ISHS Acta Horticulturae 343: Physiological Basis of Postharvest Technologies
CELL WALL CHANGES IN RIPENING NECTARINES FROM AIR AND CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE STORAGE |
| Authors: | S. Lurie, C. Greve, J. Labavitch |
| Abstract:
Nectarine ripening includes extensive softening of the fruit, due to dissolution of the ordered arrangement of cell wall and middle lamella polysaccharides. After extended storage, nectarines develop a chilling injury-related disorder known as mealiness whereby the fruits fail to soften normally and develop a dry mealy texture instead of becoming juicy. This disorder has been attributed to impaired solubilization of pectic substances. Controlled atmosphere (CA) storage alleviates this disorder. The objective of this study was to examine changes in molecular size and neutral sugar composition of pectic fractions of nectarines during ripening after air or CA storage. | |
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