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A chamber and a method for subjecting produce such as bananas to a controlled atmosphere is disclosed. The chamber has an end wall and produce is loaded into the chamber in two rows. A lower tier stack of produce rests on the floor of the chamber while an upper tier stack is supported above the lowe

A chamber and a method for subjecting produce such as bananas to a controlled atmosphere is disclosed. The chamber has an end wall and produce is loaded into the chamber in two rows. A lower tier stack of produce rests on the floor of the chamber while an upper tier stack is supported above the lower tier stack by a frame structure. An atmosphere circulating space is provided at each side of the chamber between the stacks, and the spacing of the rows provides an upper intersitial volume and a lower intersitial volume. Sealing device seals the upper and lower intersitial volumes from each other while further sealing device in the form of two blinds seals the upper and lower intersitial volumes from the atmosphereic circulating space. A controlled atmosphere is caused to flow across the produce from the atmosphere circulating space into the intersitial volumes or in the reverse direction.

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A method of subjecting produce to controlled atmosphere comprising the steps of: (a) inserting produce into a chamber; (b) arranging and supporting the produce in two rows of a lower tier stack on the floor of said chamber, and an upper tier stack on frame means above the lower tier stack, said two

A method of subjecting produce to controlled atmosphere comprising the steps of: (a) inserting produce into a chamber; (b) arranging and supporting the produce in two rows of a lower tier stack on the floor of said chamber, and an upper tier stack on frame means above the lower tier stack, said two rows being spaced from one another to define an upper intersitial volume therebetween and a lower intersitial volume therebetween, and an atmosphere circulating space between the side walls of the chamber, (c) providing a seal between the upper intersitial volume and the lower intersitial volume near the bottom of the upper tier stack, (d) sealing the upper intersitial volume and the lower intersitial volume from said atmosphere circulating space, (e) exhausting or introducing controlled atmosphere from said upper and lower intersitial volumes and introducing or exhausting controlled atmosphere into said fluid circulation space to thereby force controlled atmosphere to flow across said produce.