Usage of Heat Treatment and Modified Atmosphere Packaging to Maintain Fruit Firmness of Fresh Cut Cavendish Banana (Musa cavendishii)

Increasingly healthy lifestyles and advances in technology make people tend to prefer consuming fresh-cut fruits. Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) contributes to extending shelf life and improving postharvest product quality. This study was aimed to determine the effects of argon-based MAP combined with heat treatment on the quality of the fresh-cut cavendish. There were four treatments examined, consisting of the combination of MAP with 73.70 % argon gas and heat treatment at 40 °C for 5 minutes (P1), heat treatment at 40 °C for five minutes (P2), MAP with 73.70 % argon gas (P3), and without treatment (P4). Each treatment consisted of three replications, and all experimental units were stored in a storage area at a temperature of 10 °C. The variables of fruit hardness, total titratable acidity, reducing sugar content, and total phenolic compounds were observed at 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 days of storage. The results of the study showed that MAP and heat treatment could maintain freshness and slow down the degradation of fresh-cut cavendish quality. The combination of MAP treatment with 73.70 % argon gas and heat treatment at 40 °C for five minutes can slow down the degradation of fresh-cut cavendish quality and suppress the total titratable acidity formation until the end of the storage period (ten days)

The Effects of Various Essential Oils as Antibacterial Agents on Fresh-Cut Apples cv. ‘Manalagi’

The fast-paced lifestyle of modern consumers warrants the need for a quick and minimally processed food. For fresh products, this means healthy fresh food, convenient, and microbiologically safe food items produced with environmentally friendly methods. In this research, antimicrobial effects of carboxymethyl cellulose based-edible film containing different concentrations of essential oils (0.7 % cinnamon, 0.7 % lemongrass, 3 % lemon, and 0.1 % betel, w/v) as antibacterial agents on fresh-cut apples cv. Manalagi were studied. Measurements of weight loss, total titratable acidity (TTA), reducing sugar, microbial growth and sensory quality were determined at 0, 3, 6, 9, 12 and 15 days of storage (4 ± 1 °C, 75 ± 10 % RH). The results of the research showed that the application of 0.7% lemongrass oil on 1 % CMC gave the best result in inhibiting the bacterial growth and prolong the storage life of fresh-cut apples cv. Manalagi. The incorporation of 0.7 % (w/v) lemongrass and lemon 3 % (w/v) in coating formulation maintained the sensory scores (aroma and appearance) of fresh-cut apples during nine days of storage. </p

Design of pH Monitoring System for Koi Pond

Koi fish farming has increased significantly and become a promising profession in Bantul, however the farmer faced many challenges to produce good Koi fish. Koi fish productivity affected by water quality as a result of good water treatment and filtering. pH is one of the main indicators for good water quality in Koi farming, whilst not many Koi farmer can afford to buy adequate equipment for their ponds. The purpose of this Community Service Program was to help and empower the community in increasing the koi fish farming productivity. The target group of this project was either groups or persons running micro-enterprises in Koi farming. The specific target of this project is to be able to provide and apply appropriate technology to the community. pH monitoring system was designed to provide cheap and appropriate tools applicable and available in the community. By making the design available for replication, the community can work together to procure goods/systems independently. Therefore, the system designed will not burden the community individually. The targeted koi fish farmers are expected to be role models for other farmers. The results of the manufacture of this precise technology-based tool have been completed with the results of the pH meter monitoring accuracy was higher than 98%. &nbsp

Combination of alginate based edible coating-betel essential oil in extending the shelf life of rose apple cv. Dalhari (Syzygium samarangense)

Rose apple cv. Dalhari is a local fruit grown in Berbah District, Special Region of Yogyakarta. This fruit perishable easily loses its water content and is attacked by microbes. This research aimed to determine the best combination between alginate and betel essential oil to inhibit the growth of microbes and maintain quality of rose apple cv. Dalhari. Alginate and betel essential oil treatments were used at three concentration levels, alone and in combinations, respectively of 2%, 2.5%, 3% and 0%, 0.1%, 0.2%. The results showed that combination treatment of 2.5% alginate and 0.1% betel essential oil was the most effective to maintain the fruit quality. The sole addition of betel essential oil was not able to inhibit microbial growth. Furthermore, combination of alginate based edible coating and betel essential oil was able to maintain the quality of rose apple cv. Dalhari up to nine days

