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Methyl jasmonate and modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) reduce decay and maintain postharvest quality of papaya 'Sunrise'.

Author(s) : GONZÁLEZ AGUILAR G. A., BUTA J. G., WANG C. Y.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Exposure of papaya (Carica papaya L., cv. Sunrise) fruit to methyl jasmonate (MJ) vapours for 16 h at 20 °C inhibited fungal decay and reduced chilling injury development and loss of firmness during storage for 14-32 days at 10 °C and 4 days shelf life at 20 °C. MJ-treated fruit also retained higher organic acids than the controls. Low density polyethylene film packaging prevented water loss and further loss of firmness as well as inhibiting yellowing (b* values) of papaya fruit. The modified atmosphere created inside the package did not induce any off-flavour development during storage at 10 °C. The postharvest quality of papaya was enhanced significantly by combining the MJ-treatments and MAP. Use of MJ at 1 million M with MAP is beneficial for maintaining postharvest quality of papaya during low-temperature storage and shelf-life period.

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  • Original title: Methyl jasmonate and modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) reduce decay and maintain postharvest quality of papaya 'Sunrise'.
  • Record ID : 2004-0200
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Postharvest Biol. Technol. - vol. 28 - n. 3
  • Publication date: 2003/06

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