Article: Study findings on science are outlined in reports from Federal University.

According to recent research from Vicosa, Brazil, "The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of KMnO4 on the extension of postharvest life of 'Sunrise Golden' papaya, stored under modified atmosphere and refrigeration. Fruit with up to 10% yellow peel were harvested in a commercial orchard in Linhares, state of Espirito Santo, Brazil."

"Sets of three fruit (unit mass of 289.9 +/- 18.5 g) were wrapped in low-density polyethylene films (28 mu m thick) containing sachets of KMnO4 at 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, and 2 g per bag. The bags were sealed and stored at 10.4 +/- 0.9 degrees C and 90 +/- 5% relative humidity for 25 days. After this period, the fruit were ...

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