TY  - JOUR
AU  - Pérez-Tello, Guillermo O. 
AU  - Martínez-Téllez, Miguel Ángel 
AU  - Vargas-Arispuro, Irasema 
AU  - González-Aguilar, Gustavo A. 
PY  - 2009
TI  - Chilling Injury in Mamey Sapote Fruit (Pouteria sapota): Biochemical and Physiological Responses 
JF  - American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences
VL  - 4
IS  - 2
DO  - 10.3844/ajabssp.2009.137.145
UR  - https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajabssp.2009.137.145
AB  - 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