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Control of postharvest browning and decay in baby corn

Apaporn Meenaphan

Master of Science (Agricutrue), Major of Horticulture, Kasetsart University. 1995. 88 p.

1995

บทคัดย่อ

Control of browning and decay of three cultivars of baby corn (Zea mays L.) were studied in relation to their postharvest changes and quality. Baby corn cv. Chiang Mai 90, had greater browning than cvs. CP45 and Pacific No.5. The browning appearance of baby corn did not correlate with L vaalue, while it did with weight loss and total phenolic content. Baby corn cv. CP45 had the greatest decay fter 6 daus pf stprage at ambient temperature. Sodium hypochlorite at 100, 200, and 300 ppm completely controlled decay of ‘CP45’ for the first 4 days of storge and had the least decay by the end of storage compared to the control. Sodium hypochlorite treatment had no significant effect on color and total sugars of baby corn. Ascorbic acid and Eribate at 0.05, 0.1 and 0.2% and calcium chloride at 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0% were also tested for control of browning in CP45. Only Eribate at 0.2% effectively reduced browning.