Will Oxygen Lower Organic Prices?

"Researchers say they've found a new, inexpensive method of extending the shelf life of organic produce — a finding that could end up preventing needless waste and save consumers a few dollars in the process.

Edna Pesis, an agriculture researcher at the Volcani Center in Israel, said that putting apples in storage with low levels of oxygen for a week allows the fruit to be kept in cold storage for a longer period of time without causing any damage, according to the June issue of Chemistry & Industry magazine."

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