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Temperature conditioning and surface treatments of grapefruit affect expression of chilling injury and gas diffusion.

Author(s) : MCDONALD R. E., MCCOLLUM T. G., NORDBY H. E.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Marsh grapefruit (Citrus paradisi Macf.) were temperature conditioned (7 days at 15 deg C), wiped with hexane, treated with squalene, squalane, or safflower oil (all 10% in hexane), or waxed with a commercial fruit wax (Flavorseal) to determine their effects on weight loss, chilling injury symptoms on the peel, and gas exchange. Results indicate that water loss is less important to the development of chilling injury than has been previously suggested, and that the beneficial effects of squalene are not the result of an inhibition of water loss. Permeability of grapefruit peel to gases other than water vapour may also influence the expression of chilling injury.

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  • Original title: Temperature conditioning and surface treatments of grapefruit affect expression of chilling injury and gas diffusion.
  • Record ID : 1994-0950
  • Languages: English
  • Source: J. am. Soc. hortic. Sci. - vol. 118 - n. 4
  • Publication date: 1993/07
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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