Maturity indices and quality improvement in peaches.
Ravaglia, G.; Sansavini, S.; Ventura, M.; Tabanelli, D.;
Rivista di Frutticoltura e di Ortofloricoltura Year: 1996 Vol: 58 Issue: 3 Pages: 61-66 Ref: 9 ref.
1996
บทคัดย่อ
Fruits of eight peach/nectarine cultivars were harvested at 3- to 5-day 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 (by 250 and 400 g/day, respectively) whereas for the other 6 cultivars it decreased curvilinearly. It is proposed that on the basis of changes in firmness and colour, fruits pass through 3 ripening stages each requiring different postharvest treatments.