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Home⇛Annals of Tropical Research⇛vol. 48 no. 1 (2026)

Impact of Intermittent Warming Storage on Respiration and Other Attributes in the GP3 Pineapple Clone

David Chandra | Muhammad Kamal | Kukuh Setiawan | Soesiladi Esti Widodo | Sri Waluyo | Zulferiyenni Zulferiyenni

 

Abstract:

Background: Shelf life is strongly influenced by respiration rate; higher respiration accelerates carbohydrate degradation and cellular damage. Strategies to suppress respiration commonly involve combining low-temperature storage with additional physical treatments, often increasing production costs. Consequently, alternative postharvest approaches are needed to regulate respiration efficiently. Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of intermittent warming on respiration rate and selected quality attributes of the GP3 pineapple clone. Methods: GP3 pineapple fruits were stored for 8 days under two temperature regimes: (1) constant storage at 7oC and (2) storage at 7oC followed by transfer to room temperature on day 3 for 3 days. Observations included respiration rate, fruit temperature, internal browning, electrolyte leakage, total phenolic content, ascorbic acid, weight loss, shell color index, mold incidence, shell dehydration, soluble solid content (SSC), titratable acidity (TA), and SSC/TA ratio. Results: Results indicated that intermittent warming significantly reduced respiration rate (p = 0.01). Importantly, the temperatureshift treatment did not induce detrimental changes in measured fruit quality parameters during the 8-day storage period. Although transferring fruit to room temperature temporarily increased weight loss, no significant differences were observed after two additional days of storage. Conclusion: These findings suggest that intermittent warming may serve as a cost-effective postharvest strategy to modulate respiration without compromising fruit quality.



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