Characteristics of Ripe Papaya Stored at Low Temperature 

 -  Acta Horticulturae, 738, p.183-188, 2007 .
<br/><br/> Low storage temperatures promote longer postharvest life of fresh produce. However, tropical fruits are generally highly sensitive to low temperature, which can induce oxidative stress by generating free radicals in plant cells. Ripe papaya (Carica papaya L.)exhibits chilling injury symptoms when stored below 10°C. 'Kheak Dum' papaya fruit at half-yellow stage were kept at 5 and 13°C with 95±2