In order to reduce the postharvest decay rate of Prunus crispiflora,slow down the ripening and senescence of fruits,and prolong the shelf life,three kinds of preservation treatments,including 2%calcium chloride soaking,polyvinyl alcohol coating,2%calcium chloride soaking+polyvinyl alcohol coating,and 2%calcium chloride soaking+polyvinyl alcohol coating film,were compared with the activities of titratable acid(TA),soluble solids(SSC),respirato-ry intensity,hardness,malondialdehyde content(MDA),polygalacturonidase(PG),peroxidase(POD),and polyphenol oxidase(PPO)activities of Prunus crispi red plum in 4 ℃ storage environment.Effect of biochemical indicators.The re-sults showed that the composite preservation method of 2%calcium chloride soaking+polyvinyl alcohol coating film ef-fectively delayed the decrease of TA content and maintained it at more than 0.8%,slowed down the increase of SSC content(P<0.05),kept it at about 16 °Brix,kept the fruit hardness above 14.11 N,and maintained the flavor and taste of crisp red plum well,and maintained the respiratory intensity at 4.9758~19.9898 mg/h·kg.The respiration intensity of P.crispiflora was inhibited(P<0.05),and the PG activity gradually increased to 70.72 μg/h·g FW on the 30th day,sig-nificantly inhibited the PG activity(P<0.05),decreased the accumulation of MDA,and significantly inhibited the PPO activity(P<0.05)from 0.2 U/g FW to 0.058 U/g FW in 12~24 days,delaying the ripening and senescence of the fruit.After harvest,the crispy red plum treated with 2%calcium chloride combined with polyvinyl alcohol coating film had the best preservation effect under the condition of 4 ℃ refrigeration,which could effectively delay the aging and deterioration of crispy red plum.
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