ETHYLENE EVOLUTION AND QUALITY OF BLACKBERRY FRUIT AS INFLUENCED BY HARVEST TIME AND STORAGE INTERVALS
Two thornless blackberry cultivars (Rubus spp.) 'Navaho' and 'Chester' were harvested three times from early June to mid-July to study fruit quality and ethylene evolution during storage at 3°C. Fruit weight, volume, total anthocyanin, soluble solid, content total acidity, pH and ethylene varied significantly.
There was a reduction in total anthocyanin and increase in ethylene content evolution in late season harvested fruit and during storage.
Fruit harvested early during the season, stored better than fruits of later harvest.
Following the second week in storage, fruit deterioration started particularly in fruits harvested in late July.
Basiouny, Fouad M. (1995). ETHYLENE EVOLUTION AND QUALITY OF BLACKBERRY FRUIT AS INFLUENCED BY HARVEST TIME AND STORAGE INTERVALS. Acta Hortic. 398, 195-204
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1995.398.20
https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.1995.398.20
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1995.398.20
https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.1995.398.20
Postharvest physiology, Shelf-life, Small fruits, Cold storage