The effects of edible chitosan coating (0.1%, 0.3%, 0.5% and 0.75% w/v) on the changes in quality, respiration rate, total phenolic content anthocyanin postharvest sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) at 10 °C were investigated. activities superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) ascorbate peroxidase (APX) also determined. result showed that treatments effective delaying evolution parameters relate...

Nature of Work: Many species of Prunus are notoriously intolerant of poor drainage. In some cases, inundation of the root system for only a few days can be sufficient to kill certain of these plants (1). Research conducted on commercial fruit trees, however, has shown there to be considerable variation in flood tolerance among different species and hybrids of prunus (3). For example, comparison...