Packaging treatments (2008). Longans
varied in visual quality when harvested in
May and Oct. 2008 from the same orchard
(Fig. 2). Fruit harvested in May had an initial
external rating of 4.8 vs. 5.0 (excellent) for
the October harvest. As a result, shelf life
tended to be shorter for fruits harvested in
May. Shelf life was estimated as the number
of days that fruit retained a visual quality
rating $3 (average). Fruit packaged in boxes
had a short shelf life of 4 to 7 d when stored
at 10 C (Fig. 2),whereas longans inMPor CL
packages had the longest shelf life from 14 d
(May) to 23 d (October). The shelf life of fruit
packaged in PF film was 12 d (May) to 19 d(October), and considerably shorter with LS
film (9 to 11 d) (Fig. 2).