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14 Chapter 2Table 2.3. Threshold level <strong>of</strong> O 2or CO 2required to cause injury to some fruits <strong>and</strong> vegetables <strong>and</strong>typical injury symptoms (Kader, 1989, 1993; Meheriuk, 1989a,b; Saltveit, 1989).CropCO 2injury level(%) CO 2injury symptomsO 2injury level(%) O 2injury symptomsApricot >5 Loss <strong>of</strong> fl avour, fl eshbrowningArtichoke, >3 Stimulates papusglobedevelopmentAsparagus >10 at 3–6 °C Increased elongation,>15 at 0–3 °C weight gain <strong>and</strong>sensitivity to chilling<strong>and</strong> pittingAvocado >15 Skin browning,<strong>of</strong>f-fl avourBanana >7 Green fruit s<strong>of</strong>tening,undesirable texture<strong>and</strong> fl avourBeans: green, >7 for more Off-fl avoursnap than 24 h

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