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The Postharvest Quality of Melon Manis Terengganu (Cucumis melo var.
Inoduros cv Manis Terengganu 1) as Effected By Hand Pollination at
Different Nodes
Nur Fatin Amirah Amir Hassan
Supervisor: Dr Wan Zaliha Wan Sembok
Bachelor of Science Agrotechnology (Postharvest Technology)
School of Food Science and Technology
Melon Manis Terengganu (MMT) is a newly developed variety in Malaysia specifically
for Terengganu farmers’. Currently, MMT’s agronomic information is still scarce. One
of the agronomic factors that affect several MMT fruit quality and organoleptic quality
is fruit position. To date, fruits from nodes 9-12 (control) are claimed to be the best
eating quality of MMT based on grower experience. Thus, this study aimed at
evaluating the effects of hand pollination at varying ranges of nodes on the quality
performances of MMT fruit and also its sensory attributes. Interestingly, fruits at
different nodes had comparable quality values of quality parameters evaluated with
the control and fulfill the consumer preferences. In conclusion, MMT fruits harvested
at different position had similar internal, external and hidden quality as well as
organoleptic quality attributes.
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