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Storage temperature, postharvest treatments, market life and quality of winter melon (Cucumis melo L. group inodorus).

Venere, D. di; Linsalata, V.; Bianco, V. V.; Massignan, L.;

Acta Horticulturae Year: 2000 Issue: No. 518 Pages: 159-165 Ref: 14 ref.

2000

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Storage temperature, postharvest treatments, market life and quality of winter melon (Cucumis melo L. group inodorus).

Melon (cv. Amarillo oro) fruits were harvested 45 days after anthesis during August 1996 and 1997 (approx. 10 days before horticultural maturity) in Matera, southern Italy, for marketing up to December. The fruits were stored at 5-10 or 15 deg C. Prior to storage the fruits were: (1) held in hot water at 50 deg C for 2 minutes, (2) held for 24 h in 30% CO2, (3) sprayed with 0.25% (v/v) H2O2, or (4) sprayed with 0.01 M 2,5-dimethoxybenzoic (2,5-DMBA) acid. Fruit texture, acidity, decay and soluble solids, glucose, fructose and sucrose contents were measured at 20-day intervals. Storage quality was best at 15 deg C. Hot water treatment and 2,5-DMBA application provided effective protection against storage decay; after 60 days in storage, 47% of melons were still marketable.