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POSTHARVEST TREATMENTS WHICH REDUCE CHILLING INJURY.

Author(s) : WILD B. L.

Type of article: Article

Summary

RIND DAMAGE IN CITRUS FRUITS DUE TO CHILLING INJURY DURING PROLONGED COLD STORAGE MAYSOMETIMES RESEMBLE ANTHRACNOSE, CAUSED BY COLLETOTRICHUM GLOEOSPORIOIDES (GLOMERELLA CINGULATA). TRIALS WERE CARRIED OUT TO DETERMINE WHETHER TREATMENTS WHICH REDUCE ANTHRACNOSE DEVELOPMENT (HOT FUNGICIDE DIPS) WOULD REDUCE SUSCEPTIBILITY TO CHILLING INJURY IN ORANGES AND GRAPEFRUITS STORED AT 274 K (1 DEG C). IN ALL CASES, A 2-MINUTE DIP IN A HOT SOLUTION OF 1,000 PPM, THIABENDAZOLE BEFORE COLD STORAGE RESULTED IN A MARKED REDUCTION IN CHILLING INJURY. DIPPING IN A HOT SOLUTION OF BENOMYL (500 PPM) OR IN HOT WATER WAS ALSO BENEFICIAL. (POSTHARVEST NEWS INF., GB. , 2, N 2, 1991/04, 775.

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  • Original title: POSTHARVEST TREATMENTS WHICH REDUCE CHILLING INJURY.
  • Record ID : 1991-2629
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Aust. Citrus News - vol. 5 - n. 1
  • Publication date: 1990
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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