INFLUENCE OF HYDRO-COOLING AND PACKAGING ON THE STORABILITY OF ROSEMARY PLANTS

Rosemary plants are regarded as one of Egypt's most valuable medicinal and aromatic herbs because they are used in a variety of food and medical industries. Because of medicinal and aromatic herbs are quickly affected by temperatures, the initial cooling process procedure is an essential stage...

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Main Authors: Nermeen Mohammed TOLBA, Ahmed Mohammed ElTARAWY
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Language:English
Published: University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Bucharest 2024-01-01
Series:Scientific Papers Series : Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development
Online Access:https://managementjournal.usamv.ro/pdf/vol.24_4/Art93.pdf
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description Rosemary plants are regarded as one of Egypt's most valuable medicinal and aromatic herbs because they are used in a variety of food and medical industries. Because of medicinal and aromatic herbs are quickly affected by temperatures, the initial cooling process procedure is an essential stage in the treatment of these herbs. This process is carried out immediately after harvesting plants to remove the field heat and reduce microbial activity. Also, it keeps the final product fresh for a long period. Here, we investigated the influence of Hydro-cooling, packaging materials and storage temperatures on the quality and active components for rosemary plants. The plants were immersed in a mixture of ice and water at 5&degC for 10 min and stored in two various bags (polyethylene – polyvinyl chloride shrink at 5 and 23&degC. The quality of rosemary plants such as fresh weight loss, chlorophyll content, respiration rate, volatile oil percentage and its compounds were measured. The obtained data showed that Hydro-cooling, packing in polyethylene bags and storage at 5&degC were the most suitable treatments when compared to the other treatments, as notified by the values of fresh weight loss, chlorophyll content, respiration rate, volatile oil % and its compounds. Hydro-cooling and storage at 5&degC decelerated leaf water loss, reduced respiration rate, and increased oil content, thus increasing the shelf life of rosemary plants by up to 28 days.
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spelling doaj-art-9c4e4c46a9444ff5b1bb2aa61e76a7ed2025-08-20T03:45:39ZengUniversity of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, BucharestScientific Papers Series : Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development2284-79952285-39522024-01-01244861868267INFLUENCE OF HYDRO-COOLING AND PACKAGING ON THE STORABILITY OF ROSEMARY PLANTSNermeen Mohammed TOLBAAhmed Mohammed ElTARAWYRosemary plants are regarded as one of Egypt's most valuable medicinal and aromatic herbs because they are used in a variety of food and medical industries. Because of medicinal and aromatic herbs are quickly affected by temperatures, the initial cooling process procedure is an essential stage in the treatment of these herbs. This process is carried out immediately after harvesting plants to remove the field heat and reduce microbial activity. Also, it keeps the final product fresh for a long period. Here, we investigated the influence of Hydro-cooling, packaging materials and storage temperatures on the quality and active components for rosemary plants. The plants were immersed in a mixture of ice and water at 5&degC for 10 min and stored in two various bags (polyethylene – polyvinyl chloride shrink at 5 and 23&degC. The quality of rosemary plants such as fresh weight loss, chlorophyll content, respiration rate, volatile oil percentage and its compounds were measured. The obtained data showed that Hydro-cooling, packing in polyethylene bags and storage at 5&degC were the most suitable treatments when compared to the other treatments, as notified by the values of fresh weight loss, chlorophyll content, respiration rate, volatile oil % and its compounds. Hydro-cooling and storage at 5&degC decelerated leaf water loss, reduced respiration rate, and increased oil content, thus increasing the shelf life of rosemary plants by up to 28 days.https://managementjournal.usamv.ro/pdf/vol.24_4/Art93.pdf
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INFLUENCE OF HYDRO-COOLING AND PACKAGING ON THE STORABILITY OF ROSEMARY PLANTS
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title INFLUENCE OF HYDRO-COOLING AND PACKAGING ON THE STORABILITY OF ROSEMARY PLANTS
title_full INFLUENCE OF HYDRO-COOLING AND PACKAGING ON THE STORABILITY OF ROSEMARY PLANTS
title_fullStr INFLUENCE OF HYDRO-COOLING AND PACKAGING ON THE STORABILITY OF ROSEMARY PLANTS
title_full_unstemmed INFLUENCE OF HYDRO-COOLING AND PACKAGING ON THE STORABILITY OF ROSEMARY PLANTS
title_short INFLUENCE OF HYDRO-COOLING AND PACKAGING ON THE STORABILITY OF ROSEMARY PLANTS
title_sort influence of hydro cooling and packaging on the storability of rosemary plants
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