Storage

Storage is a post-harvest activity which is applied for lengthening of the product post-harvest life. We store due to, to have the product with better nutritional and sensory parameters for long period of time than normal, to keep and or maintain the product from deterioration and decomposition, to reduce and sustain the fluctuation of the prices (to control the market) and to transfer the product to far places.

storage life of fruits widely differ according to it's cultivar, climate conditions, cultural practices, maturity when picking up, method, materials and handling during picking and grading, time of shipping to store houses, pre-storage activities, efficiency of storage operations and facilities and according to adjustment of the desired conditions in store houses which differ for each fruit and further for each variety.

Ahmad Khasrow