Discussion
Statement I: Precooling of harvested produce extends its storage life.
Statement II: Removing field heat quickly slows respiration and senescence.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer.
Answer: A
Correct answer: Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
Both statements are correct and the second explains the first. Produce arrives from the field carrying substantial heat, and respiration roughly doubles for every ten degree rise, so warm produce consumes its reserves and ages rapidly.
Removing that field heat quickly slows respiration, water loss, ripening and microbial growth together, which is what extends storage life. The emphasis on speed is important: hours at field temperature cost days of shelf life, and the loss cannot be recovered by cooling later.
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