EXOGENOUS APPLICATION OF PUTRESCINE AFFECTS MANGO FRUIT QUALITY AND SHELF LIFE

Shorter shelf life and faster deterioration of fruits after harvest are the major constraints with the peach production in the subtropical regions. Pre-harvest application of GA3 and chloride & nitrate of calcium were tried in a RBD experiment for enhancing peach fruit quality and reducing fruit deterioration during shelf life studies of five subtropical peach cultivars. At harvest fruit quality parameters viz. TSS, acidity, firmness etc. were influenced greatly by the treatments. Other physical properties of the fruit such as fruit weight, size and yield were not influenced much. Physiological weight loss during storage and the deterioration of other fruit characteristics were considerably lowered by calcium treatments. Foliar application of Calcium nitrate (1%) was found to be superior over calcium chloride (2%) for improving fruit quality and shelf life.

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666 Lychee Production and Postharvest Technologies in China

HortScience ◽

10.21273/hortsci.35.3.513c ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 35 (3) ◽

pp. 513C-513

Author(s):

Weixin Chen

Keyword(s):

Shelf Life ◽

Fruit Quality ◽

Postharvest Physiology ◽

General Review ◽

The World ◽

Subtropical Fruit ◽

Quality And Shelf Life

Lychee is a well-known subtropical fruit, much appreciated for its attractive red peel and excellent taste, but the fruit is very prone to postharvest peel browning and decay. China is the world leader in both acreage and yield of lychee production. Extensive research has been conducted to extend the fruit quality and shelf life. The talk presents a general review of the current research on postharvest physiology and shelf life preservation technologies of lychee in China.

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Stability, adaptability and shelf life of Cantaloupe melon hybrids

Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura ◽

10.1590/0100-29452019418 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 41 (5) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Lenilton Alex de Araújo Oliveira ◽

Eudes de Almeida Cardoso ◽

Anânkia de Oliveira Ricarte ◽

Adriano Ferreira Martins ◽

José Maria da Costa ◽

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Keyword(s):

Shelf Life ◽

Fruit Quality ◽

High Stability ◽

Rio Grande ◽

Soluble Solids ◽

Phenotypic Traits ◽

Environmental Interaction ◽

Complex Part ◽

Yield Quality ◽

Quality And Shelf Life

Abstract The adoption of melon hybrids by the productive sector necessitates a prior evaluation of the productivity, quality and shelf life of their fruits. Due to the different environmental conditions under which the hybrids are evaluated, an accentuated genotype-environmental interaction is expected to become apparent and likewise play important role in manifestation of phenotypic traits. The objective of the present work was to evaluate melon hybrids in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. The adaptability and stability of the genetic values were estimated by the HMRPGV method (Harmonic Mean of the Relative Performance of Genetic Values) for the following traits: yield, and soluble solids (SS) content in the period between 2010 to 2015. In 2017, the more promising melon hybrids from previous trials were evaluated under commercial conditions to determine the fruit’s yield, quality and shelf life. The predominance of the complex part of the genotype-environmental interaction was verified for both yield and SS content. Hybrids HC-02 and HC-11 show promising traits when grown under the conditions of the Mossoró-Assu Agricultural Complex owing their high stability, adaptability, yield, and fruit quality. Hybrids HC-02, HC-11, and ‘Hy Mark’ are suitable as international exports due to their long shelf life.

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