The effect of storage conditions on the quality and physiological changes in loquat (Eriobotrya japonica)
1994
Liu Qin | Yu Binggao (Nanjing Agricultural Univ., Jiangsu (China). Dept. of Agronomy) | Wang Xuexiu
The effects of various storage conditions on fruit quality, respiratory rate and ethylene production in loquat were studied. The storage effects of loquat in ambient temperature 25 plus or minus 5 degrees centigrade were not obvious, even if the controlled atmosphere (CA) method was used. All low temperature 3 plus or minus 1 degrees centigrade treatments could prolong storage periods evidently, especially controlled atmosphere storage at low temperature, which could greatly delay the losses of soluble sugar, soluble solid content, titratable acid and reduced ascorbic acid. In low temperature CA storage loquat fruits could be stored over 40 days. This is related to the inhibition of respiration and ethylene production by low temperature and low O2. No-packing storage and modified atmosphere storage at low temperature could retard fruit rotting, but there were a lot of quality declines and some rotting increases during later periods of storage
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