Abstract
Marketability of persimmons can be prolonged by refrigerated storage in CA or MAP, which delay softening and reduce decay, but may incur internal browning if the gas composition is not appropriate. For nonstringent cultivars the optimum composition is in the range of 3%–8% O2, 3%–10% CO2. Poststorage fruit softening under ambient conditions can be inhibited by prestorage treatment with 1-MCP. For the astringent “Triumph” the recommended CA composition is 1.5% CO2 + 1.5% O2, enabling 4–5 months’ storage. A MAP protocol has been developed that enables 5–6 months at –1°C, but is not yet in practice. Both technologies require prestorage treatment with 1-MCP to retard fruit softening upon removal from storage. Prolonged storage under these conditions produces firm, nonastringent fruit, but decay may occur. For “Roccho Brilliante” a CA protocol has yet to be developed as this cv. is very susceptible to internal CO2 injury.
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