Posts in category: Ozone in agriculture

The high quality of the tomatoes and their healthiness are also ensured by excellent storage. In this regard, Marco Ongaro, manager of the farm “Rosario” told us about his experience with ozone generators for handling tomatoes in the storage cell. Thanks to ozone, in fact, tomatoes can get to keep in perfect condition for up to two weeks.

“Our company, since 1993, has been involved in growing vegetables,” explains Marco Ongaro. For two years already, we have adopted ozone generators for our storage cells. This simple, effective and low economic impact solution has allowed us to preserve our tomatoes for a long time and better, keeping all the organoleptic qualities intact and, above all, has allowed us to drastically decrease the use of plant protection products“.

“Ozone has several advantages besides slowing down the ripening process of tomatoes,” concludes Giorgio Zaffani, Ecofarm biotechnologist. The use of ozone allows for deep sanitization of the cells, thus preventing the proliferation of mold and bacteria, keeps the nutritional and quality characteristics of the tomatoes intact, and most importantly, is not harmful. In fact, after fulfilling its bactericidal function, ozone actually converts back to oxygen.”.

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