Abstract:
To study the effect of calcium chloride(CaCl
2)treatment on postharvest physiology characteristics of tomato with mechanical damage,1 mmol/L CaCl
2 was used to treat the tomato fruits,then the treated tomatoes were stored at 20℃,the changes of physiological quality and antioxidant enzyme activity were determined. The results showed that CaCl
2 treatment could effectively maintain the sensory quality of mechanically damaged tomato fruits and reduce the dacay rates during storage at 20℃.Compared with the control group,CaCl
2 treatment at 1 mmol/L delayed the degradation of V
C content,inhibited the accumulation of MDA,and enhanced the activity of POD,APX and PPO. These results suggested that 1 mmol/L CaCl
2 treatment could effectively maintain storage quality and prolong the shelf life of mechanically damaged tomato fruit stored at 20℃.