Effect of chilling injury on cell wall metabolism during storage of rambutan fruit
Effect of chilling injury on cell wall metabolism during storage of rambutan fruit
Kondo, S.; Nimitkiatklai, H.; Kanlayanarat, S.
Japanese Journal of Tropical Agriculture 46(4): 259-264
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 0021-5260
The effect of chilling injury (CI) on cell wall metabolism was investigated in stored 'Rongrien' rambutans (Nephelium lappaceum). CI was observed only in the skin of the fruits stored at 8 degrees C. Cellulose accounted for approximately 80% of the composition of the skin cell wall and for approximately 60% of that of the pulp. Skin firmness decreased with the number of days in storage (DIS) at 8 degrees C and was lower than at 13 degrees C.