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Pomegranate Chilling Injury occurrence
Pomegranates can experiment chilling injury. External symptoms include brown discoloration (scald) of the skin, pitting, and increased susceptibility to decay. Internal symptoms include brown discoloration of the white segments separating the arils and pale color (loss of red color) of the arils. The incidence and severity of chilling injury depend upon storage
05 February, 2020
Poscosecha, Postharvest, granada, pomegranate, da?os por fr?o, chilling injuryPomegranates can experiment chilling injury. External symptoms include brown discoloration (scald) of the skin, pitting, and increased susceptibility to decay. Internal symptoms include brown discoloration of the white segments separating the arils and pale color (loss of red color) of the arils. The incidence and severity of chilling injury depend upon storage temperature and duration. The minimum safe temperature is 5?C (41?F) for up to 8 weeks. Chilling injury can be a major cause of deterioration of pomegranates during marketing following exposure to temperatures below 5?C (41?F) during storage and transport for longer than 4 weeks. Source of the information and of the picture:Pomegranates: Chilling Injury, Fruit Physiological Disorders, Carlos H. Crisosto ?
