| publication name | Response of Washington navel orange to thyme and clove oils as natural postharvest treatments under cold storage conditions. Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 9(7): 4335-4344. |
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| Authors | Baiea, M.H.M. and El-Badawy, H.E.M. |
| year | 2013 |
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| Local/International | International |
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Abstract
This work was carried out during two successive seasons of 2011 and 2012 to evaluate the effect of some natural postharvest treatments i.e. thyme and clove oils at 2 and 3% on some fruit quality parameters of Washington navel orange fruits under cold storage (5±2˚C& 90% R.H.). Briefly, fruit weight loss %, decay %, T.S.S % and respiration rate (ml CO2/kg fruits/hr) of Washington navel orange fruits were increased in most cases with prolonging the storage period. Whereas, total acidity % and ascorbic acid (mg/100 ml juice) were decreased with advancing the storage period. However, the lowest values of weight loss %, decay % and respiration rate as well as the best results of shelf life (days) ,besides the highest values of total acidity % and ascorbic acid were gained by 3% clove oil treatment.