Preharvest Application with Oxalic Acid and Calcium Nitrate Maintains the Quality of Cold-Stored 'Swelling' Peach Fruits | ||||
| Journal of Sustainable Agricultural and Environmental Sciences | ||||
| Volume 2, Issue 4, November 2023, Page 41-45 PDF (320.22 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original research paper | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jsaes.2023.243305.1057 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Ahmed Fathy Abd El-Khalek   1; Shimaa Farhan2; Mohamed Shalaby3
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| 1Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University | ||||
| 2Department of Deciduous Fruits Research, Horticulture Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza | ||||
| 3Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University, | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Peach is a climacteric fruit suffering from rapid over-ripening and softening as well as quality deterioration after harvesting as a result having short storage period and shelf life. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of preharvest spray applications of 5 mM oxalic acid (OA) and 2% calcium nitrate (CaNi) on quality attributes of peach fruit cv. Swelling during 30 days of cold storage at 0±1ºC and 90-95% RH. The results showed that preharvest treatments of fruit with 5 mM OA recorded the significantly highest marketable percentage and visual appearance score, restricted the increase in total soluble solids/titratable acidity ratio and was more effective in maintaining the maximum content of ascorbic acid followed by 2% CaNi as compared to control. Therefore, it could be recommended to use OA at 5 mM and CaNi at 2% as safe preharvest treatments to maintain quality attributes of 'Swelling' peach fruits during cold storage. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Preharvest; Oxalic Acid; Calcium Nitrate; 'Swelling' Peach; Fruit Quality | ||||
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