‘Keepsake’ is one of the parents of the commercially successful ‘Honeycrisp’ apple ( Howard et al. 2017 ). ‘Honeycrisp’ fruit range in size from 7 to 10 cm and have flesh that is crisp, coarse textured, and very juicy, with a storage life is 7
have undesirable fruit traits ( Kellerhals et al., 2004b ), which underlines a possible resource allocation tradeoff. Evaluation of fruit quality traits is highly relevant because the fruit is the marketable product of an apple tree, and breeding for
quality comparisons of IFP with OFP and conventional production have also been inconclusive. DeEll and Prange (1992) reported higher soluble solids concentrations (SSC) for OFP-grown ‘Cortland’ and ‘McIntosh’ apples in Nova Scotia compared with
others no effect ( Janisiewicz et al., 2003 ). The effects of heat treatment on Pz. malicorticis have not been carefully studied. Regarding apple quality, some authors report that heat treatment leads to faster apple softening and a deterioration in
. Under these conditions, FST of sun-exposed apples can reach 45 to 50 °C. Exposure of apples to these high FST required for sunburn browning raises questions about what effects these high temperatures have on internal fruit quality. Yet very little has
The tree fruit production environment influences apple fruit quality. Interactions between environmental conditions and scion–rootstock combinations can lead to differences in fruit quality within the same cultivar and across years ( Corelli
Merging new orchard designs with an efficient rootstock and high-coloring strain of an apple cultivar can result in production of higher yield with better fruit quality ( Fallahi et al., 2011 ; Marini et al., 2008 ; Veberic et al., 2007
, the quality of the ‘Granny Smith’ slices was generally at the limit of marketability (based on our quality rating scale) despite the cutting temperature ( Fig. 4 ). Meanwhile, slices made from the other three apple cultivars were rated good or better
behavior of apples is well documented. Apples ripen with a typical climacteric ethylene and respiratory pattern during postharvest storage ( Jobling and McGlasson, 1995 ; Larrigaudiere et al., 1997 ), whereas fruit quality changes progress for some time
starch synthesis ( Hacisalihoglu et al., 2003 ). The apple is among the four most popular fruits in the world, and as an essential fruit for human health, high fruit quality is important. Zn deficiencies affect production and quality of all crops