Biocontrol of Green Mold of Orange using Some Yeasts Strains and their Effects on Postharvest Quality Parameters

The cracking of sweet cherries causes significant crop losses. Sweet cherries (cv. Bing) were coated by electro-spraying with an edible nanoemulsion (NE) of alginate and soybean oil with or without a CaCl2 cross-linker to reduce cracking. Coated sweet cherries were stored at 4 °C for 28 d. The barrier and fruit quality properties and nutritional values of the coated cherries were evaluated and compared with those of uncoated sweet cherries. Sweet cherries coated with NE + CaCl2 increased cracking tolerance by 53% and increased firmness. However, coated sweet cherries exhibited a 10% increase in water loss after 28 d due to decreased resistance to water vapor transfer. Coated sweet cherries showed a higher soluble solid content, titratable acidity, antioxidant capacity, and total soluble phenolic content compared with uncoated sweet cherries. Therefore, the use of the NE + CaCl2 coating on sweet cherries can help reduce cracking and maintain their postharvest quality.

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Biocontrol of gray mold decay in peach fruit by integration of antagonistic yeast with salicylic acid and their effects on postharvest quality parameters

Biological Control ◽

10.1016/j.biocontrol.2008.06.012 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 47 (1) ◽

pp. 60-65 ◽

Cited By ~ 32

Author(s):

Hongyin Zhang ◽

Longchuan Ma ◽

Lei Wang ◽

Song Jiang ◽

Ying Dong ◽

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Keyword(s):

Salicylic Acid ◽

Gray Mold ◽

Quality Parameters ◽

Postharvest Quality ◽

Peach Fruit ◽

Antagonistic Yeast

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Variation in Postharvest Quality Attributes of Fresh Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) Beans Harvested from Different Crop Mulching Regime

Legume Research - An International Journal ◽

10.18805/lr-4602 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Pankaj Kumar Kannaujia ◽

Sakharam Kale ◽

Ajinath Dukare ◽

Vijay Singh Meena ◽

Prerna Nath ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Phenolic Content ◽

Quality Parameters ◽

Postharvest Quality ◽

Total Phenolic ◽

Organic Mulch ◽

Agronomic Practices ◽

Total Antioxidant ◽

Wheat Straw Mulch ◽

Physiological And Biochemical

Background: Present study, aimed to assess effect of organic and inorganic crop mulching on physical, physiological and biochemical quality of fresh cowpea beans.Methods: Cowpea (cv. Kashi Kanchan bush-type) was grown during two consecutive seasons from April 2018 to July 2019 under four different mulching treatments. Mulching treatments included no mulch; wheat straw mulch (organic mulch); black mulch and silver mulch. Black and silver mulches were made of 25 microns LDPE sheet. Cowpea was grown as per standard agronomic practices and physical, biochemical and postharvest quality parameters of beans were evaluated.Result: Results indicated that bean length (28.7cm) was highest under silver mulch whereas bean thickness (9.10mm), width (9.29mm) and 100 bean weight (1094.5g) were highest under organic mulch. Likewise, protein content (28.63%), total phenolic content (17.0µg GAE/100g) and total antioxidant activity (46.84µmol trolox equiv./100g) were found highest in beans produced under organic mulch. Overall results demonstrated that crop mulching could be used for enhancing the antioxidants, phenolic content of cowpea beans.

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Potential of Postharvest Coatings to Maintain Freshness of Red-Fleshed Pitaya (Hylocereus costaricensis)

Agriculture ◽

10.3390/agriculture11090892 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (9) ◽

pp. 892

Author(s):

Nur Azlin Razali ◽

Steven A. Sargent ◽

Charles A. Sims ◽

Jeffrey K. Brecht ◽

Adrian D. Berry ◽

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Keyword(s):

Weight Loss ◽

Tap Water ◽

Titratable Acidity ◽

Quality Parameters ◽

The Other ◽

Soluble Solids ◽

Postharvest Quality ◽

Quality Factors ◽

Climacteric Fruit

Pitaya is a non-climacteric fruit that has white or red flesh with numerous small, black seeds. It has a high moisture content; however, water loss during handling and storage negatively affects the fresh weight, firmness and appearance of the fruit, decreasing market value. Application of compatible postharvest coatings has been shown to benefit postharvest quality of many crops. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of two commercial coatings on weight loss and quality of pitaya during storage. Pitaya fruit were commercially harvested and sorted for uniformity of size and freedom from defects. Fruit were briefly immersed in either a vegetable oil-based coating (VOC; Sta-Fresh® 2981) or a carnauba-based coating (CC; Endura-Fresh™ 6100) according to manufacturer’s recommendations. Fruit immersed in tap water served as a control. Fruit were fan-dried at room temperature for 20 min, then stored at 7 °C with 85% relative humidity (RH) and evaluated for selected physical quality parameters each 5 days during 20 days. After each evaluation, fruit were peeled and frozen for later analysis of soluble solids content (SSC), total titratable acidity (TTA); on day 15 fresh samples were evaluated by an untrained consumer sensory panel. CC prevented exocarp shriveling for 15 days of storage, compared to uncoated pitaya (16.3% area affected); shriveling in VOC was intermediate and not significantly different from the other treatments. Mesocarp firmness remained constant throughout 15 days of storage regardless of treatment. Fruit exocarp h* angle increased slightly by day 20, becoming slightly less red, and there were no negative treatment effects for the other quality factors measured: SSC (11.33%), TTA (0.25%), weight loss (5.5%) or sensory evaluations (appearance, flavor, texture, firmness, and juiciness). After 20 days storage, appearance for fruit from all treatments was rated unacceptable due to development of anthracnose lesions. It was concluded that both CC and VOC maintained quality of pitaya for 15 days at 7 °C and 85% RH by delaying exocarp shriveling.

