The storage method of the latest eggplant

Eggplant is one of the main vegetable varieties in summer and autumn in China. Every summer and autumn, due to a large number of eggplant on the market, it will often cause unsalable, once unsalable will appear damage phenomenon, so it is necessary to master good storage methods to reduce losses. So how to store the eggplant? Let's get to know it.

1. Storage selection

Eggplant is not resistant to storage, in the process of storage, there are often a variety of disease spots and fruit stalks, sepals, fruit rot, therefore, the choice of storage eggplant generally choose the middle and later fruits of late-maturing varieties. At the same time, the excellent late-maturing varieties with low moisture content, delicate pulp, few seeds, thick skin, neat fruit shape and disease resistance and medium-sized fruits growing in the middle of the plant should be selected.

2. Plastic bag storage

Put the selected eggplant into a high-density polyethylene bag, seal or open the bag, the bag contains 10% oxygen 20%, carbon dioxide increases to about 1%, ethylene content is less than 0.1mg / L, the temperature is kept at 13 ℃, it can be stored for about 4 weeks, and its original taste and freshness can be maintained.

3. Cellar

Select areas with high terrain and good drainage to dig ditches, the general ditch depth is about 1.2 meters, the length and width are determined according to the storage capacity, leave an exit at one end of the pit, leave an air hole on both sides of the east and west, cover the top of the pit with corn straw, and then spread 12 centimeters of soil. Medium-sized eggplant fruits without mechanical injury, insect injury and disease should be pre-stored in a cool place before storage, and enter the cellar after the temperature drops. When entering the cellar, put the stalk down, layer by layer, and the stalk of the second layer should be inserted into the gap of the first layer to prevent stabbing the eggplant. Cover the top layer with a piece of Kraft paper, block the pit mouth, keep the temperature in the pit at 5-8 degrees, keep it at about 5 degrees, and it can be stored for 40-50 days.

4. Cold storage

The progress of science and technology has also brought a variety of cheap for everyone's life, eggplant can also choose cold storage, as long as adjust the temperature, generally can be stored for 2-3 months, which is also the main way of storage at present.

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