[...]... color and maintains an acceptable visual quality up to 76 days of storage 14 COLOR ATLAS OF POSTHARVEST QUALITY OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Figure 1.6 Appearance of ‘Marsh’ grapefruit stored for 54 days at 15°C Stem-end rot develops after 35 days and attains severe levels after 54 days SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL FRUITS 15 16 COLOR ATLAS OF POSTHARVEST QUALITY OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Figure 1.7 Blossom-end... Bibliography Color Atlas of Postharvest Quality of Fruits and Vegetables Maria Cecilia do Nascimento Nunes © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Inc ISBN: 97 8-0 -8 1 3-8 175 2-1 GRAPEFRUIT Scientific Name: Family: Citrus paradisi Macf Rutaceae Quality Characteristics Optimum Postharvest Handling Conditions G Grapefruit is normally stored at about 10–15°C depending on the cultivar, growing area, season of harvest, and fruit... SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL FRUITS 23 24 COLOR ATLAS OF POSTHARVEST QUALITY OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Figure 1.10 Appearance of ‘Valencia’ orange after storage for 42 (left) and 52 days (center and right) at 0°C followed by 2 days at 20°C No signs of CI are noticeable, but the fruit appears dry and aged Figure 1.11 Appearance of ‘Valencia’ orange stored for 52 days at 5°C After 20 days slight stem-end breakdown... develops and increases with storage time After 52 days the color of the peel around the stem-end develops a rusty coloration and appears dry SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL FRUITS 25 Figure 1.12 Appearance of ‘Valencia’ orange stored for 52 days at 10°C After 20 days stem-end decay develops and increases with storage time After 52 days decay is evident at the stem-end of the fruit 26 COLOR ATLAS OF POSTHARVEST QUALITY. .. after which some stem-end breakdown develops 12 COLOR ATLAS OF POSTHARVEST QUALITY OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL FRUITS 13 Figure 1.4 Chilling injury (pitting of the skin) in ‘Marsh’ grapefruit after storage for 70 (left) and 76 days (center and right) at 5°C plus 2 days at 20°C Figure 1.5 Appearance of ‘Marsh’ grapefruit stored for 76 days at 10°C After 21 days of storage the fruit... airport handling operations affect the quality of papaya (Carica papaya L.) fruit Postharvest Biology and Technology 41:328–340 Nunes, M.C.N., Emond, J-P., Brecht, J.K., Dea, S., and Proulx, E 2007 Quality curves for mango as a function of the storage temperature Journal of Food Quality 30:104–120 Paull, R.E 1999 Effect of temperature and relative humidity on fresh commodity quality Postharvest Biology and. .. Texas, 19 20 COLOR ATLAS OF POSTHARVEST QUALITY OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES and other parts of the world require higher storage temperatures to prevent CI (Ritenour 2004) Prior to washing and waxing, green oranges are normally exposed to ethylene (1–5 µL/L−1) for periods of 12–72 hours at temperatures between 21 and 29°C, depending on the cultivar and area of origin The process is called degreening and is used... 15:153–156 Nunes, M.C.N., and Emond, J-P 2002 “Storage temperature.” In Postharvest Physiology and Pathology of Vegetables, edited by J.A Bartz and J.K Brecht, pp 209–228 Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York Nunes, M.C.N., Emond, J-P., and Brecht, J.K 2003a Predicting shelf life and quality of raspberries under different storage temperatures Acta Horticulturae 628:599–606 Nunes, M.C.N., Emond, J-P., and Brecht,... Grapefruit stored at 0, 5, and 20°C retains an acceptable visual quality for 21, 49, and 35 days, respectively, but quality deteriorates very quickly afterward Figure 1.1 Appearance of ‘Marsh’ grapefruit stored for 76 days at 0°C After 21 days small dark spots are evident in the peel of the fruit 10 COLOR ATLAS OF POSTHARVEST QUALITY OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL FRUITS 11 Figure 1.2... cultivar, stage of maturity, environmental conditions during development in the field, and postharvest handling conditions, orange fruit may contain between 31 and 79 mg of vitamin C and 71 µg of β-carotene per 100 g of fresh fruit (Eaks 1964; Nagy 1980; USDA 2006) Optimum Postharvest Handling Conditions To reduce water loss and decay, and to extend postharvest life, oranges should be pre-cooled promptly . x0 y0 w0 h0" alt="" COLOR ATLAS OF POSTHARVEST QUALITY OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Color Atlas of Postharvest Quality of Fruits and Vegetables Maria Cecilia do Nascimento Nunes © 2008 John Wiley. identifying and understanding the storage diseases of fruits and vegetables. What you have in this book, Color Atlas of Postharvest Quality of Fruits and Vegetables, is the result of some 10 years of. services of a competent professional should be sought. Library of Congress Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Nunes, Maria Cecilia do Nascimento. Color atlas of postharvest quality of fruits and vegetables