Effects of Storing Kiwifruits and Properties of the LowEthylene ControlledAtmosphere Cold Store

This paper introduces a lowethylene controlledatmosphere cold store for kiwifruits. The properties were measured, including the tightness and ethylene removal and ventilative velocity in the store. The effects of the various methods were investigated for the characteristics of kiwifruit storage. The results indicate that the tightness is good and the ethylene content is less than 0.02 μL/L in the low ethylene CA room. The fruits can keep fresh over 180 days. The ratio of sound fruits is 98 %.The fruit firmness is 6.8 kg/cm^２. The shelf life is over 15 days. The low ethylene controlled atmosphere is an optimum method for kiwifruit storage.