**2.23 Storage and marketing**

Plums being perishable have very short shelf life. In India the work in HP has revealed that plum can be stored for 1 to 2 weeks at 0°C with 80–90% humidity. The CA storage has been practiced overseas by maintaining 2–3% oxygen and 2–8% CO2, and the fruits can be retained for a duration of 2–3 months.
