EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT PACKAGING AND STORAGE CONDITIONS ON POSTHARVEST QUALITY OF TOMATO

B. Buntong, V. Kong, A.L. Acedo Jr., S. Kanlayanarat
Tomato fruit at the breaker stage were stored in two types of modified atmosphere packs (MAP-1 using polyethylene film and MAP-2, food wrapping film with polystyrene foam as practiced in supermarkets) or in the open at 15°C or ambient. The fruit lost weight and ripened with storage based on changes in color a* values, titratable acidity (TA) and total soluble solids (TSS). Of the storage treatments, keeping fruit in food wrapping film with polystyrene foam at 15°C was the most effective in reducing weight loss and retarding ripening. The fruit eventually turned full red and maintained higher TA than that of the other treatments. Fruit stored in the open at ambient had the highest weight loss and shortest shelf life due to rapid ripening.
Buntong, B., Kong, V., Acedo Jr., A.L. and Kanlayanarat, S. (2015). EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT PACKAGING AND STORAGE CONDITIONS ON POSTHARVEST QUALITY OF TOMATO. Acta Hortic. 1088, 125-129
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2015.1088.16
https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2015.1088.16
Solanum lycopersicum, postharvest quality, packaging, storage, shelf life
English

Acta Horticulturae