WO1996004188A1 - Control and/or monitoring of the condition of plant material - Google Patents
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- WO1996004188A1 WO1996004188A1 PCT/GB1995/001793 GB9501793W WO9604188A1 WO 1996004188 A1 WO1996004188 A1 WO 1996004188A1 GB 9501793 W GB9501793 W GB 9501793W WO 9604188 A1 WO9604188 A1 WO 9604188A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D79/00—Kinds or details of packages, not otherwise provided for
- B65D79/02—Arrangements or devices for indicating incorrect storage or transport
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
- A23B—PRESERVING, e.g. BY CANNING, MEAT, FISH, EGGS, FRUIT, VEGETABLES, EDIBLE SEEDS; CHEMICAL RIPENING OF FRUIT OR VEGETABLES; THE PRESERVED, RIPENED, OR CANNED PRODUCTS
- A23B7/00—Preservation or chemical ripening of fruit or vegetables
- A23B7/14—Preserving or ripening with chemicals not covered by groups A23B7/08 or A23B7/10
- A23B7/144—Preserving or ripening with chemicals not covered by groups A23B7/08 or A23B7/10 in the form of gases, e.g. fumigation; Compositions or apparatus therefor
- A23B7/148—Preserving or ripening with chemicals not covered by groups A23B7/08 or A23B7/10 in the form of gases, e.g. fumigation; Compositions or apparatus therefor in a controlled atmosphere, e.g. partial vacuum, comprising only CO2, N2, O2 or H2O
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
- A23L—FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES A21D OR A23B-A23J; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OF NUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL
- A23L3/00—Preservation of foods or foodstuffs, in general, e.g. pasteurising, sterilising, specially adapted for foods or foodstuffs
- A23L3/34—Preservation of foods or foodstuffs, in general, e.g. pasteurising, sterilising, specially adapted for foods or foodstuffs by treatment with chemicals
- A23L3/3409—Preservation of foods or foodstuffs, in general, e.g. pasteurising, sterilising, specially adapted for foods or foodstuffs by treatment with chemicals in the form of gases, e.g. fumigation; Compositions or apparatus therefor
- A23L3/3418—Preservation of foods or foodstuffs, in general, e.g. pasteurising, sterilising, specially adapted for foods or foodstuffs by treatment with chemicals in the form of gases, e.g. fumigation; Compositions or apparatus therefor in a controlled atmosphere, e.g. partial vacuum, comprising only CO2, N2, O2 or H2O
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- G01N33/00—Investigating or analysing materials by specific methods not covered by groups G01N1/00 - G01N31/00
- G01N33/02—Food
- G01N33/025—Fruits or vegetables
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- This invention relates to the control and/or monitoring of the condition of plant material and more particularly the control and/or indication of the condition of fresh fruit and fresh vegetables.
- trichoderma It has been known for some time that fungi of the genus trichoderma are effective to control or eliminate certain micro organisms and pathogens harmful to plants.
- formulations of trichoderma have been used to spray fruit in order to control the growth of mould thereon.
- trichoderma or an active ingredient thereof 6-pentyl -pyrone is approved of as a food additive or flavour modifier.
- spraying fruit with trichoderma formulations or dipping fruit therein is not always a convenient way of treating fruit and vegetable items.
- respiration The major metabolic process taking place in harvested fresh produce is known as respiration. This can be described as the oxidation breakdown of the more complex materials normally present in cells, such as starch, sugars and organic acids, into simpler molecules such as carbon dioxide, water and minute amounts of other volatile substances with the concurrent production of energy and other molecules which can be used by the cell for synthetic reactions. Respiration rate of produce is an excellent indicator of metabolic activity of the tissue and this in turn is a useful guide to the potential storage life of the produce. In a significant group of fruits that include apples, pears, tomatoes, mangos, melons, papaya, avocados and bananas there is a pronounced increase in respiration known as a respiratory climacteric which coincides with the ripening of the fruit. This group of fruit is known as the "climacteric class" of fruit to distinguish it from other fruits which comprise the "non-climacteric class".
- the respiratory climacteric, as well as the complete ripening process, may proceed while the fruit is either attached to or detached from the plant.
- avocados for example are normally harvested when mature but not ripe with the ripening process allowed to develop and this is why during the post harvest period it is usually not possible to eat avocados until they have ripened.
- citrus fruits are non-climacteric and exhibit only slight changes in internal quality after they are harvested, although they do sometimes show considerable peel colour change during this period. It has been clearly established that all fruits produce minute quantities of ethylene during development. However, coincident with ripening, climacteric fruits produce much larger amounts of ethylene than non-climacteric fruits. The present invention has been made with these points in mind.
