Postharvest Hot Water Treatment Followed by Chitosan- and κ-Carrageenan-Based Composite Coating Induces the Disease Resistance and Preserves the Quality in Dragon Fruit (<i>Hylocereus undatus</i>)

T.H. Nguyen, Hanh; Boonyaritthongchai, P.; Buanong, M.; Supapvanich, Suriyan; Wongs‐Aree, C.

doi:10.1080/15538362.2020.1851342

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Postharvest Hot Water Treatment Followed by Chitosan- and κ-Carrageenan-Based Composite Coating Induces the Disease Resistance and Preserves the Quality in Dragon Fruit (Hylocereus undatus)

Published in International Journal of Fruit Science • Sep 21, 2020

Authors:

Hanh T.H. Nguyen

P. Boonyaritthongchai

M. Buanong

Abstract

: Postharvest diseases and loss of freshness are major problems that cause the deterioration of dragon fruit. The present study determined the effect of hot water treatment (HWT) at 50°C for 5 min followed by 1.0% chitosan and 0.2% κ-carrageenan-based composite coating to counter the issues. The res...

Subject

Postharvest

Chitinase

Antioxidant

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