Efficacy of edible coatings in alleviating shrivel and maintaining quality of Japanese plum (prunus salicina lindl.) during export and shelf life conditions
Date
2020-07-16
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Abstract
The effect of six edible coatings were investigated on the ability to alleviate shrivel and
extend shelf life of plums. Fruit were subjected to a simulated shipping period (−0.5 ± 2 ◦C and
90 ± 5% relative humidity (RH)) for five weeks and a subsequent shelf life period (20 ± 2 ◦C and
80 ± 5% RH) for 20 d. Overall, the study showed that it is possible to alleviate shrivel and also
extend shelf life of plum (‘African Delight™’) at export and shelf life conditions. Amongst the edible
coatings investigated, the findings in fruit coated with gum arabic and the commercial products
were comparable and promising for postharvest preservation of the investigated plum cultivar.
The coatings showed a moderate delay of fruit ripening, significantly reduced weight loss and shrivel
development, allowing for the export of fruit over a long distance (five weeks) and up to 20 d of
shelf life.
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CITATION: Fawole, Olaniyi Amos, Riva, Shannon Claudia & Opara, Umezuruike Linus. 2020. Efficacy of edible coatings in alleviating shrivel and maintaining quality of Japanese plum (prunus salicina lindl.) during export and shelf life conditions. Agronomy, 10(7):1023, doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10071023.
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Keywords
Shrivel development, Fruit -- Postharvest technology, Radical scavenging activity, Japanese plum (prunus salicina lindl.), Fruit -- Postharvest physiology
Citation
Fawole, Olaniyi Amos, Riva, Shannon Claudia & Opara, Umezuruike Linus. 2020. Efficacy of edible coatings in alleviating shrivel and maintaining quality of Japanese plum (prunus salicina lindl.) during export and shelf life conditions. Agronomy, 10(7):1023, doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10071023