Potential co-application of Burkholderia cepacia, calcium and chitosan on enhancement of storage life and quality of papaya fruits

• Main Authors: Rahman, Md. Aminur, Abdul Rahman, Russly, Tengku Muda Mohamed, Mahmud, Kadir, Jugah, Begum, Most Mahbuba
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2012
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9679/1/59.%20Potential%20co-application%20of%20burkholderia%20cepacia%2C%20calcium%20and%20chitosan%20on%20enhancement%20of%20storage%20life%20and%20quality%20of%20papaya%20fruits.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9679/; http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JTAS%20Vol.%2035%20(3)%20Aug.%202012/05%20pg%20439-458.pdf

The fruit of harvested papayas (cv. Sekaki), at colour stage two (mature-green with trace yellow), were treated with fungicide benocide® (0.33 gL-1) or with a combination of Burkholderia cepacia B23 (109 CFU mL-1) and 0.75% chitosan solution, amended with 3% calcium chloride and stored at 14 ± 0.5...