Impact of spring freeze on yield, vine performance and fruit quality of Vitis interspecific hybrid Marquette

2017 ◽  
Vol 219 ◽  
pp. 302-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tommaso Frioni ◽  
Alan Green ◽  
Jacob E. Emling ◽  
Shijan Zhuang ◽  
Alberto Palliotti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Quality ◽  
Interspecific Hybrid

scholarly journals Nutritional Quality of Field-grown Tomato Fruit as Affected by Grafting with Interspecific Hybrid Rootstocks

HortScience ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 51 (12) ◽  
pp. 1618-1624 ◽  
Author(s):  
Desire Djidonou ◽  
Amarat H. Simonne ◽  
Karen E. Koch ◽  
Jeffrey K. Brecht ◽  
Xin Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Ascorbic Acid ◽  
Fruit Quality ◽  
Interspecific Hybrid ◽  
Nutritional Quality ◽  
Tomato Fruit ◽  
Quality Attributes ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Fresh Market ◽  
Tomato Plants

In this study, the effects of grafting with interspecific hybrid rootstocks on field-grown tomato fruit quality were evaluated over a 2-year period. Fruit quality attributes from determinate ‘Florida 47’ tomato plants grafted onto either ‘Beaufort’ or ‘Multifort’ rootstocks were compared with those from non- and self-grafted controls. Grafted plants had higher fruit yields than non- and self-grafted plants, and increased production of marketable fruit by ≈41%. The increased yield was accompanied by few major differences in nutritional quality attributes measured for these fruit. Although grafting with the interspecific rootstocks led to consistently small, but significant increases of fruit moisture (≈0.6%), flavor attributes such as total titratable acidity (TTA) and the ratio of soluble solids content (SSC) to TTA were not significantly altered. Among the antioxidants evaluated, ascorbic acid concentration was reduced by 22% in fruit from grafted plants, but significant effects were not evident for either total phenolics or antioxidant capacity as assayed by oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC). Levels of carotenoids (lycopene, β-carotene, and lutein) were similar in fruit from grafted plants with hybrid rootstocks compared with non- and self-grafted controls. Overall, the seasonal differences outweighed the grafting effects on fruit quality attributes. This study showed that grafting with interspecific hybrid rootstocks could be an effective horticultural technique for enhancing fruit yield of tomato plants. Despite the modest reduction in ascorbic acid content associated with the use of these rootstocks, grafting did not cause major negative impacts on fruit composition or nutritional quality of fresh-market tomatoes.

scholarly journals Grafting with an Interspecific Hybrid Squash Rootstock Accelerated Fruit Development and Impaired Fruit Quality of Galia Melon

HortScience ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 50 (12) ◽  
pp. 1833-1836
Author(s):  
Wenjing Guan ◽  
Xin Zhao ◽  
Donald J. Huber
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Quality ◽  
Fruit Development ◽  
Interspecific Hybrid ◽  
Cucumis Melo ◽  
Abiotic Stress Tolerance ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Cucurbita Moschata ◽  
Harvest Dates ◽  
Female Flowers

Interspecific hybrid squash (Cucurbita maxima × Cucurbita moschata) is a well-known cucurbit rootstock for controlling soilborne diseases and improving abiotic stress tolerance. However, reduced fruit quality has been reported on certain melon (Cucumis melo) cultivars when grafted with squash rootstocks. In this study, a field experiment was designed to explore fruit development and quality attributes of galia melon ‘Arava’ by grafting with hybrid squash rootstock ‘Strong Tosa’. Grafted plants with ‘Strong Tosa’ showed delayed anthesis of female flowers by ≈8–9 days, but harvest dates were unaffected compared with non- and self-grafted ‘Arava’ plants. Early and total yields were not significantly different between grafted and nongrafted plants. Grafted plants with ‘Strong Tosa’ rootstock exhibited accelerated fruit development and greater vegetative growth. During the harvest period, ≈27% of grafted plants with ‘Strong Tosa’ wilted, which was determined as nonpathogenic. Grafting with ‘Strong Tosa’ rootstock resulted in reduced fruit total soluble solids (TSS) and consumer rated sensory properties.

Culture and fruit quality of rambutan (Nephelium lappaceumL.) in the Soconusco region, Chiapas, Mexico

Fruits ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 59 (5) ◽  
pp. 339-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Johanna Maria Vanderlinden ◽  
H. Alfred Juergen Pohlan ◽  
Marc J.J. Janssens
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Quality

Consecutive wet days may impede fruit quality of peach and nectarine and cause fruit drop

2021 ◽  
Vol 282 ◽  
pp. 110011
Author(s):  
Georgios Pantelidis ◽  
Theodoros Mavromatis ◽  
Pavlina Drogoudi
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Quality ◽  
Fruit Drop

scholarly journals Influence of Bagging on the Development and Quality of Fruits

Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 358
Author(s):  
Muhammad Moaaz Ali ◽  
Raheel Anwar ◽  
Ahmed F. Yousef ◽  
Binqi Li ◽  
Andrea Luvisi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Quality ◽  
Consumer Choice ◽  
Abiotic Factors ◽  
Market Value ◽  
Quality Attribute ◽  
Export Markets ◽  
External Appearance ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Main Determinants

Fruit quality is certainly influenced by biotic and abiotic factors, and a main quality attribute is the external appearance of the fruit. Various possible agronomical approaches are able to regulate the fruit microenvironment and, consequently, improve fruit quality and market value. Among these, fruit bagging has recently become an integral part of fruits’ domestic and export markets in countries such as Japan, China, Korea Australia and the USA because it is a safe and eco-friendly technique to protect fruits from multiple stresses, preserving or improving the overall quality. Despite increasing global importance, the development of suitable bagging materials and, above all, their use in the field is quite laborious, so that serious efforts are required to enhance and standardize bagging material according to the need of the crops/fruits. This review provides information about the effects of bagging technique on the fruit aspect and texture, which are the main determinants of consumer choice.

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