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Pomegranate Chilling Injury

 
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JoeReal
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Posted: Thu 19 Mar, 2009 4:58 pm

original link:
http://postharvest.ucdavis.edu/Produce/Disorders/pomeg/pomchill.shtml

It is surprising that storage at 10 deg C seemed to be the best when it comes to aril colors.

Joe


Fruit Physiological Disorders:
Pomegranates Chilling Injury




By Adel Kader

Occurence: The incidence and severity of chilling injury depend upon storage temperature and duration. The minimum safe temperature is 5°C (41°F) for up to 8 weeks.

Importance: Chilling injury can be a major cause of deterioration of pomegranates during marketing following exposure to temperatures below 5°C (41°F) during storage and transport for longer than 4 weeks.

Symptoms: External symptoms include brown discoloration (scald) of the skin, pitting, and increased susceptibility to decay. Internal symptoms include brown discoloration of the white segments separating the arils and pale color (loss of red color) of the arils.

Physiology: Pomegranate are susceptible to chilling injury if stored longer than one month at temperatures between their freezing point (-3°C or 26.6°F) and 5°C (41°F). Upon transfer to higher temperatures, respiration and ethylene production rates increase and other chilling injury symptoms appear; their severity increases with lower temperatures and longer durations of chilling exposure. External and internal browning is related to oxidation of phenolics by polypherol oxidase. Storage in a 2% oxygen atmosphere at temperatures below 5°C (41°F) reduces severity of chilling injury symptoms.

Control: Avoid exposure of pomegranates to temperatures below 5°C (41°F).

References: Elyatem, S. M. and A. A. Kader. 1984. Post-harvest physiology and storage behavior of pomegranate fruits. Scientia Horticulturae 24:287-298.

Kader, A. A., A. Chordas, and S. Elyatem. 1984. Responses of pomegranates to ethylene treatment and storage temperature. California Agriculture 38 (7 & 8 ) :14-15.
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Millet
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Posted: Thu 19 Mar, 2009 6:28 pm

Interesting article. I have my last Pomegranate fruit from the harvest still in the refrigerator since January. I'll cut it open and take a look. Thanks. Millet (1,402-)
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JoeReal
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Posted: Thu 19 Mar, 2009 7:40 pm

Millet, I think we should store pomegranates in wine chillers instead of refrigerators. My wine chiller can be set at 41 deg F and higher. I use my wine chiller to store citrus budwoods, they keep longer when I set it to 45 deg F. Now pomegranates will be stored there!
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