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Maturity indices and quality improvement in peaches.

[In Italian. / En italien.]

Author(s) : RAVAGLIA G., SENSAVINI S., VENTURA M., TABANELLI D.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Fruits of eight peach/nectarine cultivars were harvested at 3- to 5-days intervals, stored for 1 or 2 weeks at 0 deg C followed by 1 day at room temperature and assessed for firmness and colour. For 2 cultivars (Andross and Rosa del West peaches) firmness decreased linearly with time whereas for the other 6 cultivars it decreased curvilinearly. It is proposed that on the basis of changes in firmness and colour, fruit pass through 3 ripening stages each requiring different postharvest treatments.

Details

Original title: [In Italian. / En italien.]
Record ID : 1997-1576
Languages: Italian
Source: Riv. Fruttic. Ortofloric. - vol. 58 - n. 3
Publication date: 1996

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Indexing

Themes: Food quality and safety. Microbiology;
Fruit
Keywords: Enhancement; Texture; Peach; Ripening (fruit); Cold storage; Colour; Fruit