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| Author(s): |
Jaqueline Visioni Tezotto Uliana
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Piracicaba. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALA/BC) |
| Defense date: | 2012-08-31 |
| Examining board members: |
Ricardo Alfredo Kluge;
Lucimara Rogeria Antoniolli;
Angelo Pedro Jacomino
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| Advisor: | Ricardo Alfredo Kluge |
| Abstract | |
The development of methods for maintaining fresh raspberry quality has great importance for the berry crop growth in Brazil, considering that the main difficulty has been the short shelf-life of this fruit. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of postharvest techniques in quality conservation of fresh raspberry, using cold storage, modified atmosphere, 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) application and chitosan application in pre and postharvest. For this purpose six experiments were performed. At first, fruits were stored at 0, 5, 10 or 15°C and 90±5% RH during 12 days, for evaluation of best storage temperature (that was used in all following experiments). The second experiment was the use of modified atmosphere, storing the raspberries for 15 days in polyvinyl chloride (PVC - 15 m), low density polyethylene (LDPE - 10 and 20 m), high density polyethylene (HDPE), polypropylene (PP - 10 m), polyethylene terephthalate (PET) without and with holes (this last one being unmodified atmosphere). For the third experiment, the fruits were exposed to 1-MCP at 0, 100, 500, 1000 and 2000 nL L-1 for 12 hours, and then stored during 12 days. The fourth experiment assessed the fruit behavior in response to postharvest application of different chitosan concentrations. The fruits were immersed in solutions of 0, 0.5, 1 and 2% during five minutes and then stored for 15 days. The pre-harvest chitosan application was studied in the fifth experiment, where whole plants were treated with three weekly spray applications, at the same concentrations of the previous experiment, and then the fruit were stored for 12 days. In the sixth experiment, the association of the best treatments from the previous experiments was evaluated. The application order of the techniques led to different treatments, and fruit were stored for 20 days. The 0ºC temperature is the most recommended for the preservation and extension of raspberry shelf-life. The use of LDPE - 10 m provides the best modified atmosphere treatment for raspberry. The 1-MCP application does not increase the raspberry marketing period, but it keeps the treated fruits with superior quality, and the concentrations ranging from 1000 to 2000 nL L-1 are the most indicated. The chitosan is efficient in maintaining the raspberry quality, however, only the postharvest application extends the shelf-life. The best concentration for pre and postharvest are 2 and 1%, respectively. The combined application of cold storage, plastic film, 1-MCP and postharvest chitosan extends the fruit shelf-life, independent of the order of the treatments. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 10/02601-3 - Development of postharvest storage methods of fresh raspberry |
| Grantee: | Jaqueline Visioni Tezotto-Uliana |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |