@article {10.3844/ajabssp.2009.137.145,
article_type = {journal},
title = {Chilling Injury in Mamey Sapote Fruit (Pouteria sapota): Biochemical and Physiological Responses },
author = {Pérez-Tello, Guillermo O. and Martínez-Téllez, Miguel Ángel and Vargas-Arispuro, Irasema and González-Aguilar, Gustavo A.},
volume = {4},
year = {2009},
month = {Jun},
pages = {137-145},
doi = {10.3844/ajabssp.2009.137.145},
url = {https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajabssp.2009.137.145},
abstract = {Problem statement: Cold storage is needed in order to delay senescence 
and achieve a longer commercial life of tropical fruits like mamey sapote (Pouteria 
sapota), therefore, the physiological and biochemical responses of this fruit 
to cold storage were evaluated. Approach: Samples from different 
storage temperature (20, 10 and 2°C) were taken at five-day intervals and 
Chilling Injury Index (CII), decay (%), pulp firmness, weight loss (%), sucrose, 
fructose and glucose contents, electrolyte leakage (%), ethylene and carbon dioxide 
production rates and the activities of Peroxidase (POD), Polyphenoloxidase (PPO) 
and Phenylalanine Ammonia-Lyasa (PAL), were evaluated. Results: 
CII of fruit stored at 2 and 10°C was similar and symptoms included abnormal 
ripening into trimming zones close to the skin and pulp. Development of CI symptoms 
was more evident after 10 days of storage at 2 and 10°C. This trend may be 
associated with decrease of sucrose content but not with fructose that increased 
on fruits stored at 2°C (p},
journal = {American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences},
publisher = {Science Publications}
}