title: Effects of different postharvest treatments on the physiology and quality of 'Xiaobai' apricots at room temperature.
abstract: The effect of postharvest treatments on storage characteristics of harvested apricots in relation to fruit quality was investigated. 'Xiaobai' apricots treated with 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP), chlorine dioxide (ClO2), calcium, and heat in sealed container and then stored at 20 °C with 90 % relative humidity (RH) for 10 days. Results showed that the treatments could reduce respiration production and MDA content, delay softening, postharvest decay, the decrease of soluble solids (SSC), and visual changes. Furthermore, the polyphenol oxidase (PPO), polygalacturonase (PG), and pectin methylesterase (PME), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), peroxidase (POD) activities were reduced by treatments. Taken together, it is suggested that ClO2 treatment might be an effective way to maintain the quality of apricot fruit except 1-MCP treatment.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Agro-products Storage and Processing, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Urumqi, 830091 China.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Institute Agro-products Processing Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Processing, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, 100193 People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Qin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830046 China.
authors.forename: Gang-Xia
authors.initials: GX
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830046 China.
authors.forename: Xin-Yuan
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830046 China.
authors.forename: Ji-de
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Institute of Agro-products Storage and Processing, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Urumqi, 830091 China.
authors.forename: Feng-Bin
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Che
keywords: 1-MCP; Apricots; Calcium treatment; ClO2; Heat treatment; Quality
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