Postharvest treatments to control eggplant deterioration during storage.
Temkin-Gorodeiski, N.; Shapiro, B.; Grinberg, S.; Rosenberger, I.; Fallik, E.;
Journal of Horticultural Science Year: 1993 Vol: 68 Issue: 5 Pages: 689-693 Ref: 10 ref.
1993
บทคัดย่อ
Aubergine fruits deteriorate rapidly during prolonged storage, mainly due to accelerated senescence of the calyx. Dipping the calyx of cv. Classic fruits in a solution containing 200 p.p.m. NAA + 900 p.p.m. prochloraz retarded calyx senescence and controlled decay (primarily due to Alternaria alternata and Botrytis cinerea). At the end of the growing season in Israel (Mar.-May), dipping the whole fruit in the above solution gave better results than dipping the calyx only. After 14 days of storage at 12 deg C and 3 days at 20 deg , the calyx appeared fresh and green and the fruit was firm. Decay incidence did not exceed 5%. The residual level of prochloraz in fruits that were wholly dipped was <0.34 mg/litre.