Effect of post-harvest treatments on shelf life and physico-chemical changes of orange fruits | ||
| Journal of Sohag Agriscience (JSAS) | ||
| Volume 8, Issue 2 - Serial Number 14, December 2023, Pages 76-91 PDF (1.14 M) | ||
| Document Type: Research and Review Papers | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jsasj.2023.334514 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mahmoud R. G ad El-Karim; Mohamed A. Hussein; Esraa M. Elsayed; Shrouk M. Abdel Rehim* | ||
| Plant Production Department Offered Subjects: Horticulture- Post harvet Faculty of Agriculture Sohag University Sohag 82524 Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The study was carried out at Post Harvest Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Sohag, during the 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 seasons, on Balady orange fruits to determine post - harvest treatment for better quality and desirable shelf life under room storage. The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of Hot water Dipping (HWD), Paraffin Oil, Sodium Bicarbonate (NaHCO3), Low-Density Polye Ethelene film (LDPE), Sodium Bicarbonate plus Low-Density Polye Ethelene (LDPE), Hot water Dipping plus Low-Density Polye Ethelene (LDPE), Hot water Dipping plus Paraffin Oil, Sodium Bicarbonate plus Paraffin Oil and distilled water (assigned as control) on postharvest "Balady" Orange stored under room temperature conditions. The experiment results suggested that the treated orange significantly improved the shelf life of Balady orange as compared to that of untreated ones in both seasons. The results showed that wrapping orange fruits with NaHCO3+ LDPE had the longest shelf life (85, 84) days, whereas untreated orange fruits (the control) had the shortest shelf life (45, 42) days in both seasons, respectively. The highest physiological weight loss was in the untreated (the control) treatment, while the lowest was in warped orange fruits (LDPE). The highest physical and chemical fruit quality was shown in wrapping orange fruits with LDPE | ||
| Keywords | ||
| (LDPE: Low Density Polyethylene; HDPE: High Density Polyethylene; TSS: Total soluble solid; TA:Titrable Acidity; HWD:Hot Water Dipping; PLW:Physiological loss in weight | ||
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