Iranian Journal of Horticultural Science

Iranian Journal of Horticultural Science

Effects of nano-ZnO and carboxymethyl cellulose postharvest treatments on some physicochemical characteristics of nectarine (Prunus persica cv. Red gold)

Document Type : Full Paper

Authors
Mohammadreza Asghari 1
Hashem Zarei 2
Habib Shirzad 3
1 Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of urmia, urmia ,Iran
2 M. Sc. Student, Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Urmia, Urmia, Iran
3 Instructor, Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Urmia, Urmia, Iran
10.22059/ijhs.2018.233690.1257
Abstract
In this study the effect of nano-ZnO (at 0, 0.01 and 0.03%) and carboxymethyl cellulose (at 0, 0.5 and 1%) were studied on the quality and shelf life of "Red Gold" nectarine fruit during storage (0-1, 90 to 95% relative humidity) for 40 days. A factorial experiment was conducted in a completely randomized design with four replications. After treatment weight loss, total soluble solids, titratable acidity, pH, the content of vitamin C and browning index were evaluated during storage. Nano-ZnO and carboxymethyl cellulose treatments significantly reduced browning index in comparison with untreated control. 0.01% nano-ZnO and 1% carboxymethyl cellulose treatments significantly delayed weight loss. Nano-ZnO and carboxymethyl cellulose treatments also maintained total acidity and total soluble solids in comparison with control. Results revealed that the use of nano-ZnO and carboxymethyl cellulose treatments can maintain quality of "Red Gold" nectarine fruit.
Keywords
Edible coating
fruit quality
nano technology
Shelf life
soluble solids
Subjects
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Iranian Journal of Horticultural Science
Volume 49, Issue 4 - Serial Number 4
Winter 2019
Pages 1025-1033

  • Receive Date 21 May 2017
  • Revise Date 25 November 2017
  • Accept Date 06 January 2018