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146 Produce Degradation: Reaction Pathways and their Prevention

5.4.3 INDUSTRIAL ACCEPTABILITY OF THE FILM’S MECHANICAL

RESISTANCE, COMPATIBILITY WITH PACKAGING MACHINES,

THERMO-SEALABILITY, AND PRINTING QUALITIES

More research, especially on MAP produce, is needed (1) to make packaging of
fruits and vegetables more predictable and reliable, and (2) to select fruit and
vegetable cultivars with physiological characteristics adapted to MAP and CA tech-
niques (i.e., large sugar reserves, low respiration rate, and high resistance to hypoxia
and elevated CO 2 concentrations).

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