Postharvest technology for lychee, rambutan and casimiroa -research report.
1990
Underhill S.J.R.
Recent plantings throughout coastal Queensland and northern New South Wales vary from 250 000 lychee trees (20 percent of which are producing commercially) to several thousand trees of rambutan, casimiroa, carambola, abiu, sapodilla, nashi, durian. The projected increase in production will very soon place large quantities of a wide range of exotic fruits on the domestic market. Postharvest handling, packaging, storage and marketing technology for three specific crops, lychee, rambutan and casimiroa was investigated in response to a current lack of postharvest technology. The project was successful with the development of a maturity standard, an optimal storage regime, a revised disease treatment, and potentially effective browning inhibition technology for lychee. Cool storage regimes were further developed for rambutan and casimiroa. Emphasis for these 2 latter crops centred on the research to minimize fruit moisture loss. Preliminary results highlighted the potential of fruit coatings.
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