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EFFECTS OF 1-MCP ON DIFFERENT POSTHARVEST QUALITY PARAMETERS IN ZUCCHINI

Acta Horticulturae ◽

10.17660/actahortic.2015.1091.9 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 83-89 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Z. Megías ◽

S. Manzano ◽

C. Martínez ◽

A. Barrera ◽

D. Garrido ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Parameters ◽

Postharvest Quality

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Biocontrol of Gray Mold Decay in Pear by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Strain BA3 and its Effect on Postharvest Quality Parameters

Polish Journal of Microbiology ◽

10.5604/17331331.1204476 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 65 (2) ◽

pp. 171-176 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Hui Qu ◽

LongYu Zhao ◽

FengChun Zhao ◽

YuFang Liu ◽

ZhengYou Yang

Keyword(s):

Bacillus Amyloliquefaciens ◽

Gray Mold ◽

Quality Parameters ◽

Postharvest Quality

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Influence of Modified Atmosphere Packaging on Storability and Postharvest Quality of Cornelian Cherry (Cornus mas L.) Fruits

Notulae Scientia Biologicae ◽

10.15835/nsb719397 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 116-122 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sheida MOHEBBI ◽

Younes MOSTOFI ◽

Zabihallah ZAMANI ◽

Farzaneh NAJAFI

Keyword(s):

Modified Atmosphere Packaging ◽

Storage Period ◽

Visual Quality ◽

Titratable Acidity ◽

Quality Parameters ◽

Low Density Polyethylene ◽

Postharvest Quality ◽

Modified Atmosphere ◽

Low Density ◽

Cornus Mas

Cornelian cherries were stored in two types of polymeric films (low density polyethylene and polypropylene) and three gas combinations 5%O2 + 20%CO2 + 75%N2, 60%O2 + 20%CO2 + 20%N2 and Air) at 1 °C and 90-95% relative humidity for 35 days. Unpackaged cornelian cherries were used as a control. Samples were taken initially and at intervals of 7-days during storage, when quality parameters were measured. Results showed that modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) allowed the stored fruits to retain their weight and visual quality throughout the experiment, regardless of the gas combinations used, while by the end of the storage period the unpackaged fruit lost over 30% of their weight and consequently visual quality. Overall, packaging in 60%O2 + 20%CO2 polypropylene (PP) and air low density polyethylene (LDPE) could retard soluble solid contents, titratable acidity, ascorbic acid, anthocyanin index decrease and pH increase during the storage time. Additionally, such packaging could lead to better surface color preservation than that of fruits kept in open containers. Furthermore, packaging in air low density polyethylene and 60%O2 + 20%CO2 low density polyethylene could delay total phenolics accumulation and increase peroxidase activity to levels higher than those in the control. During the maintenance period, no symptoms of decay were observed.

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New Insights of Potassium Sources Impacts as Foliar Application on ‘Canino’ Apricot Fruit Yield, Fruit Anatomy, Quality and Storability

Plants ◽

10.3390/plants10061163 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (6) ◽

pp. 1163

Author(s):

Sameh K. Okba ◽

Yasser Mazrou ◽

Hayam M. Elmenofy ◽

Ahmed Ezzat ◽

Abdel-Moety Salama

Keyword(s):

Foliar Application ◽

Parenchyma Cell ◽

Quality Parameters ◽

Fruit Yield ◽

Postharvest Quality ◽

Control Treatment ◽

Fruit Anatomy ◽

Nitrate Treatment ◽

Potassium Sources ◽

Physical Attributes

This is the first report to study the impacts of potassium sources on apricot fruit yield, quality and storability as a preharvest foliar application. Five sources of potassium (K-humate, K-sulphate, K-nitrate, K-silicate and K-citrate), plus water as a control treatment, were applied individually at 0.2% three times on ‘Canino’ apricot over the 2019 and 2020 seasons. The results showed that all potassium salts, applied foliarly, have potential to improve yield, fruit color, and some fruit physical attributes, such as: weight, size and firmness, as well as a reduced lipid peroxidation, accompanied by a low fruit malondialdehyde content reflected in a high tolerance during storage. The K-nitrate treatment was more effective in the improvement of fruit yield, preharvest quality parameters and keeping fruit postharvest quality characteristics from sharp decline during cold storage. Concerning fruit anatomy, K-nitrate and K-citrate showed thicker cuticle and epidermal parenchyma cell diameters, while the K-silicate induced the highest cell wall thickness. K-nitrate was the most economical, and could be recommended for apricot growers in the Nubaria region of Egypt.

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