Association of SO₂-Generating Pads before Packaging and during Cold Storage to Extend the Conservation of 'Italia' Table Grapes.

ABSTRACT: The SO₂-generating pads contain different concentrations of sodium metabisulfite, which absorbs water from the grapes' transpiration, releasing SO₂ gas, and there are slow-(SlowSO₂) and dual (DualSO₂)-releasing pads (fast release in the first 48 h and slow for up to 60 days). The ultra-fast SO₂-generating pad (FieldSO₂) releases the SO₂ quickly for up to 6 h, and it was designed to be used soon after the harvest and until the grapes' packaging. The goal was to study the effect of FieldSO₂ associated with SlowSO₂ and DualSO₂ pads on gray mold incidence and physicochemical and appearance characteristics of 'Italia' table grapes. Grapes were harvested from a commercial vineyard in Par

SUBMITTER: Higuchi MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11479104 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature