FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2006, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (6): 230-233.

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Effects of Temperature on Storage of Honey Dew Melons

 LIU  Fang, WANG  Chun-Lin, ZHANG  Yu-Xin, CHEN  Nian-Lai   

  1. College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
  • Online:2006-06-15 Published:2011-09-22

Abstract: Storage quality and diseases of honey dew melon were studied under different temperatures. The results showed that the optimum storage temperature for honey dew fruits is 9~10℃ which will bring about good marketing quality and control on disease pathogen of honey dew fruits. Honey dew fruits stored at 4~5℃ suffered chilling injury showed shortened storage life mainly due to combined infection of fungi. High storage temperature of 19~20℃ promoted disease development and quality worsening of honey dew.

Key words:  , Cucumis melo L; storage temperature; chilling injury; quality; storage disease;