The research aimed to compare three hybrids of broccoli (Condi, Kuba and
NS50), grown under Damascus environment, for their morphological, yield and
quality characters. The results showed that NS50 had the largest number
(p<0.05) of leaves and ste
m length, Kuba had the greatest (p<0.05) main head
and the stalk length, In addition, higher TSS and vitamin C content while NS50
hybrid showed the best firmness, the highest chlorophyll and carotene contents
and higher fresh weight of main head than Condi. The lateral heads number
and their fresh weight were higher in Condi than the other hybrids.
This investigation was conducted to study the effect of cooling preservation
on some microbiological (total count of organism, yeast and fungi, Coliform
bacteria), chemical (total soluble solids, total acids, vitamin C) parameters and
sensory eval
uation of Broccoli during refrigerated storage and to determine the
acceptability of the best treatment of the broccoli by customer during
refrigerated storage. Two hybrids of broccoli, F1 Kondi and F1 Kibbah grow at
Abi Jarash farms of Damascus University in 2011/2012 season were used.
Three treatments were applied on two hybrids of broccoli. Treatments 1
(broccoli was stored without any packaging), treatments 2 (broccoli was stored
after packaging without vacuum sealed) and treatments 3 (broccoli was stored
after packaging with vacuum sealed).
Results showed and based on microbiology, chemically and sensory
evaluation that the best treatment to save the broccoli reverberated was
treatment 3 for the both hybrids of broccoli F1 Kondi and F1 Kibbah (broccoli
was stored after packaging with vacuum sealed) where the broccoli F1 Kondi
was preserved without any changes in sensory parameters and accepted
qualities for 15 days and for 10 days for broccoli F1 Kibbah.
