Effects of indirect air cooling combined with direct evaporative cooling on the quality of stored tomato fruit

A 53 m3 solar-powered evaporative cooler for temporary storage of tomato fruit was developed to improve the shelf life of tomatoes under hot and humid climatic conditions. This study investigated the effect of indirect air-cooling combined with evaporative cooling (IAC+EC), maturity stage at harvest...

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Main Authors: Sipho Sibanda, Tilahun Seyoum Workneh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:CyTA - Journal of Food
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19476337.2019.1622595