fruit maturity and quality. Originally developed by the International Organization for Biological and Integrated Control of Noxious Animals and Plants, IFP is a science-based system that encompasses all aspects of fruit growing. An IFP system includes
predictor, of fruit maturity ( Kano et al., 2008 ; Young et al., 1993 ). A number of subjective systems have been used by growers, including ground spot yellowness, senescent tendril next to the fruit pedicel, change in fruit wax (loss of shine), and
greenish yellow flesh of a buttery texture ( Yee, 1957 ). The ‘Sharwil’ is often considered a gourmet avocado because it has a rich, nutty flavor. Determining harvest maturity for ‘Sharwil’ fruit can be difficult. If harvested immature, the fruit typically
development to modify the date of flowering and harvest or increase the rate of fruit development to reach legal maturity earlier are needed to broaden the harvest period and prevent the drop in fruit price. Plant bioregulators (PBRs) are known to influence
grafting method on fruit maturity and quality as compared with one-cotyledon grafted and nongrafted watermelon. Thus, the overall objectives of this study were to 1) test external applications of sucrose and antitranspirant solutions to rootstock seedlings
have demonstrated previously that muskmelon fruit harvested at different maturity deliver stored cubes differing significantly in flavor and textural attributes ( Beaulieu et al., 2004 ). Subsequently, muskmelon fruit were evaluated during development
replications. One tree within each plot was designated for fruit drop counts and the remaining two trees per plot designated for sequential sampling for fruit maturity and quality assessments after storage. The mixing and application procedures described
Maximum maturity indices for different packinghouse conditions based on cultivar critical bruising thresholds and bruising potentials were developed for stone fruit cultivars. The critical bruising thresholds, based on fruit firmness, and the bruising probabilities varied among stone fruit cultivars. In general, plums tolerated more physical abuse than yellow-fl esh peach, nectarine, and white-flesh peach cultivars. Impact location on the fruit was an important factor in the determination of critical bruising thresholds. Potential sources of bruising damage during fruit packing were located using an accelerometer (IS-100). A survey of different packinghouses revealed that bruising potentials varied from 21 to 206 G. Bruising potential was reduced by adding padding material to the packinglines, minimizing height differences at transfer points, synchronizing timing between components, and reducing the operating speed. Bruising probabilities for the most-susceptible California-grown cultivars at different velocities and Gs have been developed. Development of a practical sampling protocol to determine fruit firmness during maturation was studied.
, but the inevitable variation in fruit maturity, environmental conditions during preconditioning, and subsequent storage temperature among different storage facilities may be part of the cause. The objective of this research was to evaluate
effect of enhanced UV-B radiation on fruit maturity and quality and leaf photosynthetic capacity in ‘Guifei’ mango. Our results reveal the response of ‘Guifei’ mango to enhanced UV-B radiation, which will be helpful for improving tolerance to UV-B stress