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Postharvest moisture loss characteristics of carrot (Daucus carota L.) cultivars during short-term storage.

Shibairo, S. I.; Upadhyaya, M. K.; Toivonen, P. M. A.;

Scientia Horticulturae Year: 1997 Vol: 71 Issue: 1/2 Pages: 1-12 Ref: 24 ref.

1997

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Postharvest moisture loss characteristics of carrot (Daucus carota L.) cultivars during short-term storage.

Differences in moisture loss characteristics among carrot cultivars Imperator Special 58, Gold Pak 28, Caro-pride, Paramount, Eagle, Celloking, Top Pak and Caro-choice during short-term storage at 13 deg C and at either 80% or 35% RH were investigated. Experiments were conducted over 2 years with an early and late harvest in each year. Moisture loss was significantly greater when carrots were stored at low RH compared to high RH. Consistent cultivar differences in moisture loss characteristics were observed only in the late-harvested carrots at low RH. Cultivars with higher specific surface area and relative electrolyte leakage, and lower water and osmotic potentials exhibited high moisture losses. Regression analysis, however, showed that moisture loss differences among cultivars were mainly associated with the specific surface area of the root.