Vol. 75 No: 3

Title:
Use of nitric oxide to reduce postharvest water loss from horticultural produce

Authors:
VIVIAN V.V. KU, RON B.H. WILLS and YA'ACOV Y. LESHEM

pp: 268-270

Abstract:
Eleven types of fruit and vegetables and five types of flowers were held in an atmosphere containing a range of concentrations of nitric oxide (NO) gas in nitrogen for 2 h then stored for 24 h in air at 20°C and 60% r.h. Each type of produce was weighed before treatment, and after 24 h, and the rate of water loss calculated. Treatment with NO was found to result in 20% less water loss than in produce stored in air.

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