Measurement of Papaya Maturity by Delayed Light Emission

摘要

ABSTRACTPapaya at five stages of maturity were evaluated for differences in intensity of delayed light emission (DLE), chlorophyll, β‐carotene and Hunter color values. Results showed there were high correlations between DLE intensity and chemical and physical properties that relate to papaya maturity. DLE has a high potential as a rapid screening technique for identifying papayas which are one‐half ripe and r