Chilling injury hygrophanous flesh in pineapple fruits and is the major is manifested as
internal browning and postharvest limitation
for the pineapple industry, as fruits rapidly develop
blackheart following low temperature, which severely
restricts refrigerated seafreight export. Thus, postharvest treatments that can alleviate
chilling injury and extend shelf-life of pineapple fruits are
urgently needed.