Effects of phytosanitary irradiation on the quality and postharvest storage performance of ‘Orri’ mandarins
‘Orri’ is the main mandarin (Citrus reticulata Blanco) cultivar grown in Israel and exported to global markets. As part of the export process, these fruits are exposed to quarantine treatments against the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitus capitate. In the current study, we examined the effects of ph...
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| description | ‘Orri’ is the main mandarin (Citrus reticulata Blanco) cultivar grown in Israel and exported to global markets. As part of the export process, these fruits are exposed to quarantine treatments against the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitus capitate. In the current study, we examined the effects of phytosanitary ionizing irradiation treatments at doses of between 150 and 400 Gy on the quality and postharvest storage performance of ‘Orri’ mandarins. In 2021, we exposed ‘Orri’ mandarins to gamma irradiation doses of 150 and 400 Gy, and then stored the fruit for 3 or 6 weeks at 5 °C, followed by one additional week under shelf-life conditions at 22 °C. In 2022, we exposed ‘Orri’ mandarins to 150 Gy, which is the approved quarantine treatment against fruit flies, and then stored the fruit for 4 or 9 weeks at 5 °C, followed by one or two additional weeks under shelf-life conditions at 22 °C. The results indicate that the examined irradiation treatments do not affect the quality or postharvest storage performance of ‘Orri’ mandarins, as no significant differences were observed between the treated fruit and the untreated control fruit, in terms of weight loss, firmness, color, decay, peel damage, juice total soluble solids, acidity and vitamin C contents, ethanol accumulation or perceived flavor. We conclude that 'Orri’ mandarins are tolerant of postharvest phytosanitary irradiation treatments. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6cb2d0e999134e20be610c7b3cf64f622024-03-07T05:29:30ZengElsevierJournal of Agriculture and Food Research2666-15432024-03-0115100922Effects of phytosanitary irradiation on the quality and postharvest storage performance of ‘Orri’ mandarinsYoav Gazit0Abiola Owoyemi1Hana Ben David2Ron Porat3The Israel Cohen Institute for Biological Control, Plant Production and Marketing Board, Citrus Division, P.O. Box 235, Yehud-Monosson, 5610102, IsraelDepartment of Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce, ARO, The Volcani Institute, P.O. Box 15159, Rishon LeZion, 7528809, IsraelDepartment of Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce, ARO, The Volcani Institute, P.O. Box 15159, Rishon LeZion, 7528809, IsraelDepartment of Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce, ARO, The Volcani Institute, P.O. Box 15159, Rishon LeZion, 7528809, Israel; Corresponding author.‘Orri’ is the main mandarin (Citrus reticulata Blanco) cultivar grown in Israel and exported to global markets. As part of the export process, these fruits are exposed to quarantine treatments against the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitus capitate. In the current study, we examined the effects of phytosanitary ionizing irradiation treatments at doses of between 150 and 400 Gy on the quality and postharvest storage performance of ‘Orri’ mandarins. In 2021, we exposed ‘Orri’ mandarins to gamma irradiation doses of 150 and 400 Gy, and then stored the fruit for 3 or 6 weeks at 5 °C, followed by one additional week under shelf-life conditions at 22 °C. In 2022, we exposed ‘Orri’ mandarins to 150 Gy, which is the approved quarantine treatment against fruit flies, and then stored the fruit for 4 or 9 weeks at 5 °C, followed by one or two additional weeks under shelf-life conditions at 22 °C. The results indicate that the examined irradiation treatments do not affect the quality or postharvest storage performance of ‘Orri’ mandarins, as no significant differences were observed between the treated fruit and the untreated control fruit, in terms of weight loss, firmness, color, decay, peel damage, juice total soluble solids, acidity and vitamin C contents, ethanol accumulation or perceived flavor. We conclude that 'Orri’ mandarins are tolerant of postharvest phytosanitary irradiation treatments.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666154323004295CitrusMandarinGamma irradiationQuarantine |
| spellingShingle | Yoav Gazit Abiola Owoyemi Hana Ben David Ron Porat Effects of phytosanitary irradiation on the quality and postharvest storage performance of ‘Orri’ mandarins Journal of Agriculture and Food Research Citrus Mandarin Gamma irradiation Quarantine |
| title | Effects of phytosanitary irradiation on the quality and postharvest storage performance of ‘Orri’ mandarins |
| title_full | Effects of phytosanitary irradiation on the quality and postharvest storage performance of ‘Orri’ mandarins |
| title_fullStr | Effects of phytosanitary irradiation on the quality and postharvest storage performance of ‘Orri’ mandarins |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of phytosanitary irradiation on the quality and postharvest storage performance of ‘Orri’ mandarins |
| title_short | Effects of phytosanitary irradiation on the quality and postharvest storage performance of ‘Orri’ mandarins |
| title_sort | effects of phytosanitary irradiation on the quality and postharvest storage performance of orri mandarins |
| topic | Citrus Mandarin Gamma irradiation Quarantine |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666154323004295 |
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