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RADIATION PRESERVATION OF FRESH STRAWBERRIES AND GRAPES. Report No. 2 (Progress) for March 5, 1959-December 31, 1959

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4141741
Royal apricots are softened markedly at doses of 200,000 rads and greater. This appears to be a radiation effect on texture for the time of the onset of the climacteric was not altered. The ripening of Bartlett pears was inhibited by doses of 100.000 and 200,000 rads. Similatcd transit tests with Shasta strawberries indicate that irradiation at doses of 100.000 and 200.000 rads with an 8-Mev electron beain from a linear accelerator had no significant ill effects on the texture of the berries. Taste panel evaluations indicate that acceptance of Shasta strawberries is not adversely effected by irradiation at doses up to 200,000 rads. (auth)
Research Organization:
California. Univ., Davis
NSA Number:
NSA-14-024436
OSTI ID:
4141741
Report Number(s):
NP-9101
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English