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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 73, Issue 2-3, Pages 187-196Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(01)00648-1
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survival analysis; Bortytis cinerea; Monilinia fructigena; strawberry; cherry; ultraviolet; heat
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Ultraviolet light and heat treatment are proposed as alternative techniques for the use of chemicals to reduce the development of the spoilage fungi Botrytis cinerea and Monilinia fructigena on strawberry and sweet cherry, respectively, during storage. In order to investigate the effect of both physical techniques on microbial inactivation and on fruit quality, inoculated berries were subjected to different temperatures (40-48 degreesC) and U-V-C doses (0.05 - 1.50 J/cm(2)). For each condition, 20 berries were used. After the treatment, fungal growth, visual damage (holes, stains) and fruit firmness were evaluated during a period of 10 days. The experimental data were analysed statistically using survival analysis techniques. Fungal growth on strawberries was significantly retarded using UV-C doses of 0.05 J/cm(2) and higher. The same treatment had no significant effect when applied to cherries. The highest doses (1.00 and 1.50 J/cm(2)) had a negative effect on the calyx of the strawberry, causing browning and drying of the leaves. No beneficial effect of a low temperature treatment (40-48 degreesC) on the shelf life of strawberries was observed, but fungal development on cherries was retarded at temperatures of 45 and 48 degreesC. These temperatures caused severe damage on strawberries (soft stains, holes, decreased firmness), but had no influence on the quality of sweet cherries. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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