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EFFECTS OF FRUIT MATURITY, SIZE, AND MINERAL CONCENTRATIONS ON PREDICTING THE STORAGE LIFE OF < MCINTOSH > APPLES.

Author(s) : MARMO C. A., BRAMLAGE W. J., WEIS S. A.

Type of article: Article

Summary

MEASUREMENTS OF FIRMNESS, TITRATABLE ACIDITY, SOLUBLE SOLIDS AND STARCH, AND MINERALS WERE COMPARED WITH INCIDENCES OF SENESCENT BREAKDOWN, SCALD AND ROT AFTER STORAGE AT 273 K (0 DEG C). AMONG MINERALS AND MATURITY INDICES, CALCIUM, AND STARCH CONCENTRATIONS ACCOUNTED FOR THE MOST VARIATIONS IN SENESCENT BREAKDOWN. FRUIT DIAMETER AND FRUIT FIRMNESS ALSO ACCOUNTED FOR SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF VARIATION IN BREAKDOWN AFTER STORAGE WHEN FRUIT SIZE VARIED. THESE RESULTS SHOW THAT PREDICTIONS OF STORAGE LIFE BASED SOLELY ON MINERAL CONCENTRATIONS CAN BE IMPROVED BY INCORPORATING MATURITY AND SIZE MEASUREMENTS WHEN THESE FACTORS ARE VARIABLE.

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  • Original title: EFFECTS OF FRUIT MATURITY, SIZE, AND MINERAL CONCENTRATIONS ON PREDICTING THE STORAGE LIFE OF < MCINTOSH > APPLES.
  • Record ID : 1986-0639
  • Languages: English
  • Source: J. am. Soc. hortic. Sci. - vol. 110 - n. 4
  • Publication date: 1985/07
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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