01762naa a2200241 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400590006010000230011924500960014226000090023852010250024765000180127265000110129065000180130165000260131965300210134565300150136665300230138170000200140470000230142477300730144719108052011-12-26       2011    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d7 ahttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0034-737X20110004000112DOI1 aSILVA, D. F. P. da  aPostharvest quality of cocona (Solanum sessiliflorum Dunal) stored under ambient condition.  c2011  aCocona (Solanum sessiliflorum Dunal) is an important genetic resource that has been traditionally used for a variety of purposes, including food, medical and cosmetics applications. The objective of this study was evaluated the quality and the period of postharvest shelf life of cocona ?Mosquet?, through the physical, chemical and physiological characterization of fruits stored under the ambient conditions. Physiologically mature fruits were harvested from an orchard, washed with tap water and soaked in a solution of the fungicide Prochloraz (49.5 g/100 L of water) for 5 minutes. After air drying, the fruits were packed in plastic containers and stored at 24 ± 2 °C and relative humidity 60 ± 5% for 15 days. The fruits developed a respiratory climacteric respiratory patern and remained fit for consumption up to day 6 of storage, that is, without visual symptoms of loss of water and firmness. At this stage, the fruits showed firmness of 117,42 kPa, soluble solids of 6.62° Brix and citric acid of 1.22 %.  aArmazenamento  aCubiú  aPós-colheita  aSolanum Sessiliflorum  aCultivar Mosquet  aVida útil  aVida-de-prateleira1 aROCHA, R. H. C.1 aSALOMÃO, L. C. C.  tRevista Ceres, Viçosa, MGgv. 58, n. 4, p. 476-480, jul./ago. 2011.