Abstract
The benefits conferred by a prestorage heat treatment on poststorage quality of apples (Malus domestics Borkh.) were measured on `Anna', a non-storing early cultivar, and `Granny Smith', a long-storing late cultivar. The major benefit was a decrease in rate of apple softening, both during OC storage and during simulated shelf life at 20C. Soluble solids concentration was not affected by heat treatment, but titratable acidity was reduced. Ethylene production after heat treatment and storage was similar to or higher than that of control apples, but respiration was lower. The optimum temperature and time combination for prestorage treatment of both cultivars was 4 days at 38C.
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Claims 6
Claim · model-written summary
Prestorage heat treatment decreased the rate of apple softening during storage and simulated shelf life.
- Taxon
- Apples
Malus domesticat0 - Treatment
- prestorage heat treatmente0
- Outcome
- rate of apple softeninge1
- Direction
- decreasee1
- Setting
- simulated shelf life at 20Ce1
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“Quality of Apples”
e0“The benefits conferred by a prestorage heat treatment on poststorage quality of apples”
e1“The major benefit was a decrease in rate of apple softening, both during OC storage and during simulated shelf life at 20C”
Claim · model-written summary
Heat treatment did not affect soluble solids concentration.
- Taxon
- ApplesMalus domesticat0
- Treatment
- heat treatmente2
- Outcome
- Soluble solids concentratione2
- Direction
- not affectede2
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“Quality of Apples”
e2“Soluble solids concentration was not affected by heat treatment, but titratable acidity was reduced”
Claim · model-written summary
Heat treatment reduced titratable acidity.
- Taxon
- ApplesMalus domesticat0
- Treatment
- heat treatmente2
- Outcome
- titratable aciditye2
- Direction
- reducede2
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Quality of Apples”
e2“Soluble solids concentration was not affected by heat treatment, but titratable acidity was reduced”
Claim · model-written summary
Ethylene production after heat treatment and storage was similar to or higher than in control apples.
- Taxon
- ApplesMalus domesticat0
- Treatment
- heat treatmente3
- Outcome
- Ethylene productione3
- Direction
- similar to or higher thane3
- Comparator
- control applese3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Quality of Apples”
e3“Ethylene production after heat treatment and storage was similar to or higher than that of control apples, but respiration was lower”
Claim · model-written summary
Respiration was lower after prestorage heat treatment and storage.
- Taxon
- ApplesMalus domesticat0
- Treatment
- heat treatmente3
- Outcome
- respiratione3
- Direction
- lowere3
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Quality of Apples”
e3“Ethylene production after heat treatment and storage was similar to or higher than that of control apples, but respiration was lower”
Claim · model-written summary
The optimum prestorage treatment for both cultivars was 4 days at 38C.
- Taxon
- ApplesMalus domesticat0
- Outcome
- optimum temperature and time combination for prestorage treatmente4
- Value
- 4 days at 38Ce4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Quality of Apples”
e4“The optimum temperature and time combination for prestorage treatment of both cultivars was 4 days at 38C”
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