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Comparison of fruit attributes of ‘Fuji’ apple strains at harvest and after storage
- Source :
- Scientia Horticulturae. 272:109585
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2020.
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Abstract
- Commercial apples are graded primarily by appearance and many new 'Fuji' apple strains have been planted in commercial orchards because of the enhanced red color of their skin. The fruit of most apple strains selected for skin color do not differ; however, some apple strains may produce fruit with different firmness and soluble solid content (SSC). This study compared the fruit quality and maturity of three 'Fuji' apple strains ('Fuji Suprema', 'Mishima', and ‘Fuji Select') grown in experimental orchards in southern Brazil. Fruit were harvested at two maturity stages: early, which were stored in air; and advanced, which were stored in a controlled atmosphere (CA). Storage conditions were selected to induce the development of different physiological disorders. Fruit quality was assessed one day after harvest and after 210 days of storage at 0.8 °C plus seven days at 22 °C, over three growing seasons. Skin color was the main variable that distinguished fruits of the three strains. The extent of red coloration was greater on the surface of 'Fuji Suprema’ apples than on 'Mishima’ or 'Fuji Select’, especially for early-harvest fruit. The pattern of fruit maturation on the tree was the same for the three strains and they showed similar starch index, SSC, and titratable acidity; flesh firmness was slightly (
- Subjects :
- 0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine
Starch
Flesh
food and beverages
Titratable acid
Horticulture
Biology
01 natural sciences
Fruit maturation
03 medical and health sciences
chemistry.chemical_compound
030104 developmental biology
chemistry
Soluble solids
Skin color
010606 plant biology & botany
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 03044238
- Volume :
- 272
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Scientia Horticulturae
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........19d3a57d43d4a94c3a0e611564f77c44
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2020.109585