Results and Discussion
Pitaya fruit produced in California and stored at 5
ºC and 7 ºC had better visual appearance after storage
for 20 days than fruit stored at 10 ºC (Figure 1). Storage at 5 ºC and 7 ºC maintained a greener color of the
bracts, and reduced decay incidence and severity com-
pared with fruit stored at 10 ºC (Figure 1 and 2). The
best visual appearance after 20 days of storage and after
five days of shelf-life at 20 ºC was observed for fruit
stored at 5 ºC without a perforated plastic bag (Figure 1).
However, storage of pitaya fruit at 5 ºC resulted in a low
level of chilling injury characterized by a thin layer of
outer flesh tissue under the peel showing water-soaked
symptoms, which was not influenced by the use of a
perforated plastic bag (Figure 3).