Litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) fruit: influence of pre- and post-harvest factors on storage life and quality for export trade - a critical appraisal.

Revathy, J. and Narasimham, P. (1997) Litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) fruit: influence of pre- and post-harvest factors on storage life and quality for export trade - a critical appraisal. Journal of Food Science and Technology, 34 (1). 1-19, many ref.. ISSN 0022-1155

PDF J Food Sci Technol 1997 34(1) 1-19.pdf - Published Version Restricted to Registered users only Download (922kB)

Abstract

One of the most crucial factors influencing profitability in marketing of fruits at places far away from the site of production is the post-harvest life of the commodity at ambient conditions. Monetary benefits to the producers depend on factors such as harvesting, maturity at harvest, conditions of packaging, transport and storage of the fruits. Litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn) is a highly priced sub-tropical fruit in great demand in the European market. Export trade is therefore gaining considerable importance. One of the major problems during post-harvest handling, transport and/or storage is browning of the rind, besides curtailment of fruit storage life by ageing and decay. Litchis can be stored for about 3 days under ambient conditions (20-35

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	ECONOMICS-; FRUITS-SPECIFIC; LITCHIS-; PROCESSING-; REVIEWS-; STORAGE-; STORAGE-LIFE
Subjects:	600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 24 Fruits 600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 06 Preservation and Storage
Divisions:	Fruit and Vegetable Technology
Depositing User:	Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services
Date Deposited:	16 Jun 2017 07:01
Last Modified:	21 Jun 2017 06:25
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/7822

Actions (login required)

View Item