WATER-LOSS - A NONDESTRUCTIVE INDICATOR OF ENHANCED CELL-MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY OF CHILLING-INJURED CITRUS-FRUIT

Authors
COHEN E SHAPIRO B SHALOM Y KLEIN JD
Citation
E. Cohen et al., WATER-LOSS - A NONDESTRUCTIVE INDICATOR OF ENHANCED CELL-MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY OF CHILLING-INJURED CITRUS-FRUIT, Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 119(5), 1994, pp. 983-986
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Horticulture
Journal title
Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00031062
Volume
119
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
983 - 986
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-1062(1994)119:5<983:W-ANIO>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Water loss was found to be a nondestructive indicator before visible s ymptoms of chilling injury (CI) in cold-stored grapefruit (Citrus para disi Macf.) and lemon (C. limon L. Burm. f.). The water-loss rate incr eased significantly after removing the fruit from cold storage and hol ding at 20C. Scanning electron microscopy revealed large cracks around the stomata. Changes in electrical conductivity of the flavedo tissue s, total electrolyte leakage, and K+ or Ca2+ leakage were all inadequa te predictors of CI, appearing only after CI was evident.