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  • From: Terence Bradshaw <tblists@pshift.com>
  • To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Apple Storage, Pallet-sized
  • Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 12:50:37 -0400

Actually that research was looking at ways to treat small quantities of fruit with 1-MCP, marketed as SmartFresh. It's a gaseous compound that when released into a sealed quantity of fruit binds to ethylene receptors and delays maturity past the climacteric.  The fruit need to be treated at a VERY specific stage of development, and are often further stored in conventional CA storage.  It's not something a small-scale backyarder could do, even if you could get your hands on the material. That said, when used properly, it can do good things for some fruit.  Some say that this material alone could save the Empire cultivar in NY state.

Terry B

Hi Tom,
There is current usage and ongoing research on pallet-sized CA storage. What I mean
by this is very similar to what you want to try. A bin (15 bushels?) of apples is
sealed in some sort of bag and some sort of small CA system is either employed, or
the atmosphere is injected/sealed in at the beginning. My state research station
was working with this just a few years ago (2). Maybe calling yours might help, or
calling mine at Highmoor Farm, Monmouth Maine 207-933-2100. If that is the wrong #,
sorry, and try a call to the operator. University of New Hampshire or Cornell would
probably have lowdown as well.
I think something similar would work,
Heron Breen
zone 4, Maine

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