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Improving postharvest quality of apple (Malus × domestica Borkh. cv Golden Delicious) fruit by storage at near freezing temperature

Chang SHU 2, 2,Jian-Kang CaoWeiBo Jiang2   

  • Received:2018-12-02 Revised:2019-09-17 Online:2020-01-15 Published:2020-01-19
  • Contact: WeiBo Jiang E-mail:jwb@cau.edu.cn

Abstract: To investigate the effects of near freezing temperature storage (NFT) on ‘Golden Delicious’ apple fruit, postharvest quality attributes and antioxidant activity were studied. The results showed that NFT was set to be (-1.7±0.2) ℃. Compared with 0℃ storage, near freezing temperature storage delayed the fruit senescence of apple fruit by suppressed the ethylene production and respiration rate and maintained higher soluble solids and titratable acid contents. Compared with 0℃storage, ascorbic acid, total phenols, total flavonoids were observed to maintain a relatively high level and maintained higher antioxidant capacity. NFT retarded the increase of membrane permeability and MDA content. Based on the results above, near freezing temperature storage should be recommended for improving storage quality and antioxidant capacity of ‘Golden Delicious’ apple.

Key words: near freezing temperature storage (NFT storage), Golden Delicious apple, storage quality

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