KMnO4 and/or waxing significantly prolonged shelf-life of the three cultivars of ?Galia? melons

The effect of potassium permanganate (KMnO4) and waxing?on quality and shelf-life of three ?Galia? cultivars at 18 ? 1?C and 85% -90% relative humidity was evaluated. KMnO4 and/or waxing significantly?reduced weight loss, delayed fruit ripening, maintained quality and?prolonged shelf-life of the three cultivars. Weight loss was reduced by 6.5%, 16.2% and 27.6% in the KMnO4 treated, waxed, and waxed and KMnO4 treated, respectively. The onset of climacteric peak was delayed by two days in the waxed, four days in the KMnO4 treated and five days in the waxed and KMnO4 treated fruits. KMnO4 and waxing delayed rind colour development, fruit softening and TSS accumulation by one, two and four days, respectively, in the waxed, KMnO4 treated and in the combined waxed and KMnO4 treated fruits. SourcesEffect of Potassium Permanganate and Waxing on Quality and?Shelf-Life of ?Galia? MelonsAl Fadil M. Baraka, Abu-Bakr A. Abu-Goukh and Mustafa M.A. ElballaDepartment of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of?Khartoum, Shambat 13314, SudanU. of K. J. Agric. Sci. 24(2), 228-244, 2016http://onlinejournals.uofk.edu/index.php/uofkjas/article/viewFile/2147/2111Picture, Sidonia melon by Semillas Fito, a natural long shelf life Galia type