• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.126-131
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• 1992

For the development of kiwifruit storage method applicable to farm level, several quality indicator of kiwifruit(Actinidia chinensis Planch.) were measured during storage at modified atmosphere(MA) conditions(0.04, 0.06, 0.08 and 0.10 mm PE Film). The results obtained from the experiment were as follows. The highest firmness was marked by the kiwifruit kept in 0.06 mm thick film bag and the lowest weight loss was shown in 0.10 mm thick film bag. The largest production of respiratory rate was occured after storage for 30 days. The concentration of $O_2\;and\;CO_2$ in 0.06 mm thick film bag was 2.6% and 3.2% after storage for 60 days, respectively. It could be concluded that the optimum PE film thickness for MA storage of kiwifruit was 0.06 mm.