Evaluation of the firmness and storability of heads of 5 lines of tomato
Majdoub, I. and Mougou, A.
Postharvest physiology, pathology and technologies for horticultural commodities: recent advances. Proceedings of an international symposium held at Agadir, Morocco, 16-21 January 1994. Year: 1995 Pages: 190-195.
1995
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ABSTRACT :
The shelflife and quality attributes of mature-green and mature-ripe fruits of cv. Surecrop were determined following pre- and postharvest applications 2000 p.p.m. CaCl2, 2000 p.p.m. Nutrical (8% soluble Ca) or 400 p.p.m. aminooxyacetate. Control fruits were untreated. Fruit samples were taken at intervals during storage at 3 deg C for 7 weeks. Calcium treatment, particularly CaCl2, increased fruit firmness and delayed ripening in fruits harvested at either stage of maturity. The effects of treatments on TSS content, acidity and pH varied between sampling dates. Calcium-treated fruits were more acidic than the controls, particularly where Nutrical was applied.