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RESEARCH PRODUCT
PREDICTION OF HARVEST TIME IN PEACH [PRUNUS PERSICA (L.) BATSCH] FRUIT USING THE DA-METER
Giuseppe SortinoAlessandra GallottaVittorio FarinaGiorgia Liguorisubject
DA-Metercv Flordaking cv Spring Lady cv Rich Maycv Rich LadyHarvest timeFleshfood and beveragesContext (language use)RipeningHorticultureSettore AGR/03 - Arboricoltura Generale E Coltivazioni ArboreeAbsorbancePrunuschemistry.chemical_compoundHorticulturechemistryChlorophyllfruit ripening vis spectroscopy/NIR fruit qualityCultivarMathematicsdescription
The aim of this work was to define the most appropriate time of harvesting early ripening peach fruit using destructive and non-destructive quality indexes such as the index of absorbance (IAD), measured with the DA-Meter, a portable equipment able to measure the degradation of chlorophyll in the pericarp. In this context our research was carried out in 2009 and 2010 on several peach cultivars. Total soluble solid content increased while flesh firmness and total acidity decreased with IAD values, but no significant correlation was found between destructive and non-destructive parameters.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-01 | Acta Horticulturae |