Harvesting and Storage of the Latest Apples

Apple is a common fruit in the market, which is mainly planted in a large area north of the Yangtze River in China, among which there are many excellent varieties. Every year, the apples in these apple-producing areas need to be picked by hand and transported to all parts of the country for sale. So what should be paid attention to in picking and how to ensure that transportation is not spoiled are all important issues. We will talk about this below.

I. harvesting

If the planting area is large, pick as many people as possible to shorten the picking time and ensure the quality. In general, pickers need to wear clean gloves and pick with sterilized special fruit-cutting scissors, leaving a stalk of about 1 cm when cutting. The cut should be flat and crisp. Should first pick the fruit of high maturity, or the fruit outside the crown, the top fruit can be harvested together, first rough selection, large high-quality, small, bird peck to distinguish, convenient for later screening. In addition, the deformed fruit and rotten fruit will be removed.

II. Storage

1. At present, the most widely used is low-temperature storage. Generally speaking, apples are most suitable for a temperature of about 0 degrees, with a minimum of two degrees below zero and a maximum of 5 degrees. It is generally best to have a relative humidity of about 80%. Refrigerated in such conditions can probably be stored for half a year, cold storage should be timely, otherwise it is easy to reduce the preservation time. It is generally best to put it in a facility environment that can adjust the temperature.

two。 In the past, when the conditions were limited, the local people came up with a way to dig a cellar for storage. In higher places, where the ground was dry and convenient for transportation, the cellar usually had free space of more than half of the output. Underground hypoxia can prevent the respiratory oxidation of fruits, which was a good way in the past, but not the best one.

3. If it is only stored for a short time for a month or two, it can be disposed of. You can find a shady and dry place and put the apple temporarily. Generally choose flat, good traffic places, put apples in the sewer storage, but on the ground to set up protective measures to prevent rain and snow freezing. When it is transported to buy, it is usually transported by refrigerated truck.

How apples should be picked and stored can be combined with actual operation, but there are different ways in different regions, and many of them are based on the experience of the working people, which is unknown. Maybe you will accumulate your own experience in the process of planting.