Effect of pre-ripening on woolliness of peach.
Choi JeongHee and Lee SeungKoo
ISHS Acta Horticulturae 553: 281-284.
2001
บทคัดย่อ
Experiments were conducted to evaluate the physicochemical changes associated with the woolliness in 'Mibaekto' peach fruits. Fruits were harvested at the mature stage and subjected to pre-ripening (20 deg C, 24 h) treatments on the day of harvest, to alleviate the development of woolliness. After storage at 0 deg C for 4 weeks, the fruits were ripened at 20 deg C. During the ripening period, characteristics associated with woolliness were examined. Pre-ripening significantly reduced development of woolliness. Pre-ripened fruits showed rapid softening in flesh and rather higher electrolyte leakage than cold-stored fruits. Pre-ripening enhanced pectin methylesterase [pectinesterase] (PME) and polygalacturonase (PG) activity, which were highest in all treatments throughout the ripening period. Pre-ripened fruits had higher water-soluble pectin content and lower EDTA-soluble and sodium carbonate-soluble pectin contents than those stored without pre-ripening.