Effect of storage environment and packaging media on the disease incidence and weight loss of stored African star apple (Chrysophyllum albidum)

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dc.contributor.authorSunmonu, M.O.,
dc.contributor.authorOdewole, M.M.,
dc.contributor.authorObajemihi, O.I.
dc.contributor.authorAjala, E.O.
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-27T09:15:33Z
dc.date.available2020-02-27T09:15:33Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractA study was conducted to study the effect of storage environment and packaging media on the disease incidence and weight loss of stored African Star Apple (Chrysophyllum albidum). Three storage environments were identified in this study namely- evaporative cooling basket, refrigerator and ambient storage and freshly harvested ripe African star apples were wrapped in perforated polythene, moist jute material and without packaging and stored under these three storage environment. The apples were observed for deteriorations mediated by microbial infection and insect infestation. Manifestation of infestation which affected the shelf-life of African Star Apple was delayed most in the refrigerator. The level of infestation of the apples stored in evaporative cooling basket was next to the refrigerator in the decreasing order. Weight losses were lower in apples wrapped with moist jute sack (0.48% ± 1.6) stored in refrigerator than those wrapped with perforated polythene (0.79% ± 1.2) and unwrapped (1.45% ±1.4). Similar wrapping effects were obtained in the evaporative cooling basket and ambient. Weight losses were lower in apples stored in refrigerator (0.91%) than in the evaporative cooling basket (2.84 %) and ambient shade (7.41 %).en_US
dc.identifier.citationSunmonu, M.O., Odewole, M.M., Obajemihi, O.I. & Ajala, E.O. (2016): Effect of storage environment and packaging media on the disease incidence and weight loss of stored African star apple (Chrysophyllum albidum). Arid Zone Journal of Engineering, Technology and Environment, 13(1): 31-37. Published by Faculty of Engineering, University of Maiduguri, Nigeriaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3856
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherArid Zone Journal of Engineering, Technology and Environmenten_US
dc.subjectapple,en_US
dc.subjectdiseased,en_US
dc.subjecttemperature,en_US
dc.subjectvitamin,en_US
dc.subjectwrappingen_US
dc.subjectstorability,en_US
dc.subjectmicrobial,en_US
dc.subjectstructure,en_US
dc.titleEffect of storage environment and packaging media on the disease incidence and weight loss of stored African star apple (Chrysophyllum albidum)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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