Effect of high-carbon dioxide and low-oxygen controlled atmospheres on postharvest decays of apples

Controlled atmosphere storage with carbon dioxide concentrations above 2.8% reduced the development of lesions incited by Botrytis cinerea (causing gray mold), Penicillium expansum (causing blue mold), and Pezicula malicorticis (causing bull's-eye rot) in McIntosh, Delicious, and Golden Delicious apples (Malus domestica) kept for 61 days at 0 C. Low-oxygen atmospheres were less effective for decay control (.)