The moment of harvesting is extremely important in terms of the options for the pears thereafter. Long-term storage requires the pears to be harvested before ripening has begun. If the pears are harvested too early, this will mean a loss of weight because the fruits grow in diameter in the later phase. It also has consequences for quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pears harvested too early may not ripen at all. Furthermore, there is a risk that the pears become worthless as a result of excessive moisture loss; pears then go soggy around the stalk (so-called \u2018saggy necks’). Pears must also not be left to ripen on the tree (except Ya Li) because they then become mealy and grainy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pears are stored in cool cells and controlled atmosphere cells. They can be stored for up to 12 months with CA\/ULO storage! They remain in good condition at a temperature of between -1 and 0\u00baC, depending on the variety. In order to keep moisture loss to a minimum, pears should be stored in 90-95% atmospheric humidity. Pears generally respond very well to a reduction of O2 but a little less well to an increase of CO2 ; increasing CO2 , in combination with a late harvest can lead to increased susceptibility to fruit deficiencies. The advice is, therefore, to keep CO2 to a maximum of 0.7% for most varieties of pear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pears produce very little ethylene as long as they are not ripening; they are, however, very sensitive to ethylene and this will set the ripening process in motion. With CA \/ ULO storage, ethylene production is drastically reduced and the pears then become less sensitive to the substance. Therefore the use of ethylene converters is unusual during pear storage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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