Influence of Cultivars‚ Calcium Chloride and Periods on Fruit Storage Behavior of Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.)

Volume 17 , Issue 4 , December 2015 , Pages 75-84

Authors

¹ Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Forestry- University of Duhok

² Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture - Salahaddin University

Fruits of two local pomegranate cultivars (Sharmny and Hablary) were harvested during

2011 season; harvested fruits were dipped in 0, 2 and 4% CaCl2 for 4 minutes and

stored at ambient temperature for four storage periods (1, 2, 3 and 4) months. Results

revealed that Hablary cultivar was significantly maintained titratable acidity (%),

reduced fruit weight loss and fruit decay compared to Sharmny cultivar. Moreover,

Fruit dipped in 4 % CaCl2 had a significant decrease in fruit weight loss and recorded

the highest TSS, TSS/TA ratio and vitamin C. compared to other treatments.

Furthermore, TSS, TSS/TA ratio and fruit weight loss were significantly increased,

while TA and vitamin C significantly reduced with the prolonging of storage periods.

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