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¹ Alata Horticultural Research Institute, 33740, Mersin, Türkiye
² Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture, 31060, Hatay, Türkiye DOI : 10.16882/HortiS.2009594 Viewed : 107 - Downloaded : 87 The aim of this study was to determine the effects of bulk and wrapped packaging with and without fungicide treatment on the storage and shelf life of `Gülşen` seedless lemon variety in common store and cold storage facility. The study was conducted during the 2019 and 2020, the harvested lemon fruits were stored in a common store belonging to a producer in the Küçükfındık Plateau of Erdemli District of Mersin province and in a cold storage facility at the Alata Horticulture Research Institute at 10°C and 90% relative humidity from the beginning of December to August (8 months) after fungicide bulk, fungicide wrapped, non-fungicide bulk and non-fungicide wrapped applications. In order to determine the shelf life of the stored lemon fruits, the fruits were held at 20°C and 70% relative humidity conditions for 7 days during each sampling period. According to the research results, increases in weight loss, fungal and physiological deterioration, fruit rind color L* value, juice content, total soluble solids (TSS), and vitamin C content were observed during storage, while decreases were observed in appearance, fruit rind color h° value, the percentage of green capsules, and titratable acid (TA) content. During the shelf life period, increases in weight loss, juice content, TSS, and vitamin C content were observed, while decreases were observed in appearance, fruit rind color h° value, percentage of green capsules, and TA content. Consequently, the `Gülşen` seedless lemon variety fruits could be stored for 4 months in common store and up to 6 months in cold storage, maintaining their quality in all applications. Keywords : Fungicide bulk Juice content Shelf life Total soluble solids Vitamin C