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Postharvest Treatment with Gamma Irradiation Affects Quality of 'Eksotika' Papaya (Carica Papaya L.)

'Eksotika' papaya were harvested at a mature-green stage. Subsequently, they were cleaned, air dried, packed and irradiated at 0, 5000, 1000 and 1500 Gy, and then stored at 10 C for three days to simulate air shipment. Next, the irradiaed papaya were induced to ripen using 3000 mg/L ethephon and stored at ambient temperature to an edible ripe stage. Quality and fungal infection were them determined. The number of days to ripening increased at the rate 0.0021 with increased irradiation dosage. Injury in the form of scalding was detected on papaya irradiated with 1000 and 1500 Gy. Weight loss increased by 3.10% and 3.58% respectively, for papaya irradiated with 1000 and 1500 Gy.

'Eksotika' papaya were harvested at a mature-green stage.