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Response of 'Galia' muskmelons to irradiation as a quarantine treatment.

Lalaguna, F.;

HortScience Year: 1998 Vol: 33 Issue: 1 Pages: 118-120 Ref: 23 ref.

1998

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Response of 'Galia' muskmelons to irradiation as a quarantine treatment.

Commercially grown and handled Galia melons from 4 harvests in 2 years were irradiated at doses of up to 1 kGy. Hot-water dipping (53 deg C, 1 minute) was investigated as a treatment for protection from decay in combination with irradiation. Irradiation had no effect on vitamin C (ascorbic acid) content, titratable acidity, soluble solids, moisture content, or decay after 14 days of storage at 23 deg . Hot-water dipping reduced decay, and interactions between this treatment and irradiation were nonsignificant. Small wounds which were not detrimental to the initial quality of fruits became more noticeable during storage, particularly in fruits which had been treated with 1 kGy irradiation. It is suggested that irradiation has commercial potential as a quarantine treatment for Galia melons.