Table 11. --Grapes; Percentage showing decay and percentage shriveled after 



being displayed 4 and 7 days in refrigerated and nonrefrige rated cases 



Display method and 

 package type 



Decay 



4 days 



7 days 



Shriveled 



4 days 



7 days 



: Percent 



Refrigerated: 



Open tray . . . .' 4.4 



Sleevewrapped tray....] 1.9 



Overwrapped tray i 8.0 



Polyethylene bag .' 3_ .it- 

 Home toter (totem) bagi 1.0 

 Bulk i 1.8 



Mean \ 3*1 



Nonrefrige rated: : 



Open tray : 7*9 



Sleevewrapped tray . . . . • 6.4 



Overwrapped tray : 13*0 



Polyethylene bag : 2.6 



Home toter (totem) bag: 5«2 



Bulk : 2.7 



Mean \ 6.3 



Percent 



Percent 



Percent 



5.8 



7.4 



30.8 



2.4 



2.1 



21.9 



4.6 



1.3 



13.1 



4.8 



2.6 



14.8 



2.2 



7-7 



14.6 



2.6 



4.2 



40.2 



3-7 



4.2 



22.6 



5.0 



9.8 



52.2 



9-8 



3-3 



27.2 



21.9 



3-3 



12.7 



14.2 



2.2 



21.8 



4.2 



6.6 



35-0 



4.6 



6.2 



53.4 



10.0 



5.2 



33.7 



Table 12. — Pears: Percentages showing decay and scald after being displayed 

 4 and 7 days in various types of packages and in bulk in refrigerated and 

 nonrefrigerated cases 



Display method and 

 package type 



Decay 



4 days 



: Percent 

 Refrigerated : : 



Open tray : 3*0 



Sleevewrapped tray. . . . : 4.5 



Overwrapped tray : 7 .6 



Polyethylene bag : 3.0 



Bulk : 2.0 



Nonrefrigerated: . 



Open tray : 15.2 



Sleevewrapped tray. .... l6 .7 



Overwrapped tray : 10.6 



Polyethylene bag : 25 .8 



Bulk ': 12.1 



7 days 



Percent 



Scald 



4 days 



Percent 



7 days 



Percent 



18.2 



3.0 



10.6 



6.1 



4.5 



16.7 



6.1 



3.0 



6.1 



13.6 



.0 



7.6 



2.3 



.0 



.0 



25.8 



19.7 



40.9 



21.2 



72.7 



75.8 



22.7 



36.4 



39.4 



33.3 



62.1 



71.2 



25.0 



61.6 



67.0 



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