Abstract:

Sweet cherry fruit (Prunus avium L. cv. Tieton and cv. Summit) were held into controlling atmosphere box (CAB), then stored at 0 ± 0.5°C. The postharvest qualities of sweet cherry fruit were investigated at interval. Results showed that the carbon dioxide concentration in CAB were 12-15%. Firmness in fruit stored in CAB was higher than those in control. CAB treatment decreased the soluble solids content of sweet cherry fruit, but maintained the higher tritratable acidity and Vc content in contrast to control. CAB treatment inhibited significantly the decay incidence of sweet cherry fruit during storage and shelf-life. The lower decay incidence was found in 'Summit' fruit compared with 'Tieton' fruit. The sweet cherry fruit treated by CAB still had good sensory quality significantly after 60 d of storage and 3 d of shelf-life at ambient temperature. In general, this new method can increase economic value, and suitable for transportation and sales industry of bayberry fruit.