BENEFITS OF USING TRENDLIFE  MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE BAGS FOR APRICOT STORAGE

• THE APRICOT IS A CLIMACTERIC FRUIT DISPLAYS A PRONOUNCED ETHYLENE CRISIS OF VERY SHORT DURATION. THE TIME PERIOD FORM COMMERCIAL RIPENING TO THE DEGRADATION PROCESSES CHARACTERISTIC OF SENESCENCE RANGES BETWEEN 3 AND 5 DAYS, DEPENDING ON THE VARIETY..
• ONE OF THE INITIAL EFFECT OF TRENDLIFE  MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE BAGS ON FRUIT METABOLISM IS A DECREASE IN RESPIRATORY INTENSITY DURING THE STORAGE PERIOD, WHICH INVOLVES A DECREASE IN SUBSTRATE CONSUMPTION, CO2 PRODUCTION, O2 CONSUMPTION AND HEAT RELEASE.
• TRENDLIFE MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE BAGS PREVENT WATER LOSS AND FRUIT SHRIVELLING BY MAINTAINING A HIGH HUMIDITY ENVIRONMENT OF 90-95% RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
• TRENDLIFE MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE BAGS MAINTAIN FRUIT FIRMNESS WHICH IS CRITICAL FOR MARKETING APRICOTS IN INTERNATIONAL MARKETS.
• TRENDLIFE MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE BAGS INHIBIT POSTHARVEST DECAY AND PHYSIOLOGICAL DISORDERS.
• TRENDLIFE MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE BAGS PRESERVE THE NATURAL COLOUR OF FRUIT.

WATER CONDENSATION IN TRENDLIFE  AND COMPETITOR BAGS

SOME APPLICATIOANS WITH TRENDLIFE  MA BAGS

PRACTICES NEEDED TO GET BEST PERFORMANCE FROM TRENDLIFE TECHNOLOGY

• APRICOTS MUST BE HARVESTED IN EARLY HOURS OF DAY. HARVEST MUST BE PERFORMED VERY CAREFULLY. HARVESTED FRUIT MUST BE TRANSPORTED TO PACKING HOUSE QUICK AS POSSIBLE.
• APRICOTS TRANSPORTED TO PACKING HOUSE MUST BE PRECOOLED BY FORCED AIR COOLING AND STORED IN COLD STORES TILL SIZING AND SORTING.
• APRICOTS MUST BE CAREFULLY SORTED MANUALLY OR IN AUTOMATIC LINES
• APRICOTS MUST BE PACKED AND STORED IN TRENDLIFE MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE BAGS TO OBTAIN BEST PERFORMANCE TILL TRANSPORTATION TO TARGET MARKETS. PLEASE SPEAK WITH EXPERTS OF TRENDLIFE ORGANISATION FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO GET THE BEST PERFORMANCE FROM TRENDLIFE BAGS