PENENTUAN MASAK FISIOLOGIS DAN PELAPISAN LILIN SEBAGAI UPAYA MENGHAMBAT KERUSAKAN BUAH SALAK KULTIVAR GADING SELAMA PENYIMPANAN PADA SUHU RUANG
ABSTRACT: Snack fruit var.
gading is a perishable horticultural product and non climacteric fruit that has room temperature shelf life about
6-7 days. This fruit should be ripe
before harvesting and during storage does not undergo further ripening process.
It has high respiratory rate that caused fast senescence. This research was aimed to determine
harvesting time to obtain good quality and long shelf life of snake fruit.
Also, it was objected to elucidate the effect of wax coating on quality changes
during storage. The harvesting time of snake fruit was 5, 6, and 7 month after
pollination. Wax coating (10%) was used to protect the fruits during storage.
Glucose, fructose, sucrose, and tannin was determined after harvesting. The
quality of snack fruits was assesed by panelists independently. The results showed that the best harvesting
time of snack fruit was 6 months after pollination. Wax coating influenced the
fruit quality and also could inhibit declining of sugar and tannin content of
fruit. Wax coating could improve the quality of fruits during storage up
to 2 weeks.
Keywords: harvesting time, wax
coating, snack fruit var. gading
Penulis: Budi Santosa, Fauzia
Hulopi, Fauzia Hulopi
Kode Jurnal: jppertaniandd110009
