Sugar Kelp Respiration Rates & Implications for Post-Harvest Handling
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Over the course of two growing seasons, GreenWave undertook a project as part of a USDA FMPP grant to understand sugar kelp’s respiration rates and implications for post-harvest handling. To design and execute the studies, GreenWave partnered with QFresh Lab, an independent quality, analytical, and packaging laboratory that supports fresh food industries in quantifying the physiological properties of fresh foods. The project comprised two studies:
● Respiration rate studies of fresh sugar kelp at various stages of maturity throughout the growing season
● A shelf-life study to evaluate storage conditions and residual gas levels that are conducive to transporting and storing fresh seaweed post-harvest
Check out the results and implications for post-harvest handling in GreenWave's white paper here.