- a carrier supporting a composition for combatting disease, infection, mould pathogen or the like in fresh fruit or vegetables and/or for preservation of fresh fruit or vegetables and/or for indicating the condition of fruit or vegetables, said carrier being adapted for application to fruit or vegetables.
- the invention also provides a method for the control of and/or indication of the condition of fresh fruit and vegetables comprising contacting said fruit or vegetables with a carrier as defined above.
- the composition preferably comprises a micro organism such as trichoderma or other naturally occurring materials such as essential oils or an active ingredient thereof or a product derived therefrom.
- Essential oils which can be used in the invention include oils of bois de rose, le ongrass, lavender, Mont Blanc, melissa, peppermint, penny royal, rose, thyme, spearmint and Australian tea tree.
- the carrier may be in the form of a small patch or label which can be adhered to a fruit or vegetable item.
- the composition is preferably provided on the patch or label on the side that is to be adhered to the fruit or vegetable.
- the said composition can be included in the adhesive on the patch or label provided that the adhesive is not incompatible therewith and provided also that the active ingredient from the composition can be released from the patch or label to the fruit or vegetable when the patch or label is adhered thereto and find its way to the site of disease or infection on or in the fruit or vegetable and/or to preserve the fruit or vegetable.
- the composition can be coated on the patch or label at a location free of adhesive. Again, however, it is important that the active ingredient is released from the composition when the patch or label is applied to the fruit or vegetable and can find its way to the site of infection or disease and/or can disperse onto the fruit or vegetable or preservation thereof.
- the composition may be one which will react, for example an indicator to produce a colour change, in response to emissions from the fruit and vegetables.
- an indicator to produce a colour change
- Many fruit items emit volatile esters such as methyl butanoate and ethyl butanoate. Hydrolysis of the esters to acids, preferably enzymatically enables the condition of the fruit to be readily assessed, for example by means of a naturally recurring dye or the like which changes colour in response to the presence of acid.
- the indicator is arranged to change colour when the amount of emitted ester reaches a level that is commensurate with ripeness of the fruit or vegetable.
- Enzymes which can usefully be used in this aspect of the invention include carboxylase enzymes preferably buffered to a pH of 8.0 or more and which are which are sufficiently active to hydrolyse esters at pH below 5.0 and at temperatures below ambient at which the fruit or vegetables are stored.
- the carrier may be a label or patch.
- the label or patch may comprise a laminate including an outer impermeable layer and a permeable layer adapted to be located between the outer layer and the fruit or vegetable items. Emissions from the fruit or vegetable item pass through the permeable layer, but not through the outer layer.
- the outer layer is transparent at least in part so that the condition of an indicator below the outer layer can be viewed. Where the emitted substance being monitored is an ester, an enzyme for hydrolysis of the ester is also disposed between the outer layer and permeable layer.
- the application of the patch or label to a fruit or vegetable item can be effected by any suitable means.
- a particularly convenient apparatus which can be used is a labelling machine of the kind described in our European Patent Application No.0113256.
- patches or labels provided on a carrier strip of release paper can be removed from the release paper and transferred to fruit and vegetable items. Since it is now accepted practice to label such fruit and vegetable items the provision of trichoderma on such labels means that no additional processing step is required in the packhouse in addition to the steps already being carried out.
- the fruit and vegetable items can have a separate patch or label with the trichoderma composition applied thereto in addition to a conventional label.
- the composition can be provided on a carrier that is not attached to the fruit or vegetable items, but is placed in the package containing such items.
- the location of the label on the fruit or vegetable items is not normally predetermined.
- a patch or label having a trichoderma composition thereon can be deposited on the fruit or vegetable item at a selected location so as to be more effective in controlling infection or disease. This may require the inclusion of a means for orienting the fruit or vegetable item appropriately.
