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http://dx.doi.org/10.12972/kjhst.20160003

Effect of Temperature Pre-conditioning on Fruit Quality of Early-season 'Hanareum' Pears (Pyrus pyrifolia Nakai) during Simulated Marketing  

Lee, Ug-Yong (Pear Research Institute, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science)
Oh, Kwang-Suk (Dept. of Horticulture, Chungnam National University)
Hwang, Yong-Soo (Dept. of Horticulture, Chungnam National University)
Lim, Byung-Sun (National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration)
Ahn, Young-Jik (Industry-academic Corp. Foundation, PaiChai University)
Chun, Jong-Pil (Dept. of Horticulture, Chungnam National University)
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Horticultural Science & Technology / v.34, no.1, 2016 , pp. 94-101 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to establish postharvest management techniques including a temperature pre-conditioning protocol for maintaining fruit quality in newly developed early-season Korean pear cultivar 'Hanareum' (Pyrus pyrifolia Nakai). The fruits were treated with three different pre-conditioning temperatures (21, 25, or $29^{\circ}C$) for 4 days according to the harvest time (103 or 110 days after full bloom, DAFB). The percent weight loss was relatively low in the fruits subjected to low pre-conditioning temperature regardless of harvest time. The firmness of the fruits treated with pre-conditioning at $21^{\circ}C$ remained high during 20 days of simulated marketing at $25^{\circ}C$, although all treated fruits showed a general decline of firmness with extended time of simulated marketing. These fruits also showed higher appearance and a lower incidence of mealiness disorder symptoms. During the experimental periods, the production of ethylene was lower in the fruits pre-conditioned at $21^{\circ}C$ in comparison with those of treated at 25 and $29^{\circ}C$. High respiration rates were obvious in the fruits pre-conditioned at high temperature ($29^{\circ}C$), especially in the optimum-harvested fruits, where respiration was approximately two times higher than that of fruits exposed to $21^{\circ}C$ during pre-conditioning. However, the respiration rate was similar during simulated marketing at $25^{\circ}C$ regardless of harvest time. These results demonstrated that temperature pre-conditioning at $21^{\circ}C$ is a simple and effective postharvest technique for summer harvested Korean pear cultivars including 'Hanareum'.
Keywords
appearance; core-browning; ethylene; mealiness; respiration rate;
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