Metabolic Profiling and Post-harvest Behavior of "Dottato" Fig (Ficus carica L.) Fruit Covered With an Edible Coating From O. ficus-indica.

ABSTRACT: Fig fruits are usually highly sensitive to some physiopathological disorders during post-harvest life, such as softening and skin cracking. Indeed, the use of edible coating (EC) has been evaluated in several fruit crops to reduce fruit post-harvest transpiration and to maintain fruit visual quality. The aim of this study was to determine the post-harvest metabolic response of breba figs treated with mucilage extract from O puntia ficus-indica cladodes, using an untargeted metabolomic approach. Coated and non-coated (control) fruit were sealed in plastic bags, and stored at 4°C for 7 days. The effect of the ECs on their quality fruit during cold storage and qualitative attributes were evaluated by analyzing the fruit primary metabolism and other qualitative parameters such as total

SUBMITTER: Allegra A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6134321 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature