STORAGE LIFE OF LETTUCE AS AFFECTED BY CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE SYSTEM

Abstract

The effect of controlled atmosphere system on the shelf life of lettuce was evaluated. Lettuce stored under oxygen levels ranging from 3 to 5.8 percent and temperatures from 34 to 36F for 2 to 7 weeks gave significantly higher edible yield and showed higher mean scores for overall quality than lettuce stored under normal atmosphere at similar temperatures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0703122

Entities

People

  • Abdul R. Rahman
  • Donald E. Westcott
  • George R. Taylor
  • Glenn Schafer

Organizations

  • United States Army Soldier Systems Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Commerce
  • Controlled Atmospheres
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Geography
  • Liquids
  • Marketing
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Navy
  • Nitrogen
  • Packaging
  • Production Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transportation
  • United States
  • Vegetables

Fields of Study

  • Agricultural and Food sciences

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.