<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This research was designed to test the combined efficacy of hot water dipping (HWD) and leaf extracts of <italic>Cistus creticus</italic> L. subsp. <italic>creticus</italic> on the storage quality of fresh Valencia oranges. Experiments were laid down according to a completely randomised design with 10 different treatments. Five replications, with five fruits in each replication, were used in the current study, and research was designed to continue for 150 days. Quality characteristics were observed with 30-days interval. The applications of this study were (1) Control [dipping in water at 25°C for 5 min]; (2) HWD at 50°C for 5 min; (3) HWD + Additives (A) [Arabic gum (0.2%), potassium sorbate (0.05%), citric acid (0.05%) and vitamin C (0.05%)] at 50°C for 5 min; (4) Additives alone at 25°C for 5 min; (5) 1.0% <italic>C. creticus</italic> leaf + HWD + A; (6) 1.0% <italic>C. creticus</italic> leaf + A; (7) 0.5% <italic>C. creticus</italic> leaf + HWD + A; (8) 0.5% <italic>C. creticus</italic> leaf + A; (9) 0.5% <italic>C. creticus</italic> leaf + HWD and (10) 0.5% <italic>C. creticus</italic> leaf. According to the results obtained, both the HWD and <italic>C. creticus</italic>, alone or in combination, were effective in preserving orange weight during storage, preventing pathogenic decay, maintaining visual quality and fruit firmness, delaying the reduction in titratable acidity, increasing ascorbic acid content and reducing respiration rate of the orange fruits. Results also suggested that the combined effect of HWD with <italic>C. creticus</italic> leaf extracts provided the highest efficacy.</p></abstract>

This research was designed to test the combined efficacy of hot water dipping (HWD) and leaf extracts of Cistus creticus L. subsp. creticus on the storage quality of fresh Valencia oranges. Experiments were laid down according to a completely randomised design with 10 different treatments. Five replications, with five fruits in each replication, were used in the current study, and research was designed to continue for 150 days. Quality characteristics were observed with 30-days interval. The applications of this study were (1) Control [dipping in water at 25°C for 5 min]; (2) HWD at 50°C for 5 min; (3) HWD + Additives (A) [Arabic gum (0.2%), potassium sorbate (0.05%), citric acid (0.05%) and vitamin C (0.05%)] at 50°C for 5 min; (4) Additives alone at 25°C for 5 min; (5) 1.0% C. creticus leaf + HWD + A; (6) 1.0% C. creticus leaf + A; (7) 0.5% C. creticus leaf + HWD + A; (8) 0.5% C. creticus leaf + A; (9) 0.5% C. creticus leaf + HWD and (10) 0.5% C. creticus leaf. According to the results obtained, both the HWD and C. creticus, alone or in combination, were effective in preserving orange weight during storage, preventing pathogenic decay, maintaining visual quality and fruit firmness, delaying the reduction in titratable acidity, increasing ascorbic acid content and reducing respiration rate of the orange fruits. Results also suggested that the combined effect of HWD with C. creticus leaf extracts provided the highest efficacy.

Combined effect of hot water dipping and <italic>Cistus creticus</italic> L. leaf extracts on the storage quality of fresh Valencia oranges

Department of Horticultural Production and Marketing, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technologies

Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Sciences

Jiangxi Key Laboratory for Postharvest Technology and Nondestructive Testing of Fruits & Vegetables

Folia Horticulturae

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Combined effect of hot water dipping and  L. leaf extracts on the storage quality of fresh Valencia oranges

This research was designed to test the combined efficacy of hot water dipping (HWD) and leaf extracts of Cistus creticus L. subsp. creticus on the storage...

Combined effect of hot water dipping and Cistus creticus L. leaf extracts on the storage quality of fresh Valencia oranges

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Nov 24, 2020

Page range: 337 - 350

Received: Jul 29, 2020

Accepted: Oct 20, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fhort-2020-0029

Keywords
combined effect, hot treatment, pathogen control, plant extracts, postharvest storability

© 2020 İbrahim Kahramanoğlu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Combined effect of hot water dipping and Cistus creticus L. leaf extracts on the storage quality of fresh Valencia oranges

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Nov 24, 2020

Page range: 337 - 350

Received: Jul 29, 2020

Accepted: Oct 20, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fhort-2020-0029

Keywordscombined effect, hot treatment, pathogen control, plant extracts, postharvest storability

© 2020 İbrahim Kahramanoğlu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
combined effect, hot treatment, pathogen control, plant extracts, postharvest storability