Classification of Mangosteen Surface Quality Using Principal Component Analysis

Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L) is one of the primary contributor for Indonesia export. For export commodity, the fruit should comply the quality requirement including its surface. Presently, the surface is evaluated by human visual to classify between defect and non- defect surface. This conventional method is less accurate and takes time, especially in high volume harvest. In order to overcome this problem, this research proposed images processing based classification method using principal component analysis (PCA). The method involved pre-processing task, PCA decomposition, and statistical features extraction and classification task using linear discriminant analysis. The method has been tested on 120 images by applying 4-fold cross validation method and achieve classification accuracy of 96.67%, 90.00%, 90.00% and 100.00% for fold-1, fold-2, fold-3 and fold-4, respectively. In conclusion, the proposed method succeeded to classify between defect and non-defect mangosteen surface with 94.16% accuracy

The Improvement of Tomato Shelf Life using Chitosan and Starfruit Leaf Extract as Edible Coatings

Due to the high degree of perishability and vulnerability to spoilage, tomatoes have limited marketability, which leads to extensive postharvest losses. The edible coatings are generally used to extend the shelf life of fruits and vegetables; therefore, this study investigated the use of chitosan and starfruit leaf extract (SFLE) in the composition of edible coatings for tomato fruit. Firmness, total titratable acidity, reducing sugar content and microbial load were measured every 5 days for 25 days. The results showed that the addition of SLFE to chitosan did not enhance the antimicrobial effect or firmness over the effects made by a separate use of chitosan and SFLE. Both components improved the shelf life of tomato fruits compared to untreated tomatoes. © 2022 Nafi Ananda Utama et al., published by Sciendo

Pengaruh Berbagai Macam Pendinginan dan Pengemasan Terhadap Umur Simpan Jagung Manis (Zea mays saccharata)

This  research was aimed to study  the influence  of   kinds of cooling and packing  on the storage life of sweetcorn in order to obtain the simple postharvest  technology and easy to practice.  The research was done during the February - March of 2005 in the Research Laboratory of Agriculture Faculty, Muhammadiyah  University of Yogyakarta.  The reducing sugar analysis was done in the  Agriculture Technology Faculty of Gadjah Mada University. The laboratory  experiment  was arranged  ini 2 x 3 factorial  completely  randomized design with three replications.  The cooling first factor  was refrigerated in refrigerator to be compared  to the hydro-cooling.  Meanwhile,  the polypropilene and polyethylene  packaging were tested and compared to the unpackaged one. The flavor; reducing sugar, water content, percentage  of nonconsumable  part of sweetcorn,   fresh  weight  of ears,  and organoleptic properties  were observed. The result showed  that there was no significantly   interaction between cooling and packaging on  the  storage life  and  quality  of  sweet corn. The  cooling treatment was significantly influenced the starch and reducing sugar level  as well as the packaging treatment. Refrigeration   storage could significantly keep   the  level   of reducing  sugar  to remain higher than the hydro-cooling, this treatment  was also   decreased the starch  content, decreased the proportion  of unconsumable  part,  and maintained   the flavor. The  polyethylene    packaging significantly keep the level  of reducing  sugar to remain higher and relatively maintained the flavor   than  the polypropilene packaging or  unpackaged, but  decreased  the portion  of unconsumable  part. </p

Pengaruh Berbagai Macam Pendinginan dan Pengemasan Terhadap Umur Simpan Jagung Manis (Zea mays saccharata)

This  research was aimed to study  the influence  of   kinds of cooling and packing  on the storage life of sweetcorn in order to obtain the simple postharvest  technology and easy to practice.  The research was done during the February - March of 2005 in the Research Laboratory of Agriculture Faculty, Muhammadiyah  University of Yogyakarta.  The reducing sugar analysis was done in the  Agriculture Technology Faculty of Gadjah Mada University. The laboratory  experiment  was arranged  ini 2 x 3 factorial  completely  randomized design with three replications.  The cooling first factor  was refrigerated in refrigerator to be compared  to the hydro-cooling.  Meanwhile,  the polypropilene and polyethylene  packaging were tested and compared to the unpackaged one. The flavor; reducing sugar, water content, percentage  of nonconsumable  part of sweetcorn,   fresh  weight  of ears,  and organoleptic properties  were observed. The result showed  that there was no significantly   interaction between cooling and packaging on  the  storage life  and  quality  of  sweet corn. The  cooling treatment was significantly influenced the starch and reducing sugar level  as well as the packaging treatment. Refrigeration   storage could significantly keep   the  level   of reducing  sugar  to remain higher than the hydro-cooling, this treatment  was also   decreased the starch  content, decreased the proportion  of unconsumable  part,  and maintained   the flavor. The  polyethylene    packaging significantly keep the level  of reducing  sugar to remain higher and relatively maintained the flavor   than  the polypropilene packaging or  unpackaged, but  decreased  the portion  of unconsumable  part.