Abstract
Changes in the quality during storage of persimmon fruits cv. Rojo Brillante harvested at two different maturity stages were studied. Early and late harvested fruit were stored at 1°C or 15°C for different periods of time. Harvest time had a relevant influence on chilling injury (CI) sensitiveness, since CI symptoms were found in fruits stored at 1°C only when they were early harvested. The most important CI manifestation was a drastic decrease of firmness that occurred when fruit were transferred from cold storage to 20°C. Other observed CI symptoms were internal browning, darkness of the skin, flesh structural changes, and increase of ethylene and CO2 production. Harvest date had also a considerable effect on the storage at 15°C, in this way, late harvested fruits maintained good quality for more time than early harvested ones.
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