Strawberries, Fragaria × ananassa Duchesne cv. Tufts, were packaged in 3 different consumer units and evaluated following storage at simulated air-freight time/temperature conditions during shipment to Western Europe. Berries in a rigid plastic basket with solid plastic cover lost significantly less weight than those stored in mesh plastic baskets with and without covers. There were no significant differences in pulp firmness among the packaging treatments. For all treatments, there was less berry deterioration after storage for 48 hours than for 72 hours at both 1.1° and 4.4°C, but in all units a high percentage of berries developed serious expressions of bruising during storage.
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Miller et al. (1983) studied this question.