PENGARUH GETARAN TERHADAP KERUSAKAN MEKANIS TOMAT (Lycopersicum esculentum Mill)
Abstract: Mechanical damage
that occurs in tomatoes only visible and probably most who do not know. Without
realizingit experienced mechanical damage tomato fruit will make the tomatoes
are not worth selling because the fruit isdamaged. This research aims to determine
how much damage suffered mechanical damage tomatoes mechanicalvibrated at
different times. Varieties of tomatoes used are tomato gondol at the age of
70-80 days of harvest. Inthis research, tomatoes put in a storage container as
much as 3 squares and vibrated at different times. As manyas 20% of tomatoes
which can not be used in the research because of a pest when planting and rub
with a storagecontainer (pallet). The results showed that the tomatoes will
suffer mechanical damage such as bruises, scars andwounds ruptured (perforated
top). The length of time the magnitude of vibration could be the benchmark
ofmechanical damage to the fruit. However, it must also show the hardness of
tomatoes to be vibrated. Tomatoessuffered mechanical damage until the worst was
bruised and perforated top so that the fruit is not worth selling.Mechanical
damage which is obtained not only from research through visual or tangible, but
found to be anumber. The highest value of weight loss is on T3L2 with a value
of 2,07% by weight of the intensity valueshrinkage of 1,66%. Percentage of
tomatoes are not worth selling at 6,79% due to the damage caused by
theprovision of mechanical vibration, with wide intensity mechanical damage
amounting to 3,08%.
Penulis: Zelzha Arinnesia
Varanita, Tamrin, Agus Haryanto
Kode Jurnal: jppertaniandd160858
