Comparative Study on Storing Property of Six Kiwifruit Varieties in Liupanshui
In order to understand the storage property of different kiwifruit varieties,Donghong,Hongyang,Guichang,Jinyan,Jinguo,and Qihong were included in this study to measure and compare their fruit hardness,soluble sugar content,water content,swelling and rot rate at the beginning of picking and storage for 7 days at room temperature.The results showed that the hardness of six kiwifruit varieties decreased after placing at the room temperature for 7 days,in which Qihong,Hongyang,Jinguo and Guichang have significantly declined in the hardness and the decreasing values were 30%、25%、21%and 18%,respectively.By contrast,the fruits of six varieties increased in the contents of soluble sugar and water when they were placed at the room for 7 days.Of them,the soluble sugar contents of Hongyang,Jinguo and Jinyan increased by 38%、35%and 22%,respectively.In addi-tion,the data of the fruit swelling rate and fruit rot rate showed the bad fruit rates of Guichang was the highest,followed by Jinguo,Jihong,Donghong,Hongyang and Jinyan.Altogether,the order of storage property of six kiwifruit varieties was Jinyan>Donghong>Jihong>Guichang>Hongyang>Jinguo.