ISHS Acta Horticulturae 244: IV International Symposium on Quality of Vegetables
POSTHARVEST QUALITY MAINTENANCE OF NEW VARIETIES OF TOMATO, PEPPER AND EGGPLANT WITH SMALL SIZE FRUITS: PRELIMINARY RESULSTS |
| Authors: | F. Mencarelli, R. Botondi, D. Moraglia |
| Abstract:
Very attractive small size(2–3 cm diameter) fruits from new varieties of tomato, pepper and eggplant were picked at full ripe stage, wrapped in different plastic film and stored at 2 different temperatures, 5 and 10°C. Eggplant fruits showed a good quality maintenance when overwrapped in perforated and non-perforated plastic film regardless the storage temperature. Pepper and tomato fruits kept their attractiveness if stored at 5°C in low water vapor trasmission rate (WVTR) films. Yellow peppers showed chilling injury at 5°C in naked sample. Subjective firmness scored low values in naked and perforated samples correlated with weight loss. | |
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