Table 5:Recommended Temperature and RH conditions
Name of commodity Temp (oC) RH (%) Approximate Shelf-Life
Apple -1-4 90-95 1-12 months
Apricot 0-1 90-95 1-3 weeks
Asian pear 0-1 90-95 2 months
Banana 13-15 90-95 1-4 weeks
Ber 7.5 90-95 2 weeks
Grape -0.5-0 90-95 2-8 weeks
Guava 6-8 90-95 2-3 weeks
Kiwi ; Chinese gooseberry 0 90-95 3-5 months
Lemon 10-13 85-90 1-6 months
Loquat 0 90 3 weeks
Lychee, Litchi 1-2 90-95 3-5 weeks
Mandarin (Kinnow) 4-5 90-95 2 months
Mango 13 85-90 2-4 weeks
Mushrooms 0 90 7-14 days
Nectarine -0.5-0 90-95 2-4 weeks
Papaya 7-13 90-95 1-3 weeks
Peach 0-1 90-95 2-4 weeks
Pear -1.5-0.5 90-95 2-7 months
Pineapple 7-13 85-90 2-4 weeks
Plum and prunes 0-1 90-95 2-5 weeks
Pomegrante 5 90-95 2-3 months
Strawberry 0 90-95 7-10 weeks
Sweet cherries -1-0.5 90-95 2-3 weeks
Asparagus, green 1-2 95-100 2-3 weeks
Beans 4-7 90-95 7-10 days
Bitter gourd 10-12 85-90 2-3 weeks
Broccoli 0 95-100 10-14 days
Cabbage 0 90-95 3-6 weeks
Carrots 0 90-95 6-8 months
Cauliflower 0 90-95 3-4 weeks
Eggplant 10-12 90-95 1-2 weeks
Garlic 0 65-70 6-7 months
Ginger 13 65-70 6 months
Lettuces 0 90-95 2-3 weeks
Okra 7-10 90-95 7-10 days
Onion 0 65-70 1-8 months
Peas 0 90-95 1-2 weeks
Bell Pepper 7-10 90-95 2-3 weeks
Radish 0 90-95 1-2 months
Tomato 10-13 90-95 1-3 weeks
Turnip 0 90-95 4-5 months
Watermelon 10-15 90-95 2-3 weeks
Source : Lisa Kitinoja and James Gorny, 1998