Kaolin treatment to reduce pomegranate sunburn

By P. Melgarejo, J. Martinez, F. Hernández, R. Martínez-Font, P. Barrows, A. Erez. 2004

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The effect of maturity, sunburn and the application of sunscreens on the internal and external qualities of pomegranate fruit grown in Australia. (2010, methodology): “The successful use of the Kaolin based sunscreen Surround to reduce losses in pomegranates due to sunburn has been reported by Melgarejo et al. (2004). This work was done in Spain using the pomegranate cultivar Mollar de Elche and the research showed that sunburn damage of fruits was reduced from 21”
Sunburn of Apple Fruit: Historical Background, Recent Advances and Future Perspectives (2012, background): “Some researchers have evaluated the percentage of the total fruit surface affected by sunburn (e.g., Melgarejo et al., 2004; Wünsche et al., 2004a; Racsko et al., 2005a) or recorded the percentage of fruit damaged (e.g., Bergh et al., 1980; Schupp et al., 2002; Gindaba and Wand, 2005), while…”
Comparative effects of evaporative cooling, kaolin particle film, and shade net on sunburn and fruit quality in apples (2005, background): “The positive effects of kaolin for controlling sunburn in various fruit have recently been well documented (e.g., Glenn et al., 2002; Le Grange et al., 2004; Melgarejo et al., 2004; Schupp et al., 2002; Wünsche et al., 2004).”