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Recent Research Status of Postharvest Management of Broccoli  

Choi, Ji-Weon (National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science (NIHHS))
Lee, Woo-Moon (National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science (NIHHS))
Kwak, Jung-Ho (National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science (NIHHS))
Kim, Won-Bae (National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science (NIHHS))
Kim, Ji-Gang (National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science (NIHHS))
Lee, Seung-Ku (Department of Plant Science, Seoul National University)
Cho, Mi-Ae (National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science (NIHHS))
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Journal of the Korean Society of International Agriculture / v.23, no.5, 2011 , pp. 497-502 More about this Journal
Abstract
Broccoli is considered as one of the functional foods to offer a hearty supply of the nutrient-rich vegetable in the world. Broccoli contains high level of phytochemicals, and that is selected as one of the top 10 vegetables for human health promotion. Especially, glucosinolates and flavonoids are well known as anti free oxygen radicals in vegetables and fruits. In Korea, broccoli consumption has increased to well known on the health-beneficial vegetables since 2000. However, broccoli has many problems of postharvest management since the quality of harvested heads quickly declines. Major problems are the floret yellowing, wilting, off-odor, and decay. The multiple postharvest applications improve broccoli quality and cold treatment including pre-cooling extends on the shelf-life with circumstance of optimum storage which is 0℃ temperature and a range of 95-100% relative humidity. Controlled atmosphere or modified atmosphere packaging can be used as supplemental treatments to extend postharvest life. 1-2% O2 + 5-10% CO2 is currently recommended for broccoli. Postharvest management is important for broccoli because price fluctuations depend on harvest time and quality. In this study, we tried to review physiological change of broccoli after the harvest, storage method, and various techniques to optimize quality during distribution.
Keywords
postharvest physiology; storage; cold chain;
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