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Priority Applications (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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AU31200/95A AU3120095A (en) | 1994-07-29 | 1995-07-31 | Control and/or monitoring of the condition of plant material |
EP95927036A EP0770024A1 (en) | 1994-07-29 | 1995-07-31 | Control and/or monitoring of the condition of plant material |
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GB9415348A GB9415348D0 (en) | 1994-07-29 | 1994-07-29 | Preservation of plant material |
GB9415348.3 | 1994-07-29 |
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EP (1) | EP0770024A1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU3120095A (en) |
GB (1) | GB9415348D0 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1996004188A1 (en) |
ZA (1) | ZA956384B (en) |
Citations (12)
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FR1140952A (en) * | 1956-01-04 | 1957-08-22 | Moisture-resistant packaging | |
FR2176392A5 (en) * | 1972-03-10 | 1973-10-26 | Effenberger Karl | |
DE2742756A1 (en) * | 1977-09-22 | 1979-04-05 | Edelmann Carl Gmbh | Storable product identification process - uses chemical indicator which progressively discolours depending on storage conditions |
JPH037554A (en) * | 1989-06-05 | 1991-01-14 | House Food Ind Co Ltd | Method for repelling vermin of guinea pepper |
GB2234974A (en) * | 1989-08-11 | 1991-02-20 | Marks Spencer Plc | Adhesives |
EP0445914A1 (en) * | 1990-02-02 | 1991-09-11 | Hercules Incorporated | Carrier composition and method |
EP0449798A2 (en) * | 1990-03-27 | 1991-10-02 | AVL Medical Instruments AG | Method for quality control of packaged organic substances and packing material for implementing the method |
EP0480054A1 (en) * | 1990-03-30 | 1992-04-15 | Morimoto, Yasunori | Percutaneously absorbable composition of morphine hydrochloride |
WO1993000115A1 (en) * | 1991-06-28 | 1993-01-07 | Fischel Ghodsian Fariba | Device for controlled release of vaporous medications and insect-repellents |
EP0627363A1 (en) * | 1993-06-03 | 1994-12-07 | Trigon Industries Limited | A gas indicator for a food package |
JPH0717582A (en) * | 1993-06-29 | 1995-01-20 | Dainippon Printing Co Ltd | Packing bag for dehumidifying agent with indicator |
JPH0769906A (en) * | 1993-09-02 | 1995-03-14 | Kunihiro Okanoue | Production of various compositions by completely utilizing crude or residual propolis |
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- 1994-07-29 GB GB9415348A patent/GB9415348D0/en active Pending
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- 1995-07-31 AU AU31200/95A patent/AU3120095A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1995-07-31 ZA ZA956384A patent/ZA956384B/en unknown
- 1995-07-31 WO PCT/GB1995/001793 patent/WO1996004188A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1995-07-31 EP EP95927036A patent/EP0770024A1/en not_active Withdrawn
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Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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FR1140952A (en) * | 1956-01-04 | 1957-08-22 | Moisture-resistant packaging | |
FR2176392A5 (en) * | 1972-03-10 | 1973-10-26 | Effenberger Karl | |
DE2742756A1 (en) * | 1977-09-22 | 1979-04-05 | Edelmann Carl Gmbh | Storable product identification process - uses chemical indicator which progressively discolours depending on storage conditions |
JPH037554A (en) * | 1989-06-05 | 1991-01-14 | House Food Ind Co Ltd | Method for repelling vermin of guinea pepper |
GB2234974A (en) * | 1989-08-11 | 1991-02-20 | Marks Spencer Plc | Adhesives |
EP0445914A1 (en) * | 1990-02-02 | 1991-09-11 | Hercules Incorporated | Carrier composition and method |
EP0449798A2 (en) * | 1990-03-27 | 1991-10-02 | AVL Medical Instruments AG | Method for quality control of packaged organic substances and packing material for implementing the method |
EP0480054A1 (en) * | 1990-03-30 | 1992-04-15 | Morimoto, Yasunori | Percutaneously absorbable composition of morphine hydrochloride |
WO1993000115A1 (en) * | 1991-06-28 | 1993-01-07 | Fischel Ghodsian Fariba | Device for controlled release of vaporous medications and insect-repellents |
EP0627363A1 (en) * | 1993-06-03 | 1994-12-07 | Trigon Industries Limited | A gas indicator for a food package |
JPH0717582A (en) * | 1993-06-29 | 1995-01-20 | Dainippon Printing Co Ltd | Packing bag for dehumidifying agent with indicator |
JPH0769906A (en) * | 1993-09-02 | 1995-03-14 | Kunihiro Okanoue | Production of various compositions by completely utilizing crude or residual propolis |
Non-Patent Citations (3)
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DATABASE WPI Section Ch Week 9519, Derwent World Patents Index; Class A61, AN 95-144718 * |
DATABASE WPI Week 9108, Derwent World Patents Index; AN 91-055734 * |
DATABASE WPI Week 9513, Derwent World Patents Index; AN 95-093613 * |
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EP0770024A1 (en) | 1997-05-02 |
GB9415348D0 (en) | 1994-09-21 |
ZA956384B (en) | 1996-03-15 |
AU3120095A (en) | 1996-03-04 |
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