Food and Fermentation Industries

Effects of preharvest calcium sprays on quality and storage properties of Red Fuji apple( Malus pumila Mill )

  • OU Zhi-feng ,
  • LIU li ,
  • JIANG Yuan-mao ,
  • WEI Shao-chong ,
  • LI Hua
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Online published: 2013-12-25

Abstract

Effects on quality and storage properties of Red Fuji apple fruits were investigated by preharvest spraying calcium nitrate,calcium chloride,calcium chelate or calcium citrate. The results showed that the properties of hardness,soluble solid content and ascorbic acid in preharvest calcium fruits were higher than those of control at the same storage period. Compared with spraying water,preharvest calcium applications increased fruit hardness,soluble solid content,activities of superoxide dismutase( SOD) and peroxidase( POD) while malondialdehyde( MDA) content,polygalacturonase( PG) activity and cellulose( Cx) activity in fruits were lower than those of control after storage for 60 days. Preharvest spraying with calcium nitrate,calcium chloride and calcium chelate significantly increased fruit hardness and soluble solid content after storage for 120 days. In short,calcium sprays could improve the storage properties of Red Fuji apple fruits.

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OU Zhi-feng , LIU li , JIANG Yuan-mao , WEI Shao-chong , LI Hua . Effects of preharvest calcium sprays on quality and storage properties of Red Fuji apple( Malus pumila Mill )[J]. Food and Fermentation Industries, 2013 , 39(12) : 192 -196 . DOI: 10.13995/j.cnki.11-1802/ts.2013.12.033

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