Effect of Storage Conditions on Storability and Antioxidant Potential of Pears cv. ‘Conference’

Grzegorz P. Łysiak, Krzysztof Rutkowski and Dorota Walkowiak-Tomczak
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Grzegorz P. Łysiak: Department of Ornamental Plants, Dendrology and Pomology, Poznan University of Life Science, ul. Dąbrowskiego 159, 60-594 Poznań, Poland
Krzysztof Rutkowski: Department of Ornamental Plants, Dendrology and Pomology, Poznan University of Life Science, ul. Dąbrowskiego 159, 60-594 Poznań, Poland
Dorota Walkowiak-Tomczak: Department of Food Technology of Plant Origin, Poznan University of Life Sciences, ul. Wojska Polskiego 28, 60-637 Poznań, Poland

Agriculture, 2021, vol. 11, issue 6, 1-21

Abstract: Late pear cultivars, such as ‘Conference’, can be stored for a long period if kept in good storage conditions. A three-year study (2011–2013) compared the impact of six-month storage using four technologies—normal atmosphere, normal atmosphere + 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP), controlled atmosphere, and controlled atmosphere + 1-MCP—on the quality parameters of ‘Conference’ pears, such as mass loss, firmness, total soluble solids, acidity, antioxidant capacity, and the incidence of diseases and disorders. Additionally, the study analysed different storage conditions in terms of profitability, based on the market prices for pears in the seasons during which the pears were stored. The storage conditions had a very strong influence on the fruit quality parameters, and were found to affect most visibly the mass loss and the incidence of postharvest diseases and disorders. The storage of ‘Conference’ pears for 180 days in normal atmosphere is not economically viable, even if the fruit is subjected to 1-MCP treatment; at the same time, it is profitable to store ‘Conference’ pears in controlled atmosphere for the same period, no matter whether 1-MCP was applied or not.

Keywords: rootstock; 1-MCP; cost-effectiveness of technology; controlled atmosphere; cold storage; ORAC; TSS; acidity; firmness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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