Effects of smoke, hexanal, and calcium chloride on post-harvest quality of oranges [Citrus x sinensis (L.) Osbeck] cvs Msasa and Jaffa under different storage durations and conditions in Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorBaltazari, Anna
dc.contributor.authorMtui, Hosea Dunstan
dc.contributor.authorMwatawala, Maulid Walad
dc.contributor.authorChove, Lucy Mlipano
dc.contributor.authorSullivan, J. Alan
dc.contributor.authorPaliyath, Gopinadhan
dc.contributor.authorSubramanian, Jayasankar
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-07T11:40:37Z
dc.date.available2023-03-07T11:40:37Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionJournal of Tropical Agriculture pp.71-81en_US
dc.description.abstractExperiments were conducted to assess the effects of hexanal, calcium chloride, and smoke on the post-harvest quality of oranges under ambient (room) temperature (28±20C) and reduced temperature storage (18±20C) conditions on two varieties of sweet orange (Citrus x sinensis (L.) Osbeck) cvs ‘Msasa’ and ‘Jaffa’. Fruit were dipped in enhanced freshness formulation (EFF) containing hexanal as the key ingredient at 0.01%, 0.02%, and 0.04% (volume/volume), or calcium chloride solution at 1%, 2%, and 4% (weight /volume) for five minutes each, or subjected to a smoking regime, simulating a popular traditional practice, by burning 0.5 kg, 1.0 kg, and 1.5 kg of dried banana leaves, or left untreated (control). Various parameters including physiological weight loss, fruit firmness, total soluble solids (TSS), titratable acidity (TA), and the TSS/TA ratio were assessed to determine effects on post-harvest quality of fruit. Results indicate that hexanal and calcium chloride treatments significantly (p < 0.001) reduced physiological weight loss, maintained fruit firmness and significantly higher TSS in both varieties compared to smoke treatment and untreated controls. Reduced temperature storage also significantly (p < 0.001) lowered physiological weight loss of hexanal- and calcium chloride-treated oranges. Based on the results of this study, post-harvest dip treatments with hexanal solution at 0.02% or calcium chloride solution at 2% coupled with reduced temperature storage at 18°C are recommended to maintain the quality of fresh oranges in Tanzania. On the contrary, the application of smoke is highly discouraged as it reduces the quality of oranges.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/4987
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe UWIen_US
dc.subjectPost-harvest treatmentsen_US
dc.subjectPost-harvest lossen_US
dc.subjectShelf lifeen_US
dc.subjectPhysiological weight lossen_US
dc.subjectFruit firmnessen_US
dc.subjectTotal soluble solids (TSS)en_US
dc.subjectTitratable acidity (TA)en_US
dc.subjectTSS/TA ratioen_US
dc.titleEffects of smoke, hexanal, and calcium chloride on post-harvest quality of oranges [Citrus x sinensis (L.) Osbeck] cvs Msasa and Jaffa under different storage durations and conditions in Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.urlhttps://journals.sta.uwi.edu/ojs/index.php/ta/article/view/6690/6194en_US

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