Active Packaging Systems to Extend the Shelf Life of ‘Italia’ Table Grapes
Sulfur dioxide (SO<sub>2</sub>)-generating pads associated with perforated plastic liners are often used to control gray mold in table grapes during cold storage; however, SO<sub>2</sub> may cause bleaching, shattered berries, and an unwanted taste. To overcome this difficult...
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| author | Maíra Tiaki Higuchi Aline Cristina de Aguiar Nathalia Rodrigues Leles Luana Tainá Machado Ribeiro Bruna Evelise Caetano Bosso Fábio Yamashita Khamis Youssef Sergio Ruffo Roberto |
| author_facet | Maíra Tiaki Higuchi Aline Cristina de Aguiar Nathalia Rodrigues Leles Luana Tainá Machado Ribeiro Bruna Evelise Caetano Bosso Fábio Yamashita Khamis Youssef Sergio Ruffo Roberto |
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| description | Sulfur dioxide (SO<sub>2</sub>)-generating pads associated with perforated plastic liners are often used to control gray mold in table grapes during cold storage; however, SO<sub>2</sub> may cause bleaching, shattered berries, and an unwanted taste. To overcome this difficulty, a field ultrafast SO<sub>2</sub>-generating pad was designed to be used for a few hours before packaging grape bunches as an alternative for eradicating spores of fungi from berry skin. This study aimed to assess the postharvest conservation and shelf life of ‘Italia’ table grapes packaged in plastic clamshells and perforated plastic liners using the field ultra-fast SO<sub>2</sub>-generating pads before packaging, associated with or without slow- or dual-phase SO<sub>2</sub>-generating pads during cold storage. The packaged grapes were cold stored (1.0 ± 1.0 °C; 95% relative humidity), and after 45 d, grapes were placed at room temperature (22.0 ± 1.0 °C) without plastic liners and SO<sub>2</sub>-generating pads for 3 d. Before and after the grapes had been subjected to the field ultra-fast SO<sub>2</sub>-generating pads, the quantification of filamentous fungi on the surface of the berries was assessed. The use of field ultra-fast SO<sub>2</sub>-generating pads before packaging, associated with slow- or dual-phase SO<sub>2</sub>-generating pads during cold storage, resulted in a lower incidence of gray mold after 45 d of storage, with low weight loss and shattered berries, good preservation of stem freshness, and no impairment in the color and firmness of the berries. Additionally, a significant decrease in disease incidence was observed when using only the dual-phase SO<sub>2</sub>-generating pads in cold storage, with good maintenance of bunch quality. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-20789a3445ae4535ba1f251446cb6de22024-03-27T13:44:14ZengMDPI AGHorticulturae2311-75242024-02-0110321410.3390/horticulturae10030214Active Packaging Systems to Extend the Shelf Life of ‘Italia’ Table GrapesMaíra Tiaki Higuchi0Aline Cristina de Aguiar1Nathalia Rodrigues Leles2Luana Tainá Machado Ribeiro3Bruna Evelise Caetano Bosso4Fábio Yamashita5Khamis Youssef6Sergio Ruffo Roberto7Agricultural Research Center, State University of Londrina, Celso Garcia Cid Road, km 380, P.O. Box 10.011, Londrina 86057-970, PR, BrazilAgricultural Research Center, State University of Londrina, Celso Garcia Cid Road, km 380, P.O. Box 10.011, Londrina 86057-970, PR, BrazilAgricultural Research Center, State University of Londrina, Celso Garcia Cid Road, km 380, P.O. Box 10.011, Londrina 86057-970, PR, BrazilAgricultural Research Center, State University of Londrina, Celso Garcia Cid Road, km 380, P.O. Box 10.011, Londrina 86057-970, PR, BrazilAgricultural Research Center, State University of Londrina, Celso Garcia Cid Road, km 380, P.O. Box 10.011, Londrina 86057-970, PR, BrazilAgricultural Research Center, State University of Londrina, Celso Garcia Cid Road, km 380, P.O. Box 10.011, Londrina 86057-970, PR, BrazilAgricultural Research Center, Plant Pathology Research Institute, 9 Gamaa St., Giza 12619, EgyptAgricultural Research Center, State University of Londrina, Celso Garcia Cid Road, km 380, P.O. Box 10.011, Londrina 86057-970, PR, BrazilSulfur dioxide (SO<sub>2</sub>)-generating pads associated with perforated plastic liners are often used to control gray mold in table grapes during cold storage; however, SO<sub>2</sub> may cause bleaching, shattered berries, and an unwanted taste. To overcome this difficulty, a field ultrafast SO<sub>2</sub>-generating pad was designed to be used for a few hours before packaging grape bunches as an alternative for eradicating spores of fungi from berry skin. This study aimed to assess the postharvest conservation and shelf life of ‘Italia’ table grapes packaged in plastic clamshells and perforated plastic liners using the field ultra-fast SO<sub>2</sub>-generating pads before packaging, associated with or without slow- or dual-phase SO<sub>2</sub>-generating pads during cold storage. The packaged grapes were cold stored (1.0 ± 1.0 °C; 95% relative humidity), and after 45 d, grapes were placed at room temperature (22.0 ± 1.0 °C) without plastic liners and SO<sub>2</sub>-generating pads for 3 d. Before and after the grapes had been subjected to the field ultra-fast SO<sub>2</sub>-generating pads, the quantification of filamentous fungi on the surface of the berries was assessed. The use of field ultra-fast SO<sub>2</sub>-generating pads before packaging, associated with slow- or dual-phase SO<sub>2</sub>-generating pads during cold storage, resulted in a lower incidence of gray mold after 45 d of storage, with low weight loss and shattered berries, good preservation of stem freshness, and no impairment in the color and firmness of the berries. Additionally, a significant decrease in disease incidence was observed when using only the dual-phase SO<sub>2</sub>-generating pads in cold storage, with good maintenance of bunch quality.https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/10/3/214<i>Botrytis cinerea</i>plastic linerspostharvestsulfur dioxide<i>Vitis vinifera</i> L. |
| spellingShingle | Maíra Tiaki Higuchi Aline Cristina de Aguiar Nathalia Rodrigues Leles Luana Tainá Machado Ribeiro Bruna Evelise Caetano Bosso Fábio Yamashita Khamis Youssef Sergio Ruffo Roberto Active Packaging Systems to Extend the Shelf Life of ‘Italia’ Table Grapes Horticulturae <i>Botrytis cinerea</i> plastic liners postharvest sulfur dioxide <i>Vitis vinifera</i> L. |
| title | Active Packaging Systems to Extend the Shelf Life of ‘Italia’ Table Grapes |
| title_full | Active Packaging Systems to Extend the Shelf Life of ‘Italia’ Table Grapes |
| title_fullStr | Active Packaging Systems to Extend the Shelf Life of ‘Italia’ Table Grapes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Active Packaging Systems to Extend the Shelf Life of ‘Italia’ Table Grapes |
| title_short | Active Packaging Systems to Extend the Shelf Life of ‘Italia’ Table Grapes |
| title_sort | active packaging systems to extend the shelf life of italia table grapes |
| topic | <i>Botrytis cinerea</i> plastic liners postharvest sulfur dioxide <i>Vitis vinifera</i> L. |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/10/3/214 |
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