of 50.25 ft from starting point). Managing Bitter Pit in ‘Honeycrisp’ Apples With Foliar Calcium Although ‘Honeycrisp’ apples are very popular with consumers, they are prone bitter pit, a physiological disorder that results in unmarketable fruit and
’ do not show symptoms of the physiological disorder ”bitter pit” or ”external browning.” The fruit maintains firmness, juiciness, and flavor very well in standard cold storage (0 to 1 °C) for ≈5 months. Origin The cultivar Odysseus is a cross between
Calcium deficiency in apple ( M. domestica Borkh.) flesh is a serious problem for many varieties ( Wójcik, 2004 ). Apples with a low Ca status are sensitive to cracking, sunburn, and some physiological disorders (bitter pit, cork spot, superficial
to a number of physiological disorders including bitter pit, soft scald, soggy breakdown, low temperature breakdown, and senescent breakdown ( DeEll and Ehsani-Moghaddam, 2010 ; DeLong et al., 2006 ; Moran et al., 2009 ; Rosenberger et al., 2004
bitter pit were evaluated visually and the incidence of the damage determined. CA-related injury to the cortex (brown lesions and lens-shaped cavities, the latter typically associated with smaller brown lesions) and senescence breakdown were evaluated by
. Bitter pit was observed in one fruit from orchard 3 after 1 month of storage in fruit harvested in 2022, and in three fruit from orchard 1 after 3 months of storage at 0 to 1 °C. No other storage disorders, such as soft scald or soggy breakdown, detected
temperature disorders such as soft scald and soggy breakdown, and disorders such as bitter pit that are exacerbated by warmer storage temperatures. Al Shoffe and Watkins (p. 481) found that short-term storage (1 to 4 weeks) at 33 °F followed by storage at 38
treatments and stored in refrigerated storage for 4 to 5 months with a temperature of 2 °C and a relative humidity of 75%. After storage, fruit disorders including as bitter pit, soft scald, water core, and senescent breakdown were assessed. In the fourth
leaves and, subsequently, affects postharvest fruit quality and postharvest susceptibility to storage disorders. Young ‘Honeycrisp’ orchards are susceptible to bitter pit and symptoms can appear before harvest or during storage ( Rosenberger et al., 2004
harvest and in extended cold storage ( Recasens et al., 2004 ). Increasing the Ca content of apples maintains fruit firmness, decreases the incidence of disorders such as water core, bitter pit, and internal breakdown ( Bangerth et al., 1972 ; Dierend and