A postharvest heat treatment inhibits cell wall degradation in apples during storage.
Shalom, N.B., Hanzon, J., Klein, J. D. and Lurie, S.
Phytochemistry. Vol: 34 Issue: 4 Pages: 955-958
1993
บทคัดย่อ
Prestorage heating (38 degrees for four days) of apples (Malus domestica, cv Golden Delicious) leads to enhanced retention of fruit firmness during storage and poststorage ripening, but the mechanism of action is unknown. Softening of Golden Delicious fruits during storage at 0 degrees was accompanied by an increase in H2O-, and CDTA