In order to investigate the effect of Aloe vera gel, salicylic acid and hot water treatment, on postponement of decay and improvement of fruit quality, a factorial experiment based on a completely randomized design with eight treatments and four replications was conducted in 2015. Treatments included Aloe vera gel in 3 concentrations of 0, 25 and 50%, salicylic acid at 2 rates of 1.5 and 3 mM a...

By storing the cantaloupe fruit in the optimum conditions, it can be provided over a longer period of time with a more optimal quality in the domestic markets; its exports to other countries can be expanded and developed. This study was intended to utilize ethylene absorbents in order to preserve postharvest characteristics in the cantaloupe fruit. Therefore, fruits of Cucumis melo were stored ...

Chitosan in addition to antimicrobial properties is used as an edible coating for improvement storage life of various fruit and vegetables. Weight loss and fungal rot, are the main limiting factors in sweet pepper postharvest life. Therefore in this study the effects of chitosan at concentration of 0.5, 1, 1.5 and 2% were investigated on the quality preservation and fungal rot controlling of sw...

In this study, the effects of postharvest application of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), methyl jasmonate (MeJA) and methyl salicylate (MeSA) on chilling injury, peel attributes and fruit juice quality of ‘Moro’ blood orange during cold storage at 3 °C and 90% RH for 150 days was investigated. GABA treatment at concentrations of 20 and 40 mM using vacuum at 30 kPa for 8 minutes and MeJA and MeSA va...

‘Golden Delicious’ apples were vacuum infiltrated (250 mm Hg) with 0, 4, and 6% solutions of CaCl2 followed by heat treatment for 0, 48 and 72 hours at 38oC. Treated fruits were stored at 0oC with RH of 85-90% for 2.5 and 5 months, followed by one week of storage at 20C. The results showed that fruits treated with 4 and 6% of CaCl2 significantly increased calcium content of fruits after 2.5 an...

‘Golden Delicious’ apples were vacuum infiltrated (250 mm Hg) with 0, 4, and 6% solutions of CaCl2 followed by heat treatment for 0, 48 and 72 hours at 38oC. Treated fruits were stored at 0oC with RH of 85-90% for 2.5 and 5 months, followed by one week of storage at 20C. The results showed that fruits treated with 4 and 6% of CaCl2 significantly increased calcium content of fruits after 2.5 an...