Respiratory rate of juazeiro fruits (Ziziphus joazeiro Mart.) stored under ambient temperature
Journal Title: Revista Verde de Agroecologia e Desenvolvimento Sustentável - Year 2017, Vol 12, Issue 2
Abstract
The juazeiro is a well-known plant of the sertanejos, that besides serving of shade and arborization of streets, its fruits are widely consumed by animals. Some research is directed to this culture, however, there is no research regarding the respiratory nature of the fruits. The objective of this research was to evaluate the respiratory rate of juazeiro fruits harvested from plants located in the city of Queimadas, Paraíba, stored at controlled ambient temperature (23 ± 1 ° C and 55 ± 2% RH) for four days. The respiratory rate was determined using the methodology described by Crispim et al. (1994) with adaptations, it was also estimated the fresh mass of the fruit and the loss of mass during the storage period. The results showed a reduction of fresh mass of the fruit, increase of mass loss, as well as, climacteric peaks on the third day of storage, thus being considered fruits of climacteric nature.
Authors and Affiliations
Jéssica Leite da Silva, Franciscleudo Bezerra da Costa, Ana Marinho do Nascimento, Francimalba Francilda de Sousa, Kalinne Passos dos Santos
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- DOI 10.18378/rvads.v12i2.4740
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