Liventus 6 Oct 2022 How to stop internal browning in cherries during post-harvest with innovative solutions In Chinese culture, cherries are a commodity that symbolize perfection, perpetuity, good fortune and prosperity. That’s why at Chinese New...
Liventus 8 Apr 2022 Respiratory rate in Kiwis Kiwis is a specie that are planted throughout Chile, from the V to the VIII Region, passing through warmer to...
Liventus 8 Apr 2022 Kiwi post-harvest problems Unlike other commodities, the Kiwi is a specie that can be stored for more than 40 days while waiting for...
Liventus 28 Mar 2022 Is a low level of CO2 enough to control the respiratory rate? False!We need more CO2 for this objective CO2 is more efficient at lowering the respiration rate. Studies prove that by increasing its concentration, the respiratorion rate decreases...
Liventus 28 Mar 2022 Let’s talk about technical aspects: ¿¿What’s really the correlation between set point and dry matter content? There are differences by destination and Liventus will explain these: For longer the transits, it is recommended to use increased...
Liventus 28 Mar 2022 The respiratory rate is the same in all countries… Completely false! Thanks to the information provided by our controller, we carried out a study with a pool of 3,000 containers in...
Liventus 25 Mar 2022 Let’s talk about commercial aspects: Not all controlled atmospheres (CA) are the same. True! We adapt our recommendations according to what the receiver asks for in the different destinations. We do not give recipes,...
Liventus 25 Mar 2022 Controlled atmosphere (CA) decreases cold damage? 100% true! By decreasing the respiratory rate, metabolism decreases and therefore maturation, inhibiting all enzymatic activity that triggers these processes. Specifically, it...
Liventus 25 Mar 2022 The Controlled Atmosphere does not dehydrate the fruit There are marked differences regarding the maintenance of relative humidity between the different technologies present in the industry (Table 1),...
Liventus 25 Mar 2022 It is effective and it is proven: High relative humidity decreases softening The blueberry is composed mostly of water (<80%), for this reason it is very sensitive to the vapor pressure deficit...
How to stop internal browning in cherries during post-harvest with innovative solutions
Respiratory rate in Kiwis
Kiwi post-harvest problems
Is a low level of CO2 enough to control the respiratory rate?
False!We need more CO2 for this objective
Let’s talk about technical aspects:
¿¿What’s really the correlation between set point and dry matter content?
The respiratory rate is the same in all countries… Completely false!
Let’s talk about commercial aspects:
Not all controlled atmospheres (CA) are the same. True!
Controlled atmosphere (CA) decreases cold damage?
100% true!
The Controlled Atmosphere does not dehydrate the fruit
It is effective and it is proven:
High relative humidity decreases softening