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Varasteh F, Arzani K, Barzegar M, Zamani Z. Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Fruit Storability Improvement Using Pre-storage Chitosan Coating Technique. JAST 2017; 19 (2) :389-400
URL: http://jast.modares.ac.ir/article-23-6354-en.html
URL: http://jast.modares.ac.ir/article-23-6354-en.html
1- Department of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University (TMU), Tehran, Iran.|Department of Horticultural Science, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Islamic Republic of Iran.
2- Department of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
3- Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
4- Department of Horticultural Science, University of Tehran, Karaj, Islamic Republic of Iran.
2- Department of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
3- Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
4- Department of Horticultural Science, University of Tehran, Karaj, Islamic Republic of Iran.
Abstract: (5479 Views)
Application of edible coatings to enhance storage life of fresh fruit has recently been under considerable attention. This experiment was conducted in order to explore the effect of chitosan coating and storage temperature on the postharvest life of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) fruit. Therefore, pomegranate fruits ‘Rabbab-e-Neyriz’ were dipped in 0, 1 and 2% aqueous chitosan solutions, air dried and then stored at 2 and 5˚C with 90% relative humidity for up to 135 days. The application of chitosan coating retarded the respiration rate and weight loss of the fruit regardless of temperature during storage period; however, the retention was higher at 2 than 5˚C. After 135 days of storage, the highest (18.19%) and lowest (9.33%) weight losses were recorded in the control fruit stored at 5˚C and 2% chitosan-treated fruit stored at 2˚C, respectively. The results revealed that postharvest weight losses in pomegranate fruit mainly related to weight losses in the fruit peel and 4-8% reduction in peel weight percentage (of whole fruit) was recorded in the treated fruit. A slight decline in Soluble Solids Content (SSC) and Titratable Acidity (TA) was found during storage in all treatments, while pH and maturity index increased slowly. Scanning electron microscopy of the treated fruit demonstrated that chitosan covered whole pericarp surface and pores of the coated fruit, and revealed more shrivelling symptoms on the peel of the non-coated fruit during storage.
Keywords: Maturity index, Postharvest storage, Scanning electron microscopy, Storage period, Weight loss
Article Type: Research Paper |
Subject:
Horticultural Science
Received: 2015/09/11 | Accepted: 2016/08/27 | Published: 2017/03/1
Received: 2015/09/11 | Accepted: 2016/08/27 | Published: 2017/03/1
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