Cold Storage Chart and Reference Guide to Commercial Vegetable Storage
Robert Hadad, Extension Vegetable Specialist
Cornell Vegetable Program
In the Cold Storage Chart and Reference Guide, vegetable growers will find storage information by crop with temperature and relative humidity recommendations. The maximum number of weeks that the crop can be held under ideal conditions is provided as well.
Additionally, adapted from the USDA Bulletin #66, The Commercial Storage of Fruits, Vegetables, and Florist and Nursery Stock, growers of the following vegetables will find information on quality, grading, sizes, and packaging, chilling and storage, and post-harvest pathology:
- Asparagus
- Bean
- Beet
- Broccoli
- Brussels Sprouts
- Cabbage
- Carrot
- Celeriac
- Cucumber
- Eggplant
- Lettuce and Other Greens
- Onion
- Pepper
- Squash
- Sweet Corn
- Tomato
- Turnip and Rutabaga
Cold Storage Chart and Reference Guide (pdf; 375KB)
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