Poststorage Application of TAL Prolong on Apples from Controlled Atmosphere Storage

Abstract

A poststorage application of TAL Pro-long reduced the softening of low-oxygen-(LO) stored ‘McIntosh’ and controlled-atmosphere-(CA) stored ‘Delicious’ apples (Malus domestica Borkh) during a 21-day shelf-life period at 15°C and 90% to 95% RH. The treatment did not affect fruit firmness of CA-stored ‘McIntosh’ or ‘Empire’ apples but did retard the loss of ground color in ‘McIntosh’. No physiological disorder was found in any treated fruit.