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Postharvest attributes of 'Virosa' tomato fruit produced in an enriched carbon dioxide environment

Behboudian, M.H. and Tod, C.

HortScience Vol: 30 Issue: 3 Pages: 490-491.

1995

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Postharvest attributes of 'Virosa' tomato fruit produced in an enriched carbon dioxide environment.

The effect of preharvest CO2 enrichment (1000 microliter.liter-1) on postharvest quality of tomato fruit (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. 'Virosa') was studied with an emphasis on soluble sugars, ripening, and mineral composition. High-CO2 fruit had higher concentrations of sucrose, glucose, fructose, and total soluble solids than ambient-CO2 fruit. High-CO2 fruit also ripened more slowly and was characterized by lower respiration and ethylene production rates than ambient-CO2 fruit. Concentrations of N, P, and K were lower in the high-CO2 fruit than in the ambient-CO2 fruit, whereas those of S, Ca, and Mg were the same for both treatments. Preharvest CO2 enrichment of 'Virosa' tomato enhances fruit desirability in terms of slower postharvest ripening and higher concentrations of soluble sugars and total soluble solids.