Some physiological changes in tangerines during storage.
Ye MaoZong; Ye DingChi; Xu WenRong;
Plant Physiology Communications Year: 1997 Vol: 33 Issue: 2 Pages: 115-117 Ref: 10 ref.
1997
บทคัดย่อ
In an experiment conducted in Zhejiang, China, Citrus reticulata fruits were stored at 5.4-14.6 deg C and 82-92% RH. Fruit respiration rate peaked 3 days after harvest, then decreased, but after storage for 90 days, the respiration rate rose again producing a second peak at 120 days. The respiration rates of pulp and peel differed during the early stages of storage, being higher in the former than in the latter; the converse was true during late storage. Sugar content decreased gradually during storage, but the organic acid content decreased rapidly during late storage. SOD [superoxide dismutase] activity decreased and MDA [malondialdehyde] content increased during storage.