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RELATIONSHIP OF HARVEST DATE, STORAGE CONDITIONS, AND FRUIT CHARACTERISTICS TO BRUISE SUSCEPTIBILITY OF APPLE.

Author(s) : KLEIN J. D.

Type of article: Article

Summary

SUSCEPTIBILITY OF APPLES TO IMPACT DAMAGE INCREASED FROM EARLY TO LATE HARVEST TIME AND DECREASED DURING STORAGE AT 274 K (1 DEG C). IMPACT DAMAGE WAS QUANTIFIED AS BRUISE DEPTH, DIAMETER, VOLUME, OR WEIGHT. BRUISE WEIGHT CALCULATED AS A PERCENTAGE OF FRUIT WEIGHT WAS THE LEAST VARIABLE MEASUREMENT OF BRUISING THAT WAS ALSO PROPORTIONAL TO HEIGHT TO IMPACT OF THE FRUIT.

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  • Original title: RELATIONSHIP OF HARVEST DATE, STORAGE CONDITIONS, AND FRUIT CHARACTERISTICS TO BRUISE SUSCEPTIBILITY OF APPLE.
  • Record ID : 1988-0615
  • Languages: English
  • Source: J. am. Soc. hortic. Sci. - vol. 112 - n. 1
  • Publication date: 1987/01
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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