Onion Storage in the Tropics

A Practical Guide to Methods of Storage and Their Selection

• Author(s): J. Brice, L. Currah, A. Malins,
• Publisher: Natural Resources Institute
• Pages: 116
• ISBN_10: 0859544877
  ISBN_13: 9780859544870
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Gardening / General , Social Science / Developing & Emerging Countries , Technology & Engineering / Agriculture / General , Technology & Engineering / Food Science / Food Packaging & Processing ,

Description:... Bulb physiology; Factors affecting the storability of onions; Conditioning and storage regimes; Requirements for onion stores; Methods of storage and their selection: methods of storage; Planning the store system; Examples of onion storage; local ambient stores; Ambient and refrigerated stores utilizing forced aeration; Experimental onion stores; Storage of onions in controlled atmospheres; Conclusions; References: Appendix 1 example onion store inspection record; Appendix 2 example of a planned maintenance programme; Appendix 3 example international quality standards (OECD, 1984); Appendix 4 packaging of onions; Appendix 5 technical data; Appendix 6 calculation of store capacity; Appendix 7 notes on the design of aeration systems (direct harvest system) Index.