ISHS Acta Horticulturae 558: I International Symposium on Litchi and Longan
CURRENT SITUATION AND ADVANCES IN POST-HARVEST STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGIES OF LONGAN FRUIT |
| Authors: | H.T. Lin, S.J. Chen, J.Q. Chen, Q.Z. Hong |
| Keywords: | antiseptics, controlled-atmosphere storage, Dimocarpus longan Lour., sulfur fumigation, post-harvest physiology, post-harvest disease |
| Abstract:
This paper reviews the status of the worldwide distribution and cultivation of longan, with emphasis on China. The physiological and pathological causes of fruit rot, differing storage characteristics of cultivars, advances in storage and transportation technologies for longan fruit under ambient temperature, in cold storage or with controlled-atmosphere storage, antiseptics, irradiation, heat treatment and technological process of post-harvest handling are summarized. | |
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