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THE USE OF PLASTIC FILM (ORIENTED POLYPROPYLENE) UNDER COLD CONDITIONS FOR STORAGE OF ´RAINHA CLAUDIA VERDE´ PLUMS

2005; International Society for Horticultural Science; Issue: 682 Linguagem: Inglês

10.17660/actahortic.2005.682.235

2406-6168

Ana Cristina Agulheiro‐Santos, Carlos Alberto D'Oliveira Ventura, M.J.G. Bernalte, G. Pacheco Ribeiro,

Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies

The effects of Oriented Polypropylene (Pplus®) film bags on quality of 'Rainha Claudia Verde' plums stored at 2°C and 95% relative humidity has been investigated. Quality parameters tested included weight loss, external colour (L* a* b*), visual assessment of the epidermis, epidermis puncture test, mesocarp penetration test, soluble solids content (SSC), and titratable acidity. Oriented polypropylene (OPP) film bags reduced weight loss of fruit compared with that of untreated control fruit, but the SSC was lower. The results for textural properties and visual assessments suggest that film bags can be used to store 'Rainha Claudia Verde' plums, but for no more than 42 days.