Cold storage of peaches cv. Aurora grown in the Zona da Mata Mineira, Minas Gerais State, Brazil1/Conservação refrigerada de pêssego cv. Aurora, cultivado na Zona da Mata Mineira

• Published in: Revista Ceres Vol. 60; no. 6; p. 833
• Main Authors: Silva, Danielle Fabíola Pereira, Ribeiro, Mariana Rodrigues, e Silva, José Osmar da Costa, Matias, Rosana Gonçalves Pires, Bruckner, Claudio Horst
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Vicosa Universidade Federal de Viçosa-UFV, Revista Ceres 01-11-2013
• ISSN: 0034-737X; 2177-3491

This study aimed to evaluate the postharvest behavior of peach cv. Aurora 1 harvested in the Zona da Mata region of Minas Gerais in two ripening stages, and kept under different storage temperatures. Fruits on mid-ripe and fully ripe stages were stored at three temperatures: 5.6 ± 1.57° Celsius and 72.8 ± 3.8% RH; 10.4 ± 0.5° Celsius and 95.8 ± 5.5% RH; 21.04 ± 1.63° Celsius and 96.9 ± 2.6% RH up to 28 storage days (SD) . During storage, fruits stored at 21.04 ± 1.63° Celsius were evaluated every two days until 8 SD, and every four days for fruits stored at other temperatures. The reduction in ascorbic acid content was higher in fully ripe fruits at all temperatures. Midripe fruits reached the end of the storage period with better quality. The temperature of 10.4° Celsius was the most efficient in keeping postharvest quality of peach cv. Aurora 1 harvested in the Zona da Mata region.