Utilização de permanganato de potássio na conservação pós-colheita de maxixe

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Fernanda Cristina
• Data de Publicação: 2012
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: LOCUS Repositório Institucional da UFV
• Texto Completo: http://locus.ufv.br/handle/123456789/4567
• topic: Permanganato de potássio; Maxixe; Pós-colheita; Potassium permanganate; Maxixe; Postharvest; CNPQ::CIENCIAS AGRARIAS::AGRONOMIA::FITOTECNIA

The maxixe (Cucumis anguria) is a vegetable belonging to the Cucurbitaceae family. The fruits are harvested when still immature, with tender seeds, colored bright green and has a low shelf life. It is a tropical fruit of difficult cultivation in the state of Massachusetts, EUA. This study evaluated the influence of different doses of potassium permanganate, in the form of sachets, during storage in refrigerated conditions at 10 °C on the postharvest quality of fruits of cucumber, simulating the period of transport and marketing from Brazil to the state of Massachusetts, USA. The fruits were sorted, sanitized and packaged in polystyrene trays, containing potassium permanganate sachets at concentrations of 0 (control), 1, 2, 3 and 4 g in 6.5 g the vermiculite. The trays were stored in a chamber at 10 °C. Analyses were performed on days 0, 3, 7 and 10 for the determination of cumulative weight loss (CWL), total chlorophyll content, total soluble sugars (TSS), reducing sugars (RS), non-reducing sugars (ANR) ascorbic acid (vitamin C), starch and visual examination of color and chilling injury. The experimental design was completely randomized, with four replications. Data were analyzed using analysis of variance and regression using the Statistical Analysis System and Genetics of UFV (SAEG-UFV). To compare the treatment means with the control, we used the Dunnett test adopting the 5% level of probability. For the selection of the regression model was based on the significance of the regression coefficients using t-test at 5% probability of the coefficient of determination (R2 = SQReg / SQtrat) and by the biological behavior. Initially there was an increase in chlorophyll content with a subsequent decrease. The increase is due to the exceeded water loss that was higher compared to the degradation rate of the pigment. Treatment with 4 g of KMnO4 retained higher content of chlorophyll pigments and resulted in less drop of vitamin C. Treatment with 4 g KMnO4 provided better appearance, with greener fruits and less darkening of the skin after 3 days of storage.