Order: Ebenales (Diospyrales)

Family: Ebenaceae (Ebonaceae)

Genus: Diospyros

Its homeland is China. Its culture started in the 5-6th century. From here, it spread to Japan and was produced on a large scale (Japanese apple). It later spread to India, Ceylon, Australia and other countries. Although it grows in the subtropical climate zone, it has also spread in the temperate climate zone. It has been cultivated in our country since ancient times. It is rich in vitamin A and carbohydrates, but low in calories. Generally, wild types have higher nutritional value. It is rich in fiber. It is a deciduous species and since some varieties can withstand temperatures as low as -12°C and even -18°C, it is grown in the form of scattered trees in some inland regions with a temperate climate as well as in coastal areas.

Commercially valuable types of persimmons suitable for long-term storage

Hachiya, Saijo, Tamopan, Tanenashi, Hıratanenashi, Fuyu, Hanafuyu, Izu, Matsumoto Wase Fuyu, O’Gosho, Jiro, Suruga, Maekawa Jiro, Ichikikei Jiro, Kaki Tipo

Persimmon Harvest

It is important to harvest persimmon fruits at the appropriate time. The fruits should be collected when they are hard when they reach their full size and the green color of the fruit shell disappears and turns into orange or dark orange color specific to the variety. During harvesting, the fruits should not be collected from the branch by pulling. The branches may break because they are too brittle, or the sepals of the fruit will remain on the tree, causing the fruit to rot before it matures. In order to avoid these undesirable situations, the fruiting branch is held with the left hand and the fruit is carefully plucked from the branch with the other hand. If the fruit stalk is long, the stalk should be cut over the sepals and harvested.

Suitable storage conditions for persimmons

As with all fruits, the product should be brought to the warehouse as soon as possible after harvest, and it should be put into the cold chain by lowering the core temperature with pre-cooling. Reducing the core temperature as soon as possible is the golden rule for persimmons for long-term storage, as same as with most of all fruits. It depends on this to maximize the storage time in the current product. Most persimmon varieties can be stored in cold storage at -1 and 1°C and 80-90% humidity for 2-4 months.

Controlled atmosphere storage of persimmon

O₂ below 3% can cause off-flavours and failure to ripen fast way. greater than 10% CO₂ may cause brown discoloration and off-flavours. 3-10% O_2, 1 - 10% CO₂ levels according to type and other storage conditions will provide better storage results and added days on shelf life on specific types such as Fuyu.

*An important note. The above data are scientific recommendations that contain general storage conditions that are not specific to a specific region. Therefore, this information is only indicative and no rights or obligations can be derived from it. For more detailed professional and product-specific recommendations, please consult local research institutes or relevant university departments and seek professional consultant support.

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