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Reduction of chilling injury symptoms of stored avocado fruit by prestorage treatment with high nitrogen atmosphere.

Author(s) : PESIS E., MARINANSKY R., ZAUBERMAN G., FUCHS Y.

Type of article: Periodical article

Summary

Pretreatment with nitrogen (97%) at 17 deg C for 24 hours prior to cold storage reduced chilling injury symptoms significantly. Fruit softening was also delayed. Treated fruits had lower respiration rates and ethylene production during cold storage and shelf life. Ion leakage was significantly lower in treated fruits, while the reducing power (expressed as total SH-groups found in the tissue) was higher in treated fruits. The amount of chlorophyll extracted from fruit peel was negatively correlated with the severity of chilling injury.

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  • Original title: Reduction of chilling injury symptoms of stored avocado fruit by prestorage treatment with high nitrogen atmosphere.
  • Record ID : 1995-2959
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Acta Hortic. - n. 343
  • Publication date: 1993

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