The influence of harvest maturity and storage temperature on quality and postharvest life of persian muskmelon fruit (cv. Semsory)
Asghary M., Babalar M.
5th International Postharvest Symposium . Volume of Abstract . Verona, Italy 6-11 June 2004. page 6
2004
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The influence of harvest maturity and storage temperature on quality and postharvest life of persian muskmelon fruit (cv. Semsory)
Fruit of Persian muskmelon (Cucumis melo L. Reticulatus group cv. Semsory)harvested at mature green and or at first stages of yellow color development on fruit skin were stored at 2.5 °C and or 5.5 °C with 85-90% RH for 33 days followed by one day at 20 °C.Then quality evaluations were conducted.Both factors, storage temperature and fruit maturity at harvest, significantly affected fruit attributes.Fruit harvested at first stages of yellow color development and stored at 2.5 °C had high taste and flavor, high pH number and marketability value in comparison to other fruit at the end of storage period, and their sugar content was much than others.Fruit harvested at mature green stage and kept at 2.5 °C were firmer, but they had not good flavor and marketability value because they had low sugar content and yellow color.No damage to fruit was observed at 2.5 °C.Skin yellow color development and flesh taste & flavor improvement that in fruit harvested at first stages of yellow color development, was the reason of high marketability for these fruits, whereas since mature green fruits had not good flavor and yellow color and had low pH then were not marketable.