The effect of postharvest treatments on storage duration of cantaloupes

Halloran N., Kasim M., Cagiran R., Karakaya A.

1st International Symposium on Cucurbits, Adana, Türkiye, 20 - 23 Mayıs 1997, ss.207-212, (Tam Metin Bildiri) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Adana
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Türkiye
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.207-212
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: cantaloupes, postharvest treatments, storage, quality changes, FRUIT
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Cantaloupe fruit (Galia F-1 cv.) was treated with 3% benomyl or with hot water at 55 degrees C for 90 seconds each. Fruit was then packed into perforated polyethylene bags for cold storage. Controls were treated with benomyl or hot water but stored unpacked. Melons were placed into cold rooms set at 2 degrees C and 85 to 90% RH. Over a 6-week storage period, weight loss, titratable acidity (TA), fruit firmness, pectin esterase (PE) activity, infection rate, sensory quality (taste) and infection source determinations were carried out at weekly intervals.