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Cold storage influences internal characteristics of nectarines during ripening.

Author(s) : MOLLENDORFF L. J. von, JACOBS G., VILLIERS O. T. de

Type of article: Article

Summary

Unripe nectarines (cv Flavortop) were stored at -0.5 or 3 deg C for 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 weeks, after which fruits were ripened at 15 deg C. During ripening, fruit samples were tested daily or every 2nd day for extractable juice, internal conductivity and woolliness. The change in the percentage of extractable juice during ripening differed very little with storage period. A rapid increase in internal conductivity occurred during ripening in fruits with or without cold storage, but the onset of the increase was advanced with longer cold-storage periods. No woolliness developed in fruits that were not placed in cold storage or in fruits cold-stored for 1 or 2 weeks.

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  • Original title: Cold storage influences internal characteristics of nectarines during ripening.
  • Record ID : 1994-3556
  • Languages: English
  • Source: HortScience - vol. 27 - n. 12
  • Publication date: 1992

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