XXIX International Horticultural Congress on Horticulture: Sustaining Lives, Livelihoods and Landscapes (IHC2014): International Symposia on Abscission Processes in Horticulture and Non-Destructive Assessment of Fruit Attributes

Managing fruit abscission in apple

The photosynthesis inhibitor Metamitron is an effective fruitlet thinner for 'Gala' apple in the warm climate of Israel

Efficacy of lime sulphur alone and in combination with olive oil on blossom thinning in organically grown 'Cripps Pink' and 'Gala' apples

Post-bloom thinning with 6-benzyladenine improves apple fruit quality

The action of aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG) on apple ('Maxi Gala') leaf abscission in plants infected by Glomerella leaf spot (Colletotrichum gloesporioides)

Does the rootstock affect alternate bearing of apple tree?

Does carbohydrate availability play a role in sweet cherry fruitlet abscission?

Effect of environment on citrus fruit abscission and maturation

Secondary abscission zones: understanding the molecular mechanisms triggering stylar abscission in citrus

Proposed physiological mechanism of mango fruitlet abscission

β-glucanase and polygalacturonase activities are different in longkong (Lansium domesticum Corr.) fruit at two separation positions

Uapaca kirkiana phenological phases and effect of fruit thinning on fruit traits in Malawi

A phenotypic test for delay of abscission and non-abscission oil palm fruit and validation by abscission marker gene expression analysis

Postharvest needle abscission responses of balsam fir (Abies balsamea L.) to foliar application of naphthalene acetic acid

Physiology of postharvest needle abscission in balsam fir: water quality modulates postharvest needle abscission

Status and future of magnetic resonance imaging sensors for in-line assessment and sorting of fruit

Development of an optical coherence tomography image analysis method to characterise cellular structure of kiwifruit

Non-destructive quantification of pomegranate internal quality structures using X-ray computed tomography

Detection of attribute XXX in fruit YYY using NIRS

Non-destructive assessment of pulp colour in mangoes by time-resolved reflectance spectroscopy: problems and solutions

The impact of lamp environment on prediction of peach TSS content

Comparison of firmness meters for measuring 'Hass' avocado fruit firmness

Non-destructive determination of fruit maturity by a resonant vibration technique

Automated online detection of granulation in oranges using X-ray radiographs

The estimation of the health status of plants and fruit by fluorescence approaches: a short review

Evaluation of fringe projection as a method to provide information about horticultural product surfaces

Fruit maturity affects fruit quality and bioactive compound accumulation in peach

The evolution of spectrophotometers used in fruit quality assessment

Spectrophotometer aging and prediction of total soluble solids

Fruit internal defect sorting: rejection makes the rest the best

Applying non-destructive sensors to improve fresh fruit consumer satisfaction and increase consumption

Non-destructive maturity assessment of 'Empire' apples treated with preharvest inhibitors of ethylene perception and production with a delta absorbance (DA) meter

Influence of crop load and canopy position on fruit maturity and quality in nectarine

Visible spectroscopy I_AD measures in apple: impact of stress and shading on maturity indexing

Non-destructive analysis of α-farnesene and conjugated trienols in apples using near-infrared spectroscopy

Discrimination between Myrciaria jaboticaba ('Sabará') and Myrciaria cauliflora ('Açú') fruit using CIE colour parameters and near-infrared spectroscopy

Estimation of fruit maturation and ripening using spectral indices

In-field monitoring of mango fruit dry matter for maturity estimation

Comparison between an acoustic firmness sensor and a near-infrared spectrometer in segregation of kiwifruit for storage potential

Decision support systems using models of fruit quality variability

Vanilla content evaluation in cured bean by near-infrared technique

Carotenoid content and pulp colour non-destructively measured by time-resolved reflectance spectroscopy in different cultivars of Brazilian mangoes

Study of tomato maturity using nuclear magnetic resonance relaxometry and imaging

Using the soluble solids accumulation in tomatoes from fruit setting until harvest for the construction of a predictive model by hand-held NIR Spectroscopy

Use of non-destructive devices to support pre- and postharvest fruit management