Abstract
Evaporative cooling is an alternative option for a cheaper technology that can benefit small-scale farmers. The effect of evaporative cooling conditions on the postharvest quality of two eggplant cultivars was compared with ambient conditions. Newly harvested 'Banate King' and 'Señorita' eggplants were stored at ambient (26.37°C, 76.03% relative humidity, RH) or evaporative cooling (25.79°C, 97.94% RH) conditions. Both cultivars stored in the evaporative cooler (EC) showed better postharvest quality with lesser shrivelling and lower weight loss. In both storage conditions, 'Señorita' had lower weight loss, lesser shrivelling, better calyx and visual quality, reduced and late progression of decay and consequently longer shelf life compared to 'Banate King'. A higher ascorbic acid content was also observed in 'Señorita'. The shelf life of both cultivars in the EC was extended by 3.1 and 3.4 days for 'Banate King' and 'Señorita', respectively. Evaporative cooling can thus be a method to maintain eggplant quality a little longer.
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Claim · model-written summary
Evaporative cooling conditions gave both eggplant cultivars better postharvest quality than ambient conditions.
- Taxon
- eggplant
Solanum melongenae0 - Treatment
- evaporative cooling conditionse0
- Outcome
- postharvest qualitye1
- Direction
- bettere1
- Comparator
- ambient conditionse0
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Verbatim
e0“The effect of evaporative cooling conditions on the postharvest quality of two eggplant cultivars was compared with ambient conditions”
e1“Both cultivars stored in the evaporative cooler (EC) showed better postharvest quality with lesser shrivelling and lower weight loss”
Claim · model-written summary
Evaporative cooling gave both eggplant cultivars less shrivelling than ambient conditions.
- Taxon
- eggplantSolanum melongenae0
- Treatment
- evaporative cooling conditionse0
- Outcome
- shrivellinge1
- Direction
- lessere1
- Comparator
- ambient conditionse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The effect of evaporative cooling conditions on the postharvest quality of two eggplant cultivars was compared with ambient conditions”
e1“Both cultivars stored in the evaporative cooler (EC) showed better postharvest quality with lesser shrivelling and lower weight loss”
Claim · model-written summary
Evaporative cooling gave both eggplant cultivars lower weight loss than ambient conditions.
- Taxon
- eggplantSolanum melongenae0
- Treatment
- evaporative cooling conditionse0
- Outcome
- weight losse1
- Direction
- lowere1
- Comparator
- ambient conditionse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The effect of evaporative cooling conditions on the postharvest quality of two eggplant cultivars was compared with ambient conditions”
e1“Both cultivars stored in the evaporative cooler (EC) showed better postharvest quality with lesser shrivelling and lower weight loss”
Claim · model-written summary
The cultivar 'Señorita' had lower weight loss than 'Banate King' in both storage conditions.
- Taxon
- eggplantSolanum melongenae0
- Material
- Señoritae3
- Outcome
- weight losse3
- Direction
- lowere3
- Comparator
- Banate Kinge3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The effect of evaporative cooling conditions on the postharvest quality of two eggplant cultivars was compared with ambient conditions”
e3“In both storage conditions, 'Señorita' had lower weight loss, lesser shrivelling, better calyx and visual quality, reduced and late progression of decay and consequently longer shelf life compared to 'Banate King'”
Claim · model-written summary
The cultivar 'Señorita' had less shrivelling than 'Banate King' in both storage conditions.
- Taxon
- eggplantSolanum melongenae0
- Material
- Señoritae3
- Outcome
- shrivellinge3
- Direction
- lessere3
- Comparator
- Banate Kinge3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The effect of evaporative cooling conditions on the postharvest quality of two eggplant cultivars was compared with ambient conditions”
e3“In both storage conditions, 'Señorita' had lower weight loss, lesser shrivelling, better calyx and visual quality, reduced and late progression of decay and consequently longer shelf life compared to 'Banate King'”
Claim · model-written summary
The cultivar 'Señorita' had better calyx and visual quality than 'Banate King' in both storage conditions.
- Taxon
- eggplantSolanum melongenae0
- Material
- Señoritae3
- Outcome
- calyx and visual qualitye3
- Direction
- bettere3
- Comparator
- Banate Kinge3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The effect of evaporative cooling conditions on the postharvest quality of two eggplant cultivars was compared with ambient conditions”
e3“In both storage conditions, 'Señorita' had lower weight loss, lesser shrivelling, better calyx and visual quality, reduced and late progression of decay and consequently longer shelf life compared to 'Banate King'”
Claim · model-written summary
The cultivar 'Señorita' had reduced and late progression of decay compared with 'Banate King' in both storage conditions.
- Taxon
- eggplantSolanum melongenae0
- Material
- Señoritae3
- Outcome
- progression of decaye3
- Direction
- reducede3
- Qualifier
- latee3
- Comparator
- Banate Kinge3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The effect of evaporative cooling conditions on the postharvest quality of two eggplant cultivars was compared with ambient conditions”
e3“In both storage conditions, 'Señorita' had lower weight loss, lesser shrivelling, better calyx and visual quality, reduced and late progression of decay and consequently longer shelf life compared to 'Banate King'”
Claim · model-written summary
The cultivar 'Señorita' had longer shelf life than 'Banate King' in both storage conditions.
- Taxon
- eggplantSolanum melongenae0
- Material
- Señoritae3
- Outcome
- shelf lifee3
- Direction
- longere3
- Comparator
- Banate Kinge3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The effect of evaporative cooling conditions on the postharvest quality of two eggplant cultivars was compared with ambient conditions”
e3“In both storage conditions, 'Señorita' had lower weight loss, lesser shrivelling, better calyx and visual quality, reduced and late progression of decay and consequently longer shelf life compared to 'Banate King'”
Claim · model-written summary
Storage in the evaporative cooler extended the shelf life of both eggplant cultivars by 3.1 and 3.4 days.
- Taxon
- eggplantSolanum melongenae0
- Material
- Banate King' and 'Señoritae5
- Treatment
- in the ECe5
- Outcome
- shelf lifee5
- Direction
- extendede5
- Value
- 3.1 and 3.4 dayse5
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The effect of evaporative cooling conditions on the postharvest quality of two eggplant cultivars was compared with ambient conditions”
e5“The shelf life of both cultivars in the EC was extended by 3.1 and 3.4 days for 'Banate King' and 'Señorita', respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend evaporative cooling as a method to maintain eggplant quality a little longer.
- Taxon
- eggplantSolanum melongenae6
- Outcome
- maintain eggplant qualitye6
- Qualifier
- a little longere6
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e6“Evaporative cooling can thus be a method to maintain eggplant quality a little longer”
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