Fruit storage disorders are major causes of crop losses and downgrades. Cold storage,
either in air or in controlled atmospheres high in CO 2 and low in O 2, can result in chilling …

Horticultural crops are vulnerable to several disorders, which affect their physiological and
organoleptic quality. For about forty years, the control of physiological disorders (such as …

Superficial scald is a major physiological disorder of apple fruit (Malus domestica Borkh.)
characterized by skin browning following cold storage; however, knowledge regarding the …

Apple fruit probably have more documented physiological storage disorders than any other
horticultural crop, reflecting the wide distribution of plantings of many cultivars around the …

Fruits stored at low temperature can exhibit different types of chilling injury. In apple, one of
the most serious physiological disorders is superficial scald, which is characterized by …

Superficial scald is a major physiological disorder in apple fruit that is induced by cold
storage and is mainly expressed as brown necrotic patches on peel tissue. However, a …

BACKGROUND Papaya, as one of the most important tropical fruits in the world, is easily
subjected to chilling injury (CI). Research on the effect of chilling temperature storage on the …

The low temperature normally applied to prevent fruit decay during the storage of apples,
can also triggers the onset of a chilling injury disorder known as superficial scald. In this …

To elucidate the physiology underlying the development of superficial scald in pears,
susceptible “Blanquilla” fruit was treated with different compounds that either promoted …

Superficial scald (SS) is a detrimental postharvest physiological disorder on apples and
pears during mid and long-term cold storage. Since diphenylamine (DPA) and ethoxyquin …