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Postharvest storage temperature and film wrap effects on quality of chayote, Sechium edule Sw.

Author(s) : AUNG L. H., HARRIS C. M., RIJ R. E., BROWN J. W.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Chayote fruit quality deteriorates with storage. During storage at 25 deg C, fruits lost 1.3% of their film wrap per day, compared with 0.5%/day at 15 deg C and 0.02%/day at 10 deg C. During 5 weeks of storage, unwrapped fruits lost higher than 40% of their film wrap at 25 deg C, 18.9% at 15 deg C and 13% at 10 deg C. Wrapping the fruits in a commercial grade polyvinyl chloride film significantly reduced weight loss.

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  • Original title: Postharvest storage temperature and film wrap effects on quality of chayote, Sechium edule Sw.
  • Record ID : 1998-0950
  • Languages: English
  • Source: J. hortic. Sci. - vol. 71 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 1996

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