Mohammed M
Trinidad and Tobago
Review Article
Postharvest Physiology and Storage of Golden Apple (Spondias cytherea sonnerat or Spondias dulcis forst): A Review
Author(s): Mohammed M, Bridgemohan P, Mohamed MS, Bridgemohan RSH and Mohammed Z
Mohammed M, Bridgemohan P, Mohamed MS, Bridgemohan RSH and Mohammed Z
The golden apple (Spondias dulsis forst. syn. Spondias cytherea Sonn.) originated in the Society of Islands in the South Pacific and widely distributed in the Caribbean, Florida Keys, Hawaii, Venezuela and Central America and has successfully adapted as a natural part of the landscape and diet. Golden apple fruits at the mature-green, semi-ripe and ripe stages of maturity are utilized in the fresh and processed states and are a major export fruit and foreign exchange earner for many Caribbean islands. The fruit is an ovoid drupe with a spiny stone, climacteric in nature and exists in two forms: the large type (diameter 5-6 cm, length 9-10 cm, average weight 200 g) and the miniature or dwarf type (diameter 4-5 cm, length 5-6 cm, average weight 65 g). Golden apple fruits stored under ambient conditions require 6-9 days to undergo ripening from the mature-green stage to.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2157-7110.1000707