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Effects of Storage Environment and Maturity on Quality of Mini Wax Gourd |
FANG Yu-peng1,WANG Li-ping2
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1Chizhou Vocational and Technical College, Chizhou 247000, Anhui, China; 2College of Horticulture and Forestry,
Huazhong Agricultural University,Wuhan 430070, Hubei, China |
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Abstract Taking mini wax gourd( Benincasa hispida Cogn. var. chieh-qua How.)‘Chunfeng’as
experimental material,the paper studied the influence of different harvest maturity and storage environment
on the quality and storability of mini wax gourd. The results indicate that although the low harvest
maturity fruit has high nutritional value,it is not tolerant to storage. Its fruits got shrank after 3 days
storage.The high harvest maturity fruit is tolerant to storage,and can still maintain good appearance
after 100 days.Besides,storage under basement environment could delay the quality changed.Fruits
of all maturity got rotten after 20 days under cold storage condition.The results showed that,for short
period of storage,it is better to choose the low harvest maturity fruit picked 15 days after flowering;
while for long period of storage,the high harvest maturity fruit picked 30-45 days after flowering was
chosen to store under relatively lower temperature in basement environment.
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Received: 28 July 2013
Published: 10 October 2013
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