scholarly journals PROTOCOL FOR HARVESTING ‘BRS PRINCESS’ BANANA FRUITS

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
LUIZ FERNANDO GANASSALI DE OLIVEIRA JUNIOR ◽  
LUCAS FONSECA MENEZES OLIVEIRA ◽  
PAULO ROBERTO GAGLIARDI ◽  
MARCELO AUGUSTO GUTIERREZ CARNELOSSI ◽  
JULIO RENOVATO DOS SANTOS
Keyword(s):  
Skin Color ◽  
Statistical Design ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
The Other ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Objective Method ◽  
Harvest Time ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
Time Of Harvest ◽  
The Ideal

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to develop a protocol to determine the ideal harvest time for ‘BRS Princess’ banana, using the number of aborted bracts. The bananas were selected according to the number of aborted bracts since the flowering until the time of harvest, yield clusters with 90, 95, 100 and 105 aborted bracts. The physical and chemical analyzes were performed every 3 days on fruits: soluble solids, titratable acidity, weight loss, length and diameter, pH, firmness, skin color (CIELab) and pectin enzyme activity. The statistical design was completely randomized in a 4x5 factorial, with 4 points and 5 periods of harvest analysis and data were evaluated using analysis of variance and regression. For all parameters, fruits harvested at 90 and 105 aborted bracts had unwanted changes in its metabolism when compared to the other treatments, while fruits harvested at 95 and 100 aborted bracts had the best post-harvest characteristics. This method was effective in determining the point of harvest in ‘BRS Princess’ banana fruits, since it allows to obtain fruit quality after storage, and is a simple and objective method.

scholarly journals Maturity indexes for 'Kumagai' and 'Paluma' guavas

2006 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Flavia Cristina Cavalini ◽  
Angelo Pedro Jacomino ◽  
Michele Antonio Lochoski ◽  
Ricardo Alfredo Kluge ◽  
Edwin Moisés Marcos Ortega
Keyword(s):  
Skin Color ◽  
Fruit Size ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Fruit Firmness ◽  
Harvest Time ◽  
Guava Fruit ◽  
Market Situation ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
The Ideal

Harvest time is one of the main factors related to guava fruit postharvest losses. It is subjectively determined by fruit size and skin color, without any consensual standardization among the growers. The use of maturity indexes enables growers to know the ideal harvest time according to each market situation. The objective of this work was to determine the maturity indexes to identify the harvest time for guava fruit cv. Kumagai and Paluma. Skin color, fruit firmness, soluble solids, titratable acidity, ratio and ascorbic acid were analyzed. The most adequate maturity indexes for 'Kumagai' guava fruit were skin color and pulp firmness, while for 'Paluma' guava fruit, the best indexes were skin color, pulp firmness, titratable acidity and ratio.

scholarly journals Influence of stock on physical and chemical traits of fresh apricot fruit

2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Milošević ◽  
N. Milošević ◽  
I. Glišić ◽  
G. Šekularac
Keyword(s):  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
The Other ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Fruit Firmness ◽  
Soluble Solids Content ◽  
Total Sugars ◽  
Solids Content ◽  
Chemical Traits ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
Fruit Mass

Abstract The study was conducted to determine the effects of Myrobalan rootstock and Blackthorn interstock on fruit physical and chemical traits of five apricot cultivars. The results showed that cultivars grafted on Myrobalan rootstock appear to induce a higher fruit mass when compared with the Blackthorn interstock. Blackthorn interstock showed a tendency to induce a higher soluble solids/titratable acidity ratio than Myrobalan. Values of soluble solids content, total sugars, titratable acidity and fruit firmness between Myrobalan rootstock and Blackthorn interstock were not significant. Regarding cultivars, the greatest fruit mass observed in Roxana in both treatments, and the lowest in Biljana on Myrobalan and in Vera on Blackthorn. The lowest soluble solids, total sugars and soluble solids/titratable acidity ratio were found in Roxana in both variants of grafting, whereas the greatest titratable acidity also observed in Roxana in both cases, respectively. Based on the results from this study, the fruits of Roxana can be recommended for fresh consumption, whereas fruits of the other cultivars can be recommended for processing.

scholarly journals Influence of ripening stage on physical and chemical attributes of 'Golden' papaya fruit treated with 1-Methylcyclopropene

Bragantia ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 553-558 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilana Urbano Bron ◽  
Angelo Pedro Jacomino ◽  
Ana Luiza Pinheiro
Keyword(s):  
Ascorbic Acid ◽  
Skin Color ◽  
Color Change ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Ripening Stages ◽  
Lower Effect ◽  
Chemical Attributes ◽  
Stage 1 ◽  
Physical And Chemical

