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HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE WRAP IMPROVES WOUND HEALING AND LENGTHENS SHELF-LIFE OF MECHANICALLY HARVESTED GRAPEFRUIT.

Author(s) : GOLOMB A., BEN-YEHOSHUA S., SARIG Y.

Type of article: Article

Summary

SEALING INDIVIDUAL FRUIT IN 0.015 MM THICK HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (HDPE) SHEETS GREATLY REDUCED FRUIT WEIGHT LOSS UNDER UNCONTROLLED ROOM CONDITIONS. HDPE-WRAPPED FRUIT RETAINED EXCELLENT EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL QUALITIES FOR 3 MONTHS, BUT WAS SLIGHTLY SOFTER AND BEGAN TO DEVELOP AN UNFRESH OFF-FLAVOR AND EXTERNAL YELLOW-ORANGE COLOR DURING THE 4TH MONTH. HDPE WRAP IMPROVED ACTIVE HEALING AND INHIBITED FURTHER SOFTENING AND SPREADING OF SCARS. DECAY OF SCRATCHED FRUIT BY PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM SACC WAS REDUCED MARKEDLY BY STORAGE AT 283 K (10 DEG C), BY DISINFECTION, OR BY WRAPPING IN HDPE.

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  • Original title: HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE WRAP IMPROVES WOUND HEALING AND LENGTHENS SHELF-LIFE OF MECHANICALLY HARVESTED GRAPEFRUIT.
  • Record ID : 1985-0161
  • Languages: English
  • Source: J. am. Soc. hortic. Sci. - vol. 109 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 1984/03
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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