Phenol is an internal browning (IB) enzymatic reaction substrate and endogenous abscisic acid (ABA) used to suppress IB incidence in the Comte de Paris cultivar (Queen type). There is no information on the correlation between pineapple IB to endogenous total phenol content (TPC), ABA, and gibberellic acid 3 (GA3) after postharvest applications of decrowning. Therefore, this research aimed to analyze the relationship of IB incidence to total TPC, ABA, and GA3 after postharvest treatments of decrowning and coating in GP3 and MD2 pineapple clones. The structure was based on a completely randomized design with 3 factors, namely clone (GP3 and MD2), decrowning (crown and crownless), and coating [50 mg L-1 ABA, 1% chitosan, ABA+Chitosan mixture, and control (H2O)]. The results showed that the MD2 had a lower IB incidence and higher TPC than the GP3 stored at 7°C for 37 days. The increased TPC was positively correlated with IB incidence. TPC was also negatively correlated with ABA but positively with endogenous GA3 2 weeks earlier. Coating with 50 mg L-1 ABA and 1% chitosan on MD2 decreased IB incidence. Pineapple crown pruning decreased ABA and increased TPC, GA3, and IB incidence.
The shelf life of pineapple is significantly influenced by storage temperature and can be prolonged by maintaining an optimal temperature range of 5-12°C. However, there is still the problem of internal browning (IB) in the long-term storing of fresh harvest at cold temperatures. Postharvest application of 380 μM ABA (Abscisic Acid) to the crown, which is a source of ABA endogenous was found to suppress IB, while the concentration of 95 μM was not effective. Therefore, this research aimed to determine the response of GP3 and MD2 clones to postharvest treatment with the application of 50 mg/L ABA, chitosan and decrowning on the IB severity and other fruit qualities. The experimental design used a Completely Randomized Design with 3 factors of clone (GP3 and MD2), decrowning (crown and crownless), and fruit coating [chitosan 1%, ABA 50 mg/L, ABA + chitosan mix, and control (H2O)]. The fruits were kept at 7°C and observed at 0, 3, 6, 9, 16, 23, 30, and 37 days. The results showed that MD2 was significantly lower IB than GP3 and IB severity negatively correlated with ascorbic acid (AsA) content. MD2 had lower fruit weight loss (FWL) and skin dehydration (SD), higher AsA, soluble solid content (SSC), and SSC/titratable acidity (STA) ratios compared to GP3. The crown + ABA treatment decreased the IB severity of GP3, with a level of 0.75% after 37 days which was lower than crown + H2O by 9.17% and crownless + H2O by 8.42%. ABA treatment also showed higher SD and FWL, while AsA, SSC, TA, and STA were not different from the control.
Cavendish banana is a climacteric fruit with a fast response to ethylene and a very high respiration rate during storage. Previous studies revealed that these characteristics shortened the green-life and fastened fruit damage, affecting the economic value. Therefore, this study aims to examine the effects of fruit maturity levels, coatings, and storage temperatures on the qualities and green-life of Cavendish banana. The result showed that the level of fruit maturity significantly increased the green-life duration, as well as maintained firmness, diameter loss, acidity, and starch content, but it had no effect on weight loss, oBrix, and glucose. Meanwhile, low temperature was able to delay senescence, promote starch degradation, as well as detain firmness and diameter loss. The results also showed that the combined application of maturity levels + temperatures affected all parameters, while maturities + coatings as well as coatings + storage had effects on firmness, acidity, and starch content. The 1% chitosan coating coverage was analyzed with a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), which showed fully covered surface of M1 finger rind tip and some crack points on finger rind base. Furthermore, there was full coverage on M2, and some crack points on M3.
The demand for fresh pineapple fruit is currently highest for the MD2 pineapple variety. Continuous efforts are made to enhance the quality of MD2 pineapples, including the fruit skin color, flesh color, sweetness, and minimizing sunburn damage. Bagging is one of the pre-harvest methods that can be employed for this purpose. This research aims to find suitable bagging materials that meet the industry's criteria and assess the severity of sunburn in each bagging treatment. A completely randomized design was used in this study, with six different bagging materials and pineapples aged 80 Days After Forcing (DAF). The bagging materials used were the control, blue Polyethylene (PE) bag, white PE bag, black paranet bag, paper bag, and the existing cap- shaped bagging technique using recycled paper from banana bagging, as utilized by PT. Great Giant Pineapple. Each treatment involved 120 pineapple samples harvested at 140 DAF. MD2 pineapples without bagging were found to provide the best results according to PT. Great Giant Pineapple's criteria, with green skin color (1.35%) and uniform yellow flesh (85.62%).
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