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Postharvest modifications in kiwi fruit.

Author(s) : JONA R., FRONDA A., GRIGLIONE R.

Summary

The purpose of this research has been to evaluate the effects of various parameters of storage conditions on the quality of kiwi fruits.
Various fruits, /which were harvested at different dates from the same plants, have been stored under controlled atmosphere at 0° C. The experiment has been repeated after two years.Various parameters have been measured in the fruits along their storage: tenderness, content of soluble sugars, pH of the juice and the titrable acidity. Only pulp firmness and sugars (soluble solids) exhibited variations and have been reported.
From the analysis of these parameters it appears that the ripening process depends on two different indipendent factors: one which affects the fruits around the agronomical ripening and the other which depends on available ethylene. Both soften the pulp and increase the su’gar content, but only the second can be easily brought to a standstill by cold treatment under controlled atmosphere.

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  • Original title: Postharvest modifications in kiwi fruit.
  • Record ID : 30034014
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Technology
  • Source: New Applications of Refrigeration to Fruit and Vegetables Processing.
  • Publication date: 1994
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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