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Document Type : Article In Journal 
Document Title :
Effect of Using Low-Pressure Storage (LPS) on Rabbiteye Blueberry .Premier. Fruits
تأثير استخدام التخزين تحت الضغط الجوي المنخفض على ثمار العنبية
 
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Document Language : English 
Abstract : ABSTRACT. This investigation was initiated to establish the best conditions for maintaining the quality of rabbiteye blueberries using lowpressure storage (LPS) technique. Low-pressure storage experiment was conducted in a growth chamber at 4ºC using 22-quarter pressure cookers as low-pressure chambers. The desired pressures were maintained by continuously evacuating humidified air using a Belt-drive vacuum pump. The treatments were 1.0, 0.6, 0.3, and atmospheric pressure and the control fruits were held on adjacent shelves in the same chamber under normal atmospheric pressure. The results revealed that berries stored at 1.0 atmospheric pressure lost less weight, were firm, developed less decay, and did not show any shriveling with the storage time (28 days). Juice pH increased with the storage time, but was lowest at LPS treatments. Soluble solid concentrations (SSC) increased with the storage time, but were lowest at 1.0 atmospheric pressure. Titratable acidity (TA) was highest when fruits were stored at 0.3 atmospheric pressure due to a high moisture loss. The ratio of SSC/TA varied with the storage time when the fruits were stored at 1.0 and 0.3 atmospheric pressure and tended to increase with storage time at 0.6 and the control treatments. 
ISSN : 1319-1039 
Journal Name : Meteorology, Environment and Arid Land Agriculture Sciences Journal 
Volume : 16 
Issue Number : 2 
Publishing Year : 1425 AH
2005 AD 
Article Type : Article 
Added Date : Saturday, May 19, 2012 

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عادل ضيف الله القرشيAL-QURASHI, A DInvestigatorDoctorateaalqurashi@kau.edu.sa

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