Relationship between flesh firmness and pectic polysaccharide content in 'Red Maradol' and 'Kaek-dum' papaya fruit during ripening
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Author list: Krongyut W., Srilaong V., Uthairatanakij A., Kanlayanarat S.
Publisher: International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)
Publication year: 2009
Volume number: 837
Start page: 239
End page: 242
Number of pages: 4
ISBN: 9789066055629
ISSN: 0567-7572
eISSN: 2406-6168
Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)
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Abstract
The relationship between flesh firmness and pectic polysaccharide content in 'Red Maradol' and 'Kaek-dum' papaya fruit during ripening was investigated. Papaya fruit were harvested at the stage when one-fourth of the peel showed yellowing and were stored at room temperature (25 ฑ 2ฐC, 83-86% RH). Flesh firmness of 'Red Maradol' was higher than that of 'Kaek-dum' but it exhibited a rapid decline during the first two weeks of storage followed by a slight change towards the end of storage period. 'Kaek-dum' papaya fruit on the other hand, had lower flesh firmness than 'Red Maradol' but the former variety exhibited a slight to almost negligible decrease in flesh firmness throughout storage. The water-soluble pectin (WSP) content of 'Kaek-dum' was significantly higher than 'Red Maradol'. During storage, WSP content of 'Red Maradol' markedly increased on the first day followed by slight increase until the end of storage. WSP content of 'Kaek-dum' remained at almost constant level during the 5-day storage. There was a higher relationship between flesh firmness and WSP content in 'Red Maradol' than in 'Kaek-dum'. The results indicated that the WSP content can not be used as an indicator of softening in 'Kaek-dum' papaya.
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Firmness, Pectic polysaccharide changes
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