Determination of performance and associated economic costs of indirect air-cooling combined with evaporative cooling for storage of tomatoes in South Africa
| Autor: | Sibanda, S, Workneh, TS |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development; Vol. 23 No. 2 (2023); 22410-22439 |
| ISSN: | 1684-5358 1684-5374 |
| Popis: | Knowledge of the cost of a storage structure for fruits and vegetables is paramount as a decision tool when farmers consider the return on investment. The performance and economic analysis associated with using a solar-powered indirect air-cooling (IAC) combined with evaporative cooling (EC) storage structure for storage of green harvested tomatoes was investigated. This study investigated the effect of IAC+EC system and period of storage on the quality of tomatoes over a 28 day storage period. The construction, maintenance and operation costs of an IAC+EC system were also studied. Various quality attributes of tomatoes were investigated by monitoring the storage of green harvested tomato fruit over 28 days under both IAC+EC system and ambient conditions with data collated every seven days. Tomatoes stored under IAC+EC conditions had significantly (P |
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