Rohaeti E, Syarief R, Hasbullah R. Perlakuan Uap Panas (Vapor Heat Treatment) untuk Disinfestasi Lalat Buah dan Mempertahankan Mutu Buah Belimbing (Averrhoa carambola L.). JTEP [Internet]. 2014Jan.4 [cited 2024Jul.3];24(1). Available from: https://jai.ipb.ac.id/index.php/jtep/article/view/%20Abstract%20%20%20%20The%20objectives%20of%20this%20research%20were%20to%20study%20mortality%20of%20carambola%20fruit%20fly%20%28B.%20carambolae%20D%20%26amp%3B%20H%29%20and%20to%20study%20responses%20of%20VHT%20on%20quality%20of%20carambola%20%28A.%20carambola%20L%29.%20Fruit%20fly%20mortality%20due%20to%20heat%20has%20been%20investigated%20by%20immersing%20fruit%20fly%20eggs%20into%20hot%20water%20at%20temperatures%20of%2040%2C%2043%2C%2046%20dan%2049oC%20for%2030%20minutes%20and%20then%20at%20temperature%20of%2046.5oC%20for%200%2C%205%2C%2010%2C%2015%2C%2020%2C%2025%2C%2030%20minutes.%20Star%20fruit%20were%20treated%20at%20temperature%20of%2046.5oC%20for%205%2C%2015%2C%2030%20minutes%20and%20then%20stored%20in%20temperatures%20of%205%2C%2015oC%20and%20room%20temperature%20%2828-30%20oC%29.%20The%20result%20show%20that%20mortality%20has%20been%20achieved%20100%25%20at%20temperature%20more%20than%2043.0oC%20for%2030%20minutes%20and%20at%20temperature%2046.0oC%20for%20more%20than%2015%20minutes.%20VHT%20had%20significant%20influences%20to%20decrease%20the%20fruit%20respiration%20rates%2C%20chilling%20injury%2C%20antraknose%2C%20to%20increase%20the%20weight%20loss%2C%20color%2C%20and%20soluble%20solid%20content.%20However%2C%20there%20were%20no%20significant%20change%20in%20the%20hardness%2C%20water%20content%2C%20vitamin%20C%20and%20organoleptic%20test.%20VHT%20at%20temperature%2046.5oC%20for%2020%20up%20to%2030%20minutes%20were%20effective%20to%20kill%20fruit%20flies%20inside%20carambola%20and%20VHT%20combined%20by%20storing%20in%20temperature%20of%2015oC%20were%20able%20to%20maintain%20carambola%20quality%20during%20storage.%20%20%20Keywords%3A%20vapor%20heat%20treatment%2C%20fruit%20fly%2C%20B.%20carambolae%2C%20carambola%2C%20disinfestation%20%20%20Diterima%3A%201%20Februari%202010%3B%20Disetujui%3A%2019%20April%202010%20%C2%A0%20%20