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Maintaining quality after harvest.

Maintien de la qualité après récolte.

Author(s) : BACCAUNAUD M., RAYNAL J., BABOULENE F.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Five states in the development and ripening of figs are described. After harvest, spring figs undergo a climacteric, with changes in colour, firmness and sugar content that are relatively independent of storage conditions. Autumn figs, however, do not undergo so many changes, and are more strongly affected by environmental conditions. The effects of harvesting at different stages of maturity, storing at low temperature, coating with sucrose esters, storing in high CO2 and treatment with SO2 or nitrous oxide were investigated. Quality was maintained during cold storage (2 deg C), but deterioration was rapid on return to ambient temperature; storage at 6-8 deg C was considered preferable.

Details

  • Original title: Maintien de la qualité après récolte.
  • Record ID : 1997-3354
  • Languages: French
  • Source: Arboric. fruit. - n. 489
  • Publication date: 1995

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