Characterization of postharvest quality and application of conservation techniques in cultivars of purple and yellow carrots newly introduced in Brazil

• Grant number: 14/07779-6
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: September 01, 2014
• End date: August 31, 2018
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Food Science and Technology - Food Science
• Agreement: Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES)
• Principal Investigator: Marta Helena Fillet Spoto
• Grantee: Natalia Dallocca Berno
• Host Institution: Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Piracicaba , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The cultivation of carrot ( Daucus carota L. ) is spread in various regions of the world, with annual production exceeding 35 million tons. In Brazil, the carrot is 4th more produced and 6th most consumed vegetables. Despite the high production, postharvest losses restrict their availability. Postharvest techniques, like the use of refrigeration, packaging, edible coating and blocking of ethylene action, may assist in maintaining quality and reducing losses carrot, and thus offer products in good condition for consumers. To determine the best methods of conservation of a new variety is necessary to evaluate and establish postharvest characteristics of the plant, as well as knowing their chemical composition. Thus, this study will expand the knowledge in the area, targeting varieties of carrots never before planted in the country, and also contribute to the international scene, in which there are few studies on the use of postharvest technologies employed to purple and yellow carrots. The objective of this work is to evaluate and characterize the postharvest quality of cultivars of purple and yellow carrots newly introduced in Brazil and analyze conservation techniques and their interactions with the physiology and biochemistry of the plant in order to identify main characteristics of these varieties and meet technique that extend life without interference in their quality attributes. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

BERNO, NATALIA DALLOCCA; TESSMER, MAGDA ANDREIA; PRECZENHAK, ANA PAULA; NASTARO, BRUNA THOME; FILLET SPOTO, MARTA HELENA; KLUGE, RICARDO ALFREDO. Chitosan and Carnauba Wax Coatings Are Not Recommended for Yellow Carrots. HORTICULTURAE, v. 4, n. 4, DEC 2018. (15/06378-0, 14/07779-6)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

BERNO, Natalia Dallocca. Postharvest conservation techniques for purple carrot newly introduced in Brazil. 2018. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALA/BC) Piracicaba.