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MA shipment of papaya cv. Eksotika.

Yon, R. M.; Rahman, A. S. A.;

Postharvest Horticulture Series - Department of Pomology, University of California Year: 1997 Issue: No. 17 Pages: 198-204 Ref: 10 ref.

1997

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MA shipment of papaya cv. Eksotika.

In this study, 1337 boxes of pawpaw (cv. Eksotika) fruits were successfully transported from Malaysia to Dubai in a 20-ft refrigerated container with a temperature setting at 12 deg C. About half of the consignment was packed in 6-kg boxes containing 8-9 fruits while the other half used 3.5-kg boxes containing 5-6 fruits. MA packaging was used to control quality deterioration during handling and transportation of the fruits. The MA environment was created by wrapping the fruits in low density polyethylene bags (LDPE, 0.04 mm thickness). One or two sachets of ethylene absorbent (20 g) was placed inside the bag to control ethylene. The packaging produced a safe environment containing 2-8% O2 and 6-13% CO2 with undetectable amounts of ethylene. The journey to Dubai took 13 days. On arrival, the overall quality of the fruits was still good with an average score of 4 (out of 5). Flesh temperature was maintained at 12.5 deg and there was minimal change in skin colour, development of chilling injury an

d deterioration. The fruits ripened normally within 3 days after induction with ethylene with even skin colour development, good flavour and taste.