Ethanol vapours limit Botrytis development over the postharvest life of table grapes
Christian Chervin, Pascale Westercamp and Ghislaine Monteils
Postharvest Biology and Technology Volume 36, Issue 3 , June 2005, Pages 319-322
2005
บทคัดย่อ
The application of ethanol vapours has been optimised over two seasons in order to prevent rot development, caused by Botrytis cinerea, and stem browning in ‘Chasselas’ table grapes. At a dose rate of 2 ml kg−1 of grapes, ethanol vapour was as effective as sulphur dioxide pads. Consumer panels detected no significant difference in sensory perception between controls and treated grapes. The ethanol vapour treatment could be easily implemented by the table grape industry since the technology is similar to sulphur dioxide treatment.