Abstract
The demand for convenient and ready-to-eat food has increased, including fresh-cut fruit and vegetables. At the same time, people are also becoming more health-conscious and are aware of the positive impact of healthy food choices on their well-being. Fresh-cut fruit and vegetables are seen as a healthy and convenient option that allows people to meet their nutritional needs without sacrificing their busy lifestyles. This study examines the use of sustainable fertilization practices for growing melons and the application of edible coatings on fresh-cut fruit to preserve their freshness and levels of sugar and organic acids during storage. The cv. ‘Kırkağaç’ melon was used as the plant material. In the current study, the materials needed for preharvest fertilizer applications (humic acid, liquid worm fertilizer, and organomineral fertilizer) were obtained from a commercial company. The materials needed for postharvest edible coating (sodium alginate, pectin, and carob gum) were obtained from a different company. According to the results, the total sugar content of the melons increased as they ripened, but the application of an edible pectin coating helped to control this increase in sugar content better than the other treatments. This is because the pectin coating slowed down the ripening process by reducing the rate of respiration and ethylene release. The results of the study indicated that there were significant differences (p < 0.05) observed between the control group and the samples treated with edible coatings in all parameters measured. In summary, this study suggests that sustainable fertilization practices could be a viable option for cultivating melons, and that edible coatings could be used as novel materials in commercial treatments to maintain the quality of fresh-cut melons during storage.
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Claims 6
Claim · model-written summary
Total sugar content of melons increased as they ripened.
- Taxon
- melon
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Cucumis meloe0 - Outcome
- total sugar contente1
- Direction
- increasede1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“The cv. ‘Kırkağaç’ melon was used as the plant material”
e1“the total sugar content of the melons increased as they ripened”
Claim · model-written summary
Edible pectin coating limited the increase in melon sugar content better than the other treatments.
- Taxon
- melonCucumis meloe0
- Material
- Kırkağaçe0
- Treatment
- edible pectin coatinge2
- Outcome
- increase in sugar contente2
- Direction
- helped to controle2
- Comparator
- other treatmentse2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The cv. ‘Kırkağaç’ melon was used as the plant material”
e2“the application of an edible pectin coating helped to control this increase in sugar content better than the other treatments”
Claim · model-written summary
The pectin coating slowed the melon ripening process by reducing the rate of respiration and ethylene release.
- Taxon
- melonCucumis meloe0
- Treatment
- pectin coatinge3
- Outcome
- ripening processe3
- Qualifier
- by reducing the rate of respiration and ethylene releasee3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The cv. ‘Kırkağaç’ melon was used as the plant material”
e3“the pectin coating slowed down the ripening process by reducing the rate of respiration and ethylene release”
Claim · model-written summary
Edible coatings differed significantly from the control group in all parameters measured (p < 0.05).
- Taxon
- melonCucumis meloe0
- Treatment
- edible coatingse4
- Outcome
- all parameters measurede4
- Value
- p < 0.05e4
- Comparator
- control groupe4
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The cv. ‘Kırkağaç’ melon was used as the plant material”
e4“there were significant differences (p < 0.05) observed between the control group and the samples treated with edible coatings in all parameters measured”
Claim · model-written summary
Sustainable fertilization practices could be a viable option for cultivating melons.
- Taxon
- melonsCucumis meloe5
- Treatment
- sustainable fertilization practicese5
- Outcome
- viable option for cultivating melonse5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e5“sustainable fertilization practices could be a viable option for cultivating melons”
Claim · model-written summary
Edible coatings could be used as novel commercial treatments to maintain the quality of fresh-cut melons during storage.
Verbatim
e6“edible coatings could be used as novel materials in commercial treatments to maintain the quality of fresh-cut melons during storage”
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