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Maria Judith Ochoa

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Increasing Cold Tolerance of Cactus Pear Fruit by High-Temperature Conditioning and Film Wrapping

2017

Pre-storage high-temperature conditioning (HTC, 38 °C, and 95% RH for 24 h) and individual film wrapping (IFW) with a perforated polyolefinic heat-shrinkable film were used as individual treatments or in combination to mitigate chilling injury of first crop cactus pear cv ‘Gialla’. The fruit was stored for 21 days at either 2 or 8 °C (CS) plus 1 week of simulated marketing conditions (SMC) at 20 °C. The reduction in peel disorders and decay in HTC-treated fruit stored at 2 °C was comparable to that detected in control fruit stored at 8 °C. IFW was more efficient than HTC in reducing peel disorders, almost completely inhibited weight loss, and preserved freshness in fruit st…

High-temperature conditionOpuntia ficus-indicaCold storageTitratable acidIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering040501 horticulturechemistry.chemical_compound0404 agricultural biotechnologyBotanySafety Risk Reliability and QualityPEARVitamin CProcess Chemistry and TechnologyIndividual film wrappingChilling injuryAcetaldehydefood and beverages04 agricultural and veterinary sciences040401 food scienceCold storageSettore AGR/03 - Arboricoltura Generale E Coltivazioni ArboreeHorticulturechemistryPolyphenolCactusConditioning0405 other agricultural sciencesFood Science
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Reducing postharvest decay in cactus pears by dip treatment with imazalil or azoxystrobin

2019

Postharvest decay in cactus pear is a minor problem in fruit marketed directly after harvest, while it may represent a major cause of losses when fruit are cold stored or subjected to cold quarantine treatments. Unfortunately, to date, no postharvest fungicide has been registered to control postharvest decay of cactus pears. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of two globally known fungicides, imazalil (IMZ) and azoxystrobin (AZO), registered for postharvest treatment of various fresh produce species, to control decay on cactus pears. Second-crop cactus pears ‘Gialla’ fruits were dipped in 500 mg L(‑1) IMZ or AZO and stored at 1 or 8°C and 90-95% RH for 2 or 3 wee…

PEARHorticulturePesticideBiologybiology.organism_classificationlaw.inventionSettore AGR/03 - Arboricoltura Generale E Coltivazioni ArboreeFungicidechemistry.chemical_compoundHorticulturechemistrylawAzoxystrobinQuarantinePenicilliumCactusPostharvestazoxystrobin cactus pears decay imazalil storageActa Horticulturae
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