1 month at or 41 F. In atmospheres containing 21 or 3 percent oxygen (02) combined with 0, 2, or 4 percent carbon dioxide Market quality was again evaluated after an additional 3 days in air at Some of the lettuce was stored with wrapper leaves and some without. These variables simulated conditions encountered during transportation overseas. Carbon dioxide injured the lettuce in three of the four tests. The principal symptoms of injury were dead heart leaves and brown stain. Low 02 increased the sensitivity of lettuce to high C02 injury. Controlled atmospheres (ca) reduced decay, particularly when low 02 and high C02 were combined. However, removal of all wrapper leaves before storage reduced decay nearly as much as ca. 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."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Controlled Atmosphere Effects on Lettuce Quality in Simulated Export Shipments (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Controlled Atmosphere Effects on Lettuce Quality in Simulated Export Shipments (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Controlled Atmosphere Effects on Lettuce Quality in Simulated Export Shipments (Classic Reprint)
Description: Excerpt from Controlled Atmosphere Effects on Lettuce Quality in Simulated Export Shipments The market quality of head lettuce was evaluated after storage for 1 month at or 41 F. In atmospheres containing 21 or 3 percent oxygen (02) combined with 0, 2, or 4 percent carbon dioxide Market quality was again evaluated after an additional 3 days in air at Some of the lettuce was stored with wrapper leaves and some without. These variables simulated conditions encountered during transportation overseas. Carbon dioxide injured the lettuce in three of the four tests. The principal symptoms of injury were dead heart leaves and brown stain. Low 02 increased the sensitivity of lettuce to high C02 injury. Controlled atmospheres (ca) reduced decay, particularly when low 02 and high C02 were combined. However, removal of all wrapper leaves before storage reduced decay nearly as much as ca. 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."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Controlled Atmosphere Effects on Lettuce Quality in Simulated Export Shipments (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Controlled Atmosphere Effects on Lettuce Quality in Simulated Export Shipments (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.