Hakan Kibar

1 Introduction Nowadays, with the better understanding of the value of mushrooms in terms of human nutrition and health, the production and consumption of cultivated mushrooms have increased rapidly all over the world and have become an important sector (Kalač 2013). Mushrooms are very rich in protein, minerals, vitamins, non-starchy carbohydrates, and dietary fibers and have low cholesterol, calorie, and fat content (Kalač 2009).

3. Results and Discussion 3.1. Weight Loss, Fruit Firmness, Decay Rate, SSC, TA, pH and Respiration Rate Due to the sensitive skin and flesh structures of nectarine fruits, the postharvest storage life is limited. The important quality criteria, which are among the external appearance characteristics of fruits in cold storage, are weight loss, fruit firmness and decay rates.