Effect of Storage Period and Planting Region on Physiological and Biochemical Characteristics of ‘Granny Smith’ Apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) Fruit

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 MSc Student, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Guilan University, Rasht, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Guilan University, Rasht, Iran

Abstract

Investigating and recognizing the trend of changes in physiological and biological characteristics of fruit during the period of cold storage leads to successful and economical storing management and supplying quality fruit to the market. The present study was conducted in 2014 in order to compare the storage life of ‘Granny Smith’ apple fruit produced in two important regions of Abyek-Alborz and Khorramdasht-Qazvin with different altitudes. Fruits were collected 160 days after full bloom. Fruits were sampled after each stages of including pre-storage, 1-month, 2-months and 3-months. According to the results, fruits grown in Abyek region were firmer (9.04 kg/m2) than those grown in Khorramdasht. The highest skin total phenol was observed in the fruits before storage (5.22 mg GAE/1 g FW) and three months of storage in Abyek region. The highest antioxidant capacity of skin (84.10 %) was observed in the fruits grown in Abyek before storage, respectively. The highest (9.67 mg GAE/1 g FW) and lowest (0.78 mg GAE/1 g FW) peroxidase activity was observed in Khorramdasht and Abyek, respectively. ‘Granny Smith’ apple cultivation in lowland areas close to the mountain range led to production of firmer fruits, lower peroxidase activity; and, thus better storability. The antioxidant capacity of fruit juice and its nutritional value was also higher in Abyek region.

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Volume 11, Issue 2
March 2019
Pages 15-27

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