Effect of high-pressure hot-water washing treatment on fruit quality, insects, and disease in apples and pears: Part I. System description and the effect on fruit quality of ‘d’Anjou’ pears

A manually operated high-pressure hot-water washing system consisting of a boiler, hot-water mixing tank, contact loop, heat exchanger, spray mixing tank, high-pressure hot-water washing manifold, low-pressure fresh water rinse manifold, and pressure pump was constructed and installed in a packingline. The system developed 20–50 °C washing water at pressures up to 980 kPa. ‘d’Anjou’ pears (Pyrus communis L.), shortly after harvest, and after storage for 3 and 4 months in regular air (RA) or for 4, 7 and 8 months in controlled atmosphere (CA) at −1 °C were washed through the packingline with different wetting agents (0.1% Silwet, 0.01 and 0.1% Defoamer, and water), water pressures (regular and high-pressure (210–980 kPa)), water temperatures (control (tap water, 4–22 °C), 40 °C, and 50 °C), and brushes (soft and firm), respectively. The effect of the washing conditions on fruit quality was investigated after 1 month of storage at −1 °C to simulate shipping condition, and then again after 1 week at 20 °C to simulate marketing condition. Hot-water caused severe heat scald. When nozzle temperature was 50 °C, the incidence of heat scald increased to over 50% for the fruit stored in RA for 3 months. Combined with hot-water, 540 kPa high-pressure washing increased the incidence of friction discoloration. There were lower incidences of friction discoloration and heat scald for fruit stored in CA for 7 months, in comparison to that in RA for 3 months. However, those fruit did not ripen properly as indicated by a high extractable juice content. Fruit washed at harvest had minor incidences of friction discoloration regardless of different brushes, water pressures, and wetting agents. Fruit washed after storages in either 4 months RA or 4 or 8 months CA suffered a high incidence of friction discoloration including scuffing symptoms and pressure marking. The firm brushes caused a higher incidence of friction discoloration mainly because of scuffing symptoms. However, no differences were found between different water pressures and wetting agents with respect to friction discoloration. Fruit stored for 4 months RA suffered 26–28% friction discoloration in comparison to 16–18% in CA stored fruit with firm brush washing. Extended CA storage increased friction discoloration even with soft brush washing. The results suggest that a washing system with high-pressure spray, <30 °C warm water, wetting agent Defoamer and rotating soft brushes were significantly effective in removing surface pests and decay control without causing internal or external damage of fruit.     

水稻孕穗期耐热性QTLs分析

水稻籼粳亚种间杂种优势利用是提高水稻产量的重要途径。然而，异常高温或低温导致籼粳亚种间杂种育性下降是影响其优势利用的主要因素之一。本研究以USSR5（粳稻）/广解9号（籼稻）//USSR5回交群体为供试材料，构建了相应的分子连锁图谱，分别以高温处理下直接小穗育性及小穗育性热敏感指数为指标，对水稻孕穗期高温耐热性及其相对耐热性进行数量性状位点（QTLs）分析。结果表明，在第2、4和5染色体上检测到孕穗期耐热性相关的QTL各一个，对表型变异的解释率为6.4%~15.8%；在第4、8染色体上分别检测到与孕穗期相对耐热性相关的QTL，qhts-4和qhts-8，LOD值分别为3.81和2.86，对表型变异的解释率分别为16.8%和9.9%。对其进一步的上位性分析表明，有8条染色体的4对位点存在基因间互作，小穗育性耐热性除受主效QTL控制外，还受基因间互作及修饰基因的影响。     

翅片管加热器换热过程综合能量特性研究

在研究翅片管加热器传热性能及流阻性能的基础上，依据热力学理论，利用不可逆过程Ｙｏｎｇ分析，着重分析管速换热过程的能量特性，将换热过程的传热性能与流阻性能有机地结合提出便于工程实际应用的能量特性分析准则函数。依此探讨管束换热过程特征参数对综合能量利用性能的影响，指导翅片管加热器能量的高效利用，并与光管加热器进行了比较分析。     

玉米芯挥发特性的实验研究

为了更好地控制玉米芯汽化器的产气质量，有必要研究玉米芯的挥发特性。通过实验，研究了玉米芯的挥发份析出过程和特性，提出了在高温下玉米芯的挥发过程满足Ａｒｒｈｅｎｉｕｓ定律的假定，并由实验证是可行的，并且得出了相应的热化学动力学参考。     

飞秒激光微加工中热熔化与热传递现象研究

对飞秒激光能量密度为0.108~28.68J/cm2范围内加工的硅孔表面形貌尺寸进行分析,同时对热传递现象进行研究。理论分析了飞秒激光加工区域热传导时间及温度分布,并将其与实验测量值进行对比,验证了热影响的存在。通过理论与实验分析说明了在高能量飞秒激光加工中热传递现象不可避免,并获得了较好的孔加工质量的激光能量合理参数。     

Heat treatments and expansin gene expression in strawberry fruit

Heat treatments have been applied in fruit postharvest technology for insect disinfestations, decay control, ripening delay and modification of fruit responses to other stresses. Heat treatment affects several aspects of fruit ripening, such as ethylene production and cell wall degradation probably through changes in gene expression and protein synthesis. In this paper, strawberries (Fragaria × ananassa Duch., cv Camarosa) at 50–75% red stage of ripening were heat-treated at 45 °C during 3 h in an air oven and then stored at 20 °C for 0, 4, 18, 24 and 48 h. Fruit firmness was determined and the expression of a set of expansin genes (FaEXP1, FaEXP2, FaEXP4, FaEXP5 and FaEXP6) was analyzed. The firmness of treated fruit was higher than that of control fruit 24 h after treatment, though the differences disappeared after 48 h at 20 °C. The analysis by northern-blot indicated that heat treatments affected differently the expression of expansin genes. The expression of FaEXP1, FaEXP2 and FaEXP6 was lower in treated fruit during the following 24 h post-treatment. The lower expression of these expansin genes could contribute to delay softening after heat treatment.     

民勤绿洲荒漠过渡区辐射特征与热量平衡规律研究

根据巴丹吉林沙漠与腾格里沙漠交汇处的民勤绿洲荒漠过渡区的长期连续实测资料 ,分析了该地区的辐射特征 ,研究了热量平衡各分量的变化特征及热量平衡规律。在绿洲荒漠过渡区 ,其太阳辐射、净辐射和反射辐射具有明显的日进程和季节变化规律 ;太阳辐射月总量最大值 (12 0 2 3 3kW·m- 2 )出现在 8月份 ,最小值(5 2 0 6 5kW·m- 2 )出现在 11月份 ;流动沙丘表面的反射率高于有植被覆盖的红柳和白刺灌丛沙丘表面的反射率 ,在植被生长季节更为明显 ,反射率日最大值分别为流动沙丘 (37 5 % ) >白刺沙丘 (2 9 7% ) >红柳沙丘 (2 7 9% ) ;流动沙丘表面接受的净辐射是植被覆盖区的 5 0 %～ 70 %左右。在绿洲荒漠过渡区生态系统的热量平衡中 ,占比例最大的是潜热通量 ,其次为感热通量和土壤热通量。随着荒漠化程度的加深 ,生态系统反射率增加 ,净辐射减少 ,而且热量平衡中感热通量和土壤热通量所占比例增加 ,而潜热通量比例减小。     

桉材热处理及其渗透性能的改善

本文以高温软化和瞬时降压之方法对三种桉材（Ｅｕｃａｌｙｐｔｕｓ）进行了汽蒸热处理试验。结果表明：除赤桉（Ｅ·Ｃａｍａｌｄｕｌｅｎｓｉｓ）外，热处理后的桉材导管壁上纹孔膜出现了不同程度的破裂，甚至脱落为空洞。其渗透性能得到了较明显的改善。其中以１４０℃、５ｈ的热处理效果为佳。     

热泵木材干燥机的发展与应用

阐述了应用热泵木材干燥机干燥木材的工作原理及其优越性，介绍了几种热泵木材干燥机的流程及其应用，并对各种热泵木材干燥机流程的特性进行了分析和探讨。     

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