Low temperature injury of Starking Delicious peaches in relation to weight lost during cool storage

Abstract

A number of treatments known to affect low temperature breakdown of apples or low temperature injury of peaches were applied to Starking Delicious peaches. Within each treatment, low temperature injury increased as the weight loss of the fruit increased, but there were also differences between treatments that were not due to differences in weight loss. Warming during storage, stepwise cooling, and delayed storage were the most effective treatments in reducing low temperature injury.