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Effect of postharvest application of calcium chloride on brown rot and quality of red-flesh dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus)

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dc.contributor.affiliationsFaculty of Science and Technology
dc.contributor.affiliationsUniversiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
dc.contributor.affiliationsUniversiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM)
dc.contributor.authorAwang Y.B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAbdul Ghani M.A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSijam K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMohamad R.B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHafiza Y.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-29T01:56:35Z
dc.date.available2024-05-29T01:56:35Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractBrown rot caused by Monilinia fmcticola is one of most serious postharvest diseases infecting red-flesh dragon fruits. Once infected, the quality of fruits is drastically reduced and the fruits are unlikely to be acceptable within a few days after infection. With the possible mechanism of Ca in controlling the growth of the fungus by reducing the activity of pectolytic enzymes of the causing organism and strengthening the host cell wall, the fruits were treated with four concentration of CaCl2 (0, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0 g L-1) at postharvest stage for 30 min, then inoculated with spore suspensions of M. fmcticola (106 spores ml-1). Results showed that the severity of brown rot was reduced with increasing CaCl2 concentration and this was supported by a strong negative correlation between fruit peel, Ca and disease severity (r=-95). Overall, the beneficial effects of elevated CaCl2 on quality parameters i.e., soluble solids, acidity and firmness were more apparent on severely infected fruits.
dc.description.natureFinalen_US
dc.editorMassawe F.Massawe S.Alderson P.en_US
dc.identifier.epage772
dc.identifier.isbn9789070000000
dc.identifier.issn5677572
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84879559378
dc.identifier.spage763
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dc.identifier.urihttps://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/9852
dc.identifier.volume979
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.relation.ispartofActa Horticulturae
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectDragon fruitsen_US
dc.subjectFruit qualityen_US
dc.titleEffect of postharvest application of calcium chloride on brown rot and quality of red-flesh dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus)
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