The Effects of the Length of Time of Anaerobic Stress and the Concentration of Beeswax Emulsion as a Coating Material on the Quality of Tomato Fruit During Storage

Authors

  • Ni Putu Nita Lospiani Program Studi Teknik Pertanian, Fakultas Teknologi Pertanian Unud
  • I Made Supartha Utama Program Studi Teknik Pertanian, Fakultas Teknologi Pertanian Unud
  • Ida Ayu Rina Pratiwi Pudja Program Studi Teknik Pertanian, Fakultas Teknologi Pertanian Unud

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24843/JBETA.2017.v05.i02.p01

Keywords:

Tomato, edible coating, beeswax, anaerobic stress

Abstract

Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill) is classified as one of fruity vegetables which could grow both sub-tropical region and tropical region. Tomato fruits are naturally prone to damage during the postharvest period. Extending the shelf-life of the fruits could be done by using edible natural coating. Beeswax is one of the natural edible materials that could be applied for fruit coating which is safe to be consumed. Anaerobic stress given to the fruits aimed to create suitable anaerobic volatiles to reduce the deterioration rate during the postharvest period; therefore, prolong the shelf-life. In anaerobic condition, ethanol (ethyl alcohol) and acetaldehyde are volatile compounds which are naturally produced from fruits and vegetables. This research was aim to investigate the effect of two different factors of treatments, namely the length of time of anaerobic stresses and different concentration of beeswax emulsion (o/w), as a coating material, on the quality and storage life of tomato fruits.The result showed that the effect of the both factors of treatments were significantly interacted on the deterioration of quality and storage life of tomato fruits. The length of anaerobic stress of 36 hrs combining with different concentration (1.5 and 3.0%) of beeswax emulsion as a coating material slowed the deterioration of quality and increased the storage life of tomato fruits. However, if the length of stress of 72 hrs combined with concentration of beeswax emulsion of 3%, the intensity of fruit damage increased.

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2026-02-06

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Lospiani, N. P. N., Utama, I. M. S., & Pudja, I. A. R. P. (2026). The Effects of the Length of Time of Anaerobic Stress and the Concentration of Beeswax Emulsion as a Coating Material on the Quality of Tomato Fruit During Storage. Jurnal BETA (Biosistem Dan Teknik Pertanian), 5(2), 9–19. https://doi.org/10.24843/JBETA.2017.v05.i02.p01

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