Chilling Injury Of Fruits And Vegetables Slideshare
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Chilling injury of fruits and vegetables slideshare. Undesirable consequences of chilling temperature cold shortening. Chilling injury plant chilling injury refers to an injury that is caused by a temperature drop to below 15 c but above the freezing point. Animal muscle which is exposed immediately after slaughter can undergo a detrimental occurrence known as cold shortening if it is promptly cooled to a temperature range of 0ºc to 5ºc chilling injury.
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Attra postharvest handling of fruits vegetables page 5555 these items are damaged by direct contact with ice. On the other hand plants of tropical and subtropical origins are sensitive to chilling stress and lack the cold acclimation mechanism. Strawberries blueberries raspberries tomatoes squash green beans cucumbers garlic okra bulb onions romaine lettuce herbs chilling injury many vegetables and fruits store best at temperatures just above freezing while others are.
It is t 0 c plant chilling injury refers to an injury that is caused by a temperature drop to below 15 c but above the freezing point.