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POSTHARVEST QUALITY OF HIGHBUSH BLUEBERRY (VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM L.) CULTIVARS IN RELATION TO STORAGE METHODS
Article number
715_84
Pages
545 – 552
Language
English
Abstract
The consumers demand for high quality fruit requires a proper post-harvest chain in order to limit loss of berry quality characteristics from harvest to shelf.
Therefore, in order to guarantee a top quality product and to lengthen its shelf-life, it is of primary importance to develop suitable storage techniques.
The aim of this study was to evaluate berry quality from harvest through storage under two conditions.
Three different cultivars of highbush blueberry were studied: Bluecrop, Coville and Brigitta. Samples of berries were collected weekly, weighed and stored for 60 days under two different conditions: traditional (3°C, 85% R.H.), or innovative (adding ozone to the normal atmosphere). Fruit weight, flesh firmness, total soluble solids content and titratable acidity were determined both at harvest and weekly during the storage period.
Therefore, in order to guarantee a top quality product and to lengthen its shelf-life, it is of primary importance to develop suitable storage techniques.
The aim of this study was to evaluate berry quality from harvest through storage under two conditions.
Three different cultivars of highbush blueberry were studied: Bluecrop, Coville and Brigitta. Samples of berries were collected weekly, weighed and stored for 60 days under two different conditions: traditional (3°C, 85% R.H.), or innovative (adding ozone to the normal atmosphere). Fruit weight, flesh firmness, total soluble solids content and titratable acidity were determined both at harvest and weekly during the storage period.
Authors
V. Chiabrando, C. Peano, G. Beccaro, G. Bounous, L. Rolle
Keywords
ozone
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