An improved system and method for evaluating stored agricultural or horticultural commodities is provided. The system and method generally include performing atmospheric measurements within multiple controlled atmosphere rooms, or sampling enclosures coupled to controlled atmosphere rooms, and determining a change over time of a respiratory value of the commodities stored therein. Based on the change over time of the respiratory value, the system and method selects commodities from among at least one of the controlled atmosphere rooms for delivery, marketing, storage, or other disposition.

The present subject matter relates to a system (100, 200, 300) for delaying ripening process of agricultural produces (102, 202). The system (100, 200, 300) includes a first air-tight chamber (104, 204, 302) to hold a plant material (124, 228) in contact with a nitrite source (126, 230) and to receive a hypoxia-inducing source to create a hypoxic condition in first air-tight chamber (104, 204, 302) to enable production of nitric oxide by plant material (124, 228). A second air-tight chamber (106, 206) holds agricultural produce (102, 202). The second air-tight chamber (106, 206) comprises a first inlet (132, 236) connected to first outlet (130, 234) of first air-tight chamber (104, 204, 302) to expose agricultural produce (102, 202) to nitric oxide received from first air-tight chamber (104, 204, 302) for delaying ripening of agricultural produce (102, 202).

The present subject matter relates to a system (100, 200, 300) for delaying ripening process of agricultural produces (102, 202). The system (100, 200, 300) includes a first air-tight chamber (104, 204, 302) to hold a plant material (124, 228) in contact with a nitrite source (126, 230) and to receive a hypoxia-inducing source to create a hypoxic condition in first air-tight chamber (104, 204, 302) to enable production of nitric oxide by plant material (124, 228). A second air-tight chamber (106, 206) holds agricultural produce (102, 202). The second air-tight chamber (106, 206) comprises a first inlet (132, 236) connected to first outlet (130, 234) of first air-tight chamber (104, 204, 302) to expose agricultural produce (102, 202) to nitric oxide received from first air-tight chamber (104, 204, 302) for delaying ripening of agricultural produce (102, 202).

Systems and methods for providing high humidity ozone gas. Systems and methods for applying high humidity ozone gas to foodstuffs and/or other products as an antimicrobial treatment. Compressed air and dry ozone gas are combined, thereby providing a dry mix. A portion of the dry mix can be humidified in a humidifying chamber, thereby providing a wet mix. The wet mix can be combined with a portion of the dry mix, thereby providing humid ozonated air. The humid ozonated air can be applied to foodstuffs such as produce, as an antimicrobial treatment, as the foodstuffs are conveyed.

Systems and methods for providing high humidity ozone gas. Systems and methods for applying high humidity ozone gas to foodstuffs and/or other products as an antimicrobial treatment. Compressed air and dry ozone gas are combined, thereby providing a dry mix. A portion of the dry mix can be humidified in a humidifying chamber, thereby providing a wet mix. The wet mix can be combined with a portion of the dry mix, thereby providing humid ozonated air. The humid ozonated air can be applied to foodstuffs such as produce, as an antimicrobial treatment, as the foodstuffs are conveyed.

Cyclodextrin compositions including one or more radiation polymerizable monomers and a cyclodextrin inclusion complex, the cyclodextrin inclusion complex including a cyclodextrin compound and an olefinic inhibitor of an ethylene generation in produce, are coated onto packaging materials and cured. Treated containers and treated package inserts having the cured cyclodextrin compositions are useful in packaging of respiring plant materials.

Cyclodextrin compositions including one or more radiation polymerizable monomers and a cyclodextrin inclusion complex, the cyclodextrin inclusion complex including a cyclodextrin compound and an olefinic inhibitor of an ethylene generation in produce, are coated onto packaging materials and cured. Treated containers and treated package inserts having the cured cyclodextrin compositions are useful in packaging of respiring plant materials.

The present invention relates a method for increasing the shelf life of fruit comprising the steps of: treating a fruit with UV light from a UV light source, packaging the fruit in packaging film that allows the fruit to be stored in a modified atmosphere within said film, and storing the packaged fruit.

The present invention relates a method for increasing the shelf life of fruit comprising the steps of: treating a fruit with UV light from a UV light source, packaging the fruit in packaging film that allows the fruit to be stored in a modified atmosphere within said film, and storing the packaged fruit.

A degradation status of a casing containing fresh items is to be grasped. An information processing device includes: an internal information acquisition unit acquiring internal information, which is information regarding an inside of a casing containing a fresh item in a refrigerated state or a frozen state; and a degradation information generation unit generating information regarding degradation of the casing based on the internal information acquired by the internal information acquisition unit. The internal information acquisition unit acquires, as the internal information, atmosphere information, which is information regarding an atmosphere inside the casing, and the degradation information generation unit generates the information regarding the degradation based on the atmosphere information.