Effect of Calcium Chloride Solution on Storage Capacity of Quince Variety "Champion"

The soil-climatic conditions of Georgia are very favorable for growing quince culture for industrial purposes, but the existing assortment cannot completely meet the requirements of the market and the processing industry, both in terms of terms and from an economic point of view. Therefore, the identification of new, promising varieties, the study of storage capacity, the development of storage methods with less loss are a necessary, important and very relevant issue at the modern stage, which at the same time has great practical and theoretical importance. The development of new methods of raw quince storage will help ensure the domestic market of the country and satisfy the population in the autumn-winter period. Despite the existing technologies, there is still a high rate of losses (25-35%) during raw storage of fruits, deterioration of quality indicators, therefore, local fruits cannot significantly compete with imported fruits, existing problems have a significant negative impact on the socio-economic status of fruit-producing farmers. The article presents the results of the action of calcium chloride (CaCl2) on the storage capacity of the introduced quince variety "Champion" common in Georgia. The impact of different concentrations of the solution on storage duration and losses is also discussed, based on which the optimal concentration of the solution is identified. It was established that the developed method significantly reduces both natural and physiological and microorganisminduced losses of the fruit compared to the control method.