The chilling of living plants and shoots requires particular care: plants or parts of plants have an active metabolism and require oxygen.
This metabolism is, however, dependent on temperature and declines in a cold environment.
This means that in an optimum refrigerated atmosphere in the dark, the plants continue to grow very slowly and are preserved longer. With our specialistic refrigeration solutions for nurseries, you can store and preserve your precious raw materials (grafts and rootstocks) at the optimum temperature and humidity until they are processed. Finished plants can also be kept in our refrigerator units under optimum conditions - to prevent them germinating too quickly and ensure that your clients receive top quality fruit trees when they need them.
Benefits of keeping plants in a cold store:
- the plants or part of plants kept maintain their quality
- the incidence of diseases is minimised
- damage and loss of yield owing to dehydration or premature germination are significantly reduced
