Modified Atmosphere Extends Storage Period and Maintains Quality of ´barhi´ Date Fruits

Al-Redhaiman, K.N.

doi:10.17660/actahortic.2005.682.127

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“…High CO 2 MAP has also shown to be effective in eliminating insects in stored dates (Dehghan-Shoar et al 2010). Al-Redhaiman (2004) also reported that storage under high CO 2 atmosphere extended the shelf life of Barhi date fruits. Shelf life of Barhi dates stored at 0 • C was 26 weeks under 20% CO 2 , 17 weeks under 5% and 10% CO 2 , and about 7 weeks under normal air condition.…”

Section: Modified Atmosphere Packagingmentioning

confidence: 96%

Packaging Technologies for Dates and Date Products

Chonhenchob¹,

Saha²,

Singh³

et al. 2013

Dates

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Section: Modified Atmosphere Packagingmentioning

confidence: 96%

Packaging Technologies for Dates and Date Products

Chonhenchob¹,

Saha²,

Singh³

et al. 2013

Dates

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“…According to research results, postharvest treatments have a great role in the improvement of fruit quality during cold storage as well as during the marketing period. The optimal temperature to store the fruits is from 0 to 4 °C and at a relative humidity of 85-90 % to be kept for a month or more depending on the cultivar (Al-Redhaiman 2005 ). A recent study was carried out on Zaghloul, Samany, Amhat, and Siwy cvs.…”

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Date Palm Status and Perspective in Egypt

Bekheet

El-Sharabasy

2015

Date Palm Genetic Resources and Utilization

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Cultivation of date palms in Egypt goes back thousands of years. The date palm tree has great socioeconomic importance and nutritional value in Egypt. Its traditional use as a primary source of food and by-products and its ecological benefi ts in oasis agriculture make it an important fruit tree and the best crop to be cultivated. Egypt is the most productive country of date palm fruit in the world. There is a high potential for increasing the production area of date palm to fulfi ll local consumption in the whole country and to produce date fruits for export purposes. Presently, the Egyptian Government and private sector are convinced of the potential of date production and are striving to establish commercial date plantations and promote viable date production. Despite its important roles in Egyptian agriculture and the efforts made, date palm cultivation, production, processing, and marketing are still beleaguered with several problems. The low quality of cultivars, poor farm management, pests and diseases, marketing obstacles, and insuffi cient applicable research are the major constraints of the date palm in Egypt. Moreover, inconsistent quality in combination with low-grade packaging provides a considerable challenge for Egyptian date producers to fi ll the unmet domestic and international demand. By contrast, an abundance of capable manpower and arable land, low labor costs as well as the wide range of date palm diversity are among the most important competitive factors. This chapter discusses the current status, constraints, and the available avenues that can be used to develop the date palm industry in Egypt.

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“…Berhi dates, even at the tamr stage, can still be quite soft. The colour of fruit changes during maturation from green in the kimri stage to yellow in the khalal stage and to brown in the rutab and tamr stages (Ahmed & Ahmed, ; Al‐Redhaiman, ; Ismail et al ., ). There are different regional preferences, but the fruits of most date varieties are eaten when in the rutab and tamr stages (El‐Amira et al ., ).…”

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“…However, with Berhi dates, fruits at the khalal stage are often preferred and considered a premium product because they are physiologically mature, hard, crisp, bright yellow in colour and have low levels of astringent compounds and the highest moisture (El‐Zoghbi, ; Ismail et al ., ). The Berhi variety is one among the most popular palm date cultivars in the Mediterranean region and is commonly harvested and consumed fresh at the khalal stage, but they tend to mature quickly and enter the rutab stage under normal storage conditions (Al‐Redhaiman, ; Ismail et al ., ).…”

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Effect of edible coatings on fruit maturity and fungal growth on Berhi dates

Mehyar

Assi

Alsmairat

et al. 2014

Int J of Food Sci Tech

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Summary Berhi date palm fruits were harvested at the khalal stage, coated with different edible materials: pea starch (PS), zein protein (ZP), pea starch + carnauba wax (PS + CW) and zein protein + carnauba wax (ZP + CW) and stored at 3 or 25 °C for 21 days. Different fruit maturity indicators (colour, firmness, total soluble solids, moisture and tannins) and fungal numbers were monitored during storage. PS and ZP coatings at 3 °C were the most effective in retarding fruit maturation by extending the khalal stage from 7 to >14 days. They were less effective at 25 °C, where the khalal stage was extended only ≤7 days. PS + CW and ZP + CW coatings prevented sample moisture loss, but they accelerated degradation of simple sugars at 25 °C, and this indicated a shift to anaerobic fruit respiration. The PS + CW and ZP + CW coatings, particularly at 3 °C, were the most effective in preventing fungal growth, whereas the PS coating promoted fungal growth.

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Modified Atmosphere Extends Storage Period and Maintains Quality of ´barhi´ Date Fruits

Cited by 14 publications

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Packaging Technologies for Dates and Date Products

Packaging Technologies for Dates and Date Products

Date Palm Status and Perspective in Egypt

Effect of edible coatings on fruit maturity and fungal growth on Berhi dates

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