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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2020, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (9): 40-50.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20200905

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Effect of Vibration Damage on Blueberry Quality during Storage and Transportation

Yang Li,Xi Zhang,Yeli Chen,Meishuang Liu   

  1. College of Engineering and Technology, Northeast Forestry University Harbin 150040
  • Received:2019-09-02 Online:2020-09-25 Published:2020-10-15

Abstract:

Objective: In this paper, the mechanical vibration of blueberry fresh fruits in logistics and transportation vehicles was simulated, and the quality change law under the interaction of different mechanical vibration frequency and different storage and transportation temperature conditions was analyzed, so as to provide a reference for the cold chain transportation and circulation of blueberry fresh fruit after harvest. Method: Fresh "Lanfeng" blueberries were selected and stored in transparent plastic small package at 4, 10 and 25℃. The blueberry package was placed on the vibration test bench that was subjected to the simulated road transportation. Through the frequency sweep vibration experiment, the measured natural frequency of the blueberry package was 85 Hz. The three vibration amplitudes were selected to carry out the blueberry constant frequency vibration experiment. After the simulated transport vibration test, the blueberry packages were immediately placed at 4, 10 and 25℃ for storage test, and the fresh blueberries that did not undergo vibration were used as the control group under the three storage temperature conditions. A total of 7 indicators including malondialdehyde (MDA) content, soluble solids (SSC) content, ascorbic acid (Vc) content and hardness were evaluated. Changes of storage quality of mechanical vibrating blueberries at 4, 10 and 25℃ were studied. Result: During storage, the vibration significantly (P < 0.05) affected MDA and anthocyanin content of blueberries, whereas the storage temperature factors significantly (P < 0.05) affected Vc, SSC content and hardness of blueberries. The interaction of two factors had a more significant effect on the content of SSC, Vc and titratable acid (TA) of blueberries. The equation between MDA, SSC and Vc content on storage and transportation temperature (X1) and vibration frequency (X2) was obtained by regression analysis, that could provide a theoretical basis for predicting the maturity and even decline of blueberries. Conclusion: Both vibration frequency and storage temperature affect storage quality of blueberry. Vibration and high temperature accelerate the rate of blueberry corruption. Therefore, in the process of storage and transportation of blueberries, the resonance effect of the package at the natural frequency of 85 Hz should be reduced. Storage at 4℃ is more conducive to the stability of various indicators of blueberry fruit and delaying fruit senescence.

Key words: fresh blueberry fruit, mechanical vibration, storage and transportation temperature, storage and transportation quality

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