The Commercial Storage of Fruits, Vegetables, and Florist and Nursery Stocks (Agriculture Handbook 66)

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 Table 1. Compatible fresh fruits and vegetables during 7-day storage* Groups 1A and 1B Group 2 Group 3 0-2 °C; group 1A: 90-98% RH; group 1B: 85-95% RH 7-10 °C; 85-95% RH 13-18 °C; 85-95% RH Group 1A Vegetables Alfalfa sprouts Chinese cabbage† Mint† Basil† Bitter melon Amaranth† Chinese turnip Mushroom Beans, snap, green, wax Boniato† Anise† Collard† Mustard greens† Cactus leaves (nopales) † Cassava Artichoke Corn, sweet, baby Parsley† Calabaza Dry onion Arugula† Cut vegetables Parsnip Chayote† Ginger Asparagus† Daikon† Radicchio Cowpea (Southern pea) Jicama Beans, fava, lima Endive†-chicory Radish Cucumber† Potato Bean sprouts Escarole† Rutabaga Eggplant† Pumpkin Beet Fennel† Rhubarb Kiwano (horned melon) Squash, winter (hard rind) † Belgian endive† Garlic Salsify Long bean Sweet potato† Bok choy† Green onion† Scorzonera Malanga† Taro (dasheen) Broccoli† Herbs† (not basil) Shallot† Okra† Tomato, ripe, partially ripe, & mature green Broccoflower† Horseradish Snow pea† Pepper, bell, chili Yam† Brussels sprouts† Jerusalem artichoke Spinach† Squash, summer (soft rind) † Cabbage† Kailon† Sweet pea† Tomatillo Carrot† Kale† Swiss chard† Winged bean Cauliflower† Kohlrabi Turnip Celeriac Leek† Turnip greens† Celery† Lettuce† Water chestnut Chard† Watercress† 55 56 Table 1. Compatible fresh fruits and vegetables during 7-day storage*—Continued Groups 1A and 1B Group 2 Group 3 0-2 °C; group 1A: 90-98% RH; group 1B: 85-95% RH 7-10 °C; 85-95% RH 13-18 °C; 85-95% RH Group 1B Fruits and Apple‡ Elderberry Prune† Avocado, unripe‡ Lime† Atemoya‡ Sapodilla‡ melons Apricot‡ Fig Quince† Babaco Limequat Banana‡ Sapote‡ Avocado, ripe‡ Gooseberry Raspberry Cactus pear, tuna Mandarin Breadfruit‡ Soursop‡ Barbados cherry Grape Strawberry Calamondin Mango, ripe‡ Canistel‡ Watermelon Blackberry Kiwifruit†‡ Carambola Olive Casaba melon Blueberry Loganberry Cranberry Orange Cherimoya‡ Boysenberry Longan Custard apple‡ Passion fruit Crenshaw melon‡ Caimito Loquat Durian, ripe‡ Pepino Honeydew melon‡ Cantaloup‡ Lychee Feijoa Pineapple Jaboticaba Cashew apple Nectarine Granadilla‡ Pummelo Jackfruit‡ Cherry Peach Grapefruit† Sugar apple Mamey‡ Coconut Pear (Asian & European) Guava‡ Tamarillo Mangosteen‡ Currant Persimmon† Juan canary melon‡ Tamarind Papaya‡ Fresh-cut fruits‡ Plum, ripe† Kumquat Tangelo Persian melon‡ Date Plumcot, ripe† Lemon† Tangerine Plantain‡ Dewberry Pomegranate Ugli fruit Rambutan Source: Thompson et al. 1996 *Ethylene should be kept below 1 µL L-1 (1 ppm) in the storage area. † Sensitive to ethylene damage. ‡ Produces significant ethylene.

Referencing norms: crop_produces_significant_ethylene-apple, crop_sensitive_to_ethylene-cabbage, crop_sensitive_to_ethylene-carrot, crop_sensitive_to_ethylene-courgette, crop_sensitive_to_ethylene-cucumber, crop_sensitive_to_ethylene-lettuce, crop_sensitive_to_ethylene-pea, crop_storage_group-apple-group_1b, crop_storage_group-beet-group_1a, crop_storage_group-cabbage-group_1a, crop_storage_group-carrot-group_1a, crop_storage_group-courgette-group_2, crop_storage_group-cucumber-group_2, crop_storage_group-currant-group_1b, crop_storage_group-garlic-group_1a, crop_storage_group-grape-group_1b, crop_storage_group-lettuce-group_1a, crop_storage_group-onion-group_3, crop_storage_group-pea-group_1a, crop_storage_group-potato-group_3, crop_storage_group-pumpkin-group_3, crop_storage_group-radish-group_1a, crop_storage_group-raspberry-group_1b, crop_storage_group-strawberry-group_1b, crop_storage_group-tomato-group_3, crop_table_row-apple-apple‡, crop_table_row-beet-beet, crop_table_row-cabbage-cabbage†, crop_table_row-carrot-carrot†, crop_table_row-courgette-squash-summer_(soft_rind)_†, crop_table_row-cucumber-cucumber†, crop_table_row-currant-currant, crop_table_row-garlic-garlic, crop_table_row-grape-grape, crop_table_row-lettuce-lettuce†, crop_table_row-onion-dry_onion, crop_table_row-pea-snow_pea†, crop_table_row-potato-potato, crop_table_row-pumpkin-pumpkin, crop_table_row-radish-radish, crop_table_row-raspberry-raspberry, crop_table_row-strawberry-strawberry, crop_table_row-tomato-tomato-ripe-partially_ripe-, group_humidity_max_percent-group_1a, group_humidity_max_percent-group_1b, group_humidity_max_percent-group_2, group_humidity_max_percent-group_3, group_humidity_min_percent-group_1a, group_humidity_min_percent-group_1b, group_humidity_min_percent-group_2, group_humidity_min_percent-group_3, group_temperature_max_c-group_1a, group_temperature_max_c-group_1b, group_temperature_max_c-group_2, group_temperature_max_c-group_3, group_temperature_min_c-group_1a, group_temperature_min_c-group_1b, group_temperature_min_c-group_2, group_temperature_min_c-group_3