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T1 POST-HARVEST PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHANGES IN FULL RIPE STRAWBERRIES DURING COLD STORAGE
A1 A. Ali
A1 M. Abrar
A1 M. T. Sultan
A1 A. Din
A1 B. Niaz
JF Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences
JO JAPS
SN 1018-7081
VO 21
IS 1
SP 38
OP 41
YR 2011
FD 2011/02/01
DO DOI NA
AB <p>The objective of the present research was to study the post-harvest changes in quality attributes of fully ripened strawberry fruit during cold storage. The research trial was conducted using three different temperatures i.e. (0&ordm;C, 5&ordm;C and 10&ordm;C) with 90-95% relative humidity. Quality attributes studied include firmness; weight loss, total soluble solids, pH and acidity during 2 weeks of storage after three days interval. The results indicated that titratable acidity and pH were affected non-significantly as a function of storage conditions. Whereas, weight loss was rapid in the samples stored at room temperature and 10&deg;C than those stored at 0&deg;C. It was further observed that at 0&deg; C strawberry fruit showed maximum shelf life. Additionally, quality attributes remained stable as compared to 5&deg;C and 10&deg;C. The results indicated that fully ripened strawberry fruits should be stored at 0&deg;C to retain best quality under climatic conditions prevailing in Pakistan.</p>
K1 Post-harvest management, strawberry, physicochemical changes, weight loss, shelf life
PB Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum
LK https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2011-JAPS-114