The 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) has been used to extent postharvest life of various species. Generally, 1-MCP effectiveness decreases when applied in fruits at advanced ripening stages. The aim of this work was to verify the influence of ripening stages on some physical and chemical attributes of 'Golden' papaya treated with 1-MCP. Papayas were harvested at five ripening stages and treated with 100 nL L-1 of 1-MCP during 12 hours at 23ºC. Fruit skin color and pulp firmness were daily analyzed while soluble solids, titratable acidity and ascorbic acid were evaluated when fruit reached the consumption firmness (20 N). 1-MCP delayed firmness loss during fruit ripening of all ripening stages. The use of 1-MCP prejudices the softening of fruit harvested at stage 0 (totally green), which did not reach the consumption firmness. Although 1-MCP application at early stages was responsible for a significant increment in commercialization period, treated fruit stayed in the consumption condition for few days. When applied to a more advanced stage, 1-MCP not only increased the commercialization period, but also prolonged the period in that fruit stayed in consumption condition. 1-MCP also delayed the color change, but with a lower effect when compared to firmness retention. Ascorbic acid, titratable acidity and soluble solids were not influenced by 1-MCP application. The application of 1-MCP in fruit harvested at more advanced ripening stages could be an interesting practice since it does not prevent the ripening and still could prolong the period in which fruit stay in consumption condition.

scholarly journals Post-harvest physiology of pitaya at different ripening stages

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 1033-0148
Author(s):  
Maristella Martineli ◽  
◽  
Ariane Castricini ◽  
Victor Martins Maia ◽  
Camila Maida de Albuquerque Maranhão ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ascorbic Acid ◽  
Skin Color ◽  
Respiratory Activity ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Immature Stage ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Quality Maintenance ◽  
Post Harvest ◽  
Ripening Stages ◽  
Physical And Chemical

Red-fleshed pitaya is an attractive fruit not due only to the color of its flesh and skin, but also the scaly shape of its skin. In addition to being a source of vitamins and minerals, it has high commercial value and represents an alternative for cultivation in semiarid regions. Information about the post-harvest physiology of pitaya, which interferes with its ripening, allows the adoption of preservation and quality-maintenance practices. This study examines the respiratory activity and post harvest alterations of pitaya picked in the commercially immature stage of ripeness, by comparing them with fruits picked fully ripe. Physical and chemical aspects of the fruits were evaluated in two harvests, in 2019 and 2020. Six days after harvest, there was an increase in respiratory activity and a change in color in both ripe and commercially immature fruits. Therefore, pitayas picked commercially immature in both harvests had an increase in respiratory activity post-harvest, with a change in skin color during storage; and six days after harvest, in the 2019 harvest, the fruits resembled those that ripened on the plant, without having their quality compromised. However, in the 2020 harvest, six days after harvest, the fruits picked fully ripe showed soluble solids/titratable acidity ratio, betacyanins and ascorbic acid contents similar to those measured in the commercially immature fruits.

scholarly journals Qualidade pós-colheita de oito variedades de pêssego

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 334 ◽  
Author(s):  
João Paulo Gava Cremasco ◽  
Rosana Gonçalves Pires Matias ◽  
Danielle Fabiola Pereira da Silva ◽  
João Alison Alves Oliveira ◽  
Cláudio Horst Bruckner
Keyword(s):  
Ascorbic Acid ◽  
Skin Color ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Fruit Weight ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Chemical Characteristics ◽  
Total Carotenoids ◽  
Physical And Chemical Characteristics ◽  
Physical And Chemical

The fruit physical and chemical characteristics can vary during the maturation period and this variation depends, among other factors, on the weather conditions during fruit development. This study aimed to evaluate the changes in physical and chemical characteristics of eight peach cultivars during two seasons. The cultivars Campinas 1, Coral, Maciel, Marli, Premier, Regis, Rei da Conserva and Tropic Beauty were planted on Okinawa rootstock at the experimental orchard of the Federal University of Viçosa (UFV), Viçosa-MG, Brazil, in 2008 and the following characteristics were evaluated: fruit weight, skin color, firmness, soluble solids, titratable acidity, ascorbic acid and total carotenoids. The experiment was conducted during 2011 and 2012 growing seasons in a completely randomized design with eight treatments (cultivars), three repetitions and 10 fruits per plot. There were differences between the variables for the two seasons, with the largest variations observed for firmness, ascorbic acid and total carotenoids. Cultivars Maciel and Marli produced fruit with higher mass, Tropic Beauty with greater firmness and Rei da Conserva, Coral and Marli with higher soluble solids contents. The cultivar Rei da Conserva presented higher values for most of the evaluated variables in both seasons. The yellow color, evaluated by the hue angle, is associated with total carotenoids content in peaches.

scholarly journals 712 PB 388 PACKINGHOUSE OPERATIONS AFFECT PEACH QUALITY DURING STORAGE

HortScience ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 535b-535
Author(s):  
Armida Rodriguez-Felix ◽  
Evelia Araiza-Lizarde ◽  
Monica A. Villegas-Ochoa ◽  
Elsa Brineas-Taddei
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Cold Storage ◽  
Skin Color ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Quality Characteristics ◽  
The Other ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Additional Weight ◽  
Highest Weight ◽  
Representative Points

`Flordaprince' peach quality characteristics were evaluated during cold storage after passing thru different packinghouse operations. Fruits were sampled