Efficacy of ethanolic extract of propolis in maintaining postharvest quality of dragon fruit during storage

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Zahid, Noosheen and Ali, Asgar and Siddiqui, Yasmeen and Maqboola, Mehdi (2013) Efficacy of ethanolic extract of propolis in maintaining postharvest quality of dragon fruit during storage. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 79. pp. 69-72. ISSN 0925-5214

Abstract

Significant (P ≤ 0.05) differences were observed in dragon fruit quality when treated with different concentrations of ethanolic extract of propolis (EEP) (0.25, 0.50, 0.75 and 1.0%) and stored at 20 ± 2 °C and 80 ± 5% relative humidity (RH) for 20 days. Fruit treated with 0.50% EEP showed the most promising results, while fruit treated with 0.75 and 1.0% EEP showed some phytotoxic effects even after 8 days of storage. The results of gas exchange analysis also proved the efficacy of 0.50% EEP concentration. Thus, it can be concluded from the present investigation that EEP at 0.50% concentration could be used to extend the storage life of dragon fruit without any negative effects on the quality.

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Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	Institute of Tropical Agriculture
DOI Number:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2013.01.003
Publisher:	Elsevier
Keywords:	Antioxidant; Decay incidence; Dragon fruit; Propolis; Postharvest quality
Depositing User:	Umikalthom Abdullah
Date Deposited:	24 Jul 2015 06:39
Last Modified:	17 Nov 2015 01:16
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URI:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30881
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