Research advances on quality changes of apricots and corresponding post-harvest technologies
China yields a huge amount of fresh apricots yearly,however,fresh apricots are perishable and easy to decay during post-harvest.This article describes quality changes of post-harvest apricots,and explores the storage and preservation technologies of post-harvest apricots including coating,cold storage,modified atmosphere,and calcium treatment.Nanostructural studies of fruit polysaccharides reveal that,textual changes of post-harvest apricots are associated with degradation of polysaccharide chains.Cold storage,modified or controlled atmosphere technologies can effectively maintain the antioxidant properties of apricots.Also the shelf life of post-harvest apricots can be significantly extended via inhibiting biochemical reactions and degradation of polysaccharide chains.