%0 Journal Article
%T Caracter赤sticas f赤sicas de frutos de mam車n (Melicoccus bijugatus Jacq.) seg迆n su ubicaci車n en el 芍rbol y el almacenamiento Physical characteristics of mammon fruit (Melicoccus bijugatus Jacq.) according to its location in the tree and the storage temperature
%A Hilda C P谷rez C
%A Manuel G車mez P
%A Josefina Vila
%J Bioagro
%D 2009
%I Decanato de Agronom赤a de la Universidad Centroccidental
%X La estacionalidad de la producci車n y su perecibilidad constituyen una importante limitante para incrementar el consumo fresco de los frutos de mam車n. El objetivo de esta investigaci車n consisti車 en evaluar la calidad f赤sica de los frutos en funci車n de su ubicaci車n en el 芍rbol y la temperatura de almacenamiento. Se analizaron frutos provenientes de la zona de El Tocuyo, del estado Lara. Los frutos fueron cosechados seg迆n su posici車n en la parte superior, media o inferior del 芍rbol y se almacenaron a las temperaturas de 4, 7, 10, 15 車 30 ㊣ 2∼ C. Se realizaron determinaciones diarias de peso, di芍metro polar, di芍metro ecuatorial y color de la pericarpio de los frutos en sus indicadores L, a y b. Se concluy車 que los frutos que conservaron mejor el peso y dimensiones, y mostraron el color m芍s verde y mejor apariencia, fueron los cosechados en la parte superior del 芍rbol y almacenados a 10 ∼C. A esta temperatura lograron mantener la calidad hasta por un per赤odo de 14 d赤as. The seasonality of production and its perishability is an important constraint to increase consumption of fresh mammon fruit. The objective of this research was to evaluate the physical quality of the fruits according to their location in the tree and the storage temperature. Mammon fruits were obtained near El Tocuyo city, Lara State, Venezuela. The fruits were harvested according to their position at the top, middle or bottom of the tree, and stored at temperatures of 4, 7, 10, 15 or 30 ㊣ 2 ∼C. Daily determinations of weight, polar diameter, equatorial diameter, and peel color of the fruits in their indicators L, a, and b were made. It was concluded that the samples that kept their weight and physical appearance, and showed the deepest green hue and better appearance were those coming from the top of the tree and stored at temperatures of 10oC. At this temperature, the fruit quality was kept for a 14-day period.
%K Calidad f赤sica
%K color
%K manejo poscosecha
%K Physical quality
%K color
%K postharvest management
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