Durian (Durio zibethinus Murr.) is a climacteric fruit with a short
shelf life (Tongdee et al., 1990; Booncherm and Siripanich, 1991).
The storage temperature cannot be lower than 15 C because lower
temperatures induce chilling injury, whereby, the peel(husk) turns
dark brown, the pulp looses its aroma, and the fruit softening is
delayed (Booncherm and Siripanich, 1991; Ketsa and Paull, 2008).
The peel of durian fruit shows a much higher rate of ethylene
production than the pulp. Ethylene from the peel is required for
normal softening, as the pulp of durian fruit without the peel stays
hard and does not develop its aroma