Author
Scorza, Ralph | |
Anger, William | |
Bett Garber, Karen | |
Champagne, Elaine | |
Beaulieu, John | |
Ingram, Daphne | |
Peterson, Donald |
Submitted to: Acta Horticulture Proceedings
Publication Type: Proceedings Publication Acceptance Date: 6/1/2004 Publication Date: 12/1/2004 Citation: Scorza, R., Anger, W.C., Bett Garber, K.L., Champagne, E.T., Beaulieu, J.C., Ingram, D.A., Peterson, D.L. 2004. Non-destructive evaluation of post harvest peach fruit softening. Acta Horticulture Proceedings. Acta Horticulturae 663: 269-273. 2004. Interpretive Summary: Technical Abstract: Peach fruit firmness was non-destructively measured by a drop-test device that allowed for serial measurements of the same fruits during post-harvest storage. Evaluations of post-harvest fruit softening were based on C2 values (peak impact force)/(time to impact peak force)2. The slopes of C2 values over storage time were used to compare softening between cultivars and within a cultivar harvested at 3 stages of ripening. The use of this device demonstrated the effects of harvest stage on post-harvest softening, with firmer fruit from the same cultivar generally softening at a faster rate than fruit harvested at a more advanced state of pre-harvest softening. Cultivar comparisons suggested the potential utility of non-destructive measurements in selecting genotypes with longer post-harvest storage life. |