Effects of different packaging applications on fruit quality of some apricot varieties grown in çanakkale province

In this research it is aimed to determine the avaliblity of different packaging materials for Roxana, Hungarian Best and Bebeco apricot cultivars stored in modified atmosphere conditions. For this aim, after harvesting, some apricots were packed with LDPE and PVC packaging materials and some apricots were stored with no pre-application as control. Packed apricots were put in cold storage in 0°C and 95% relative humidity at 30 days. After storage, weight loss, fruit quality, fruit firmness, fruit skin colour, soluble solid content, titretable acidity, total and reduced sugars have been determined.According to the data after 30 day of storage, LDPE and PVC apllications were found to improve not only all the quality parameters but also storage qualifications of the apricot fruits.