Effect of time lag on storage life and quality of Red Delicious apples of Himachal Pradesh.Red Delicious apples of optimal stage of maturity (assessed by the starch-iodine method) were collected in 1974-1976 seasons, and packed in conventional wooden cases using the cell packing system. Cases ...
4 var. of apples (i) Royal Delicious, (ii) Richa-red, (iii) Red Delicious and (iv) Golden Delicious, were graded, packed in wooden cases, and transported by lorry from Thandehar in Simla district (N. India) to Bangalore. They were cold stored (32-34 degree F, RH 85-90%). ...