Visual results of soybeans exposed to darkness for 12 and 16 days at two temperatures. Click on images above for larger views. Effect of prolonged darkness at two temperatures on daily carbon gain and culmulative carbon gain. Click on image at left for larger view. The physiology of post-harvest fruits and vegetables is well understood.
Cold temperatures are key to maintaining post-harvest quality.
Advanced Life Support crops might be stored in a similar manner if little to no light is available for full-out crop growth, such as would occur in a chamber or station power failure. C. Kubota and N.C. Rajapakse 1996. Low-temperature storage of micropropagatted plantlets under selected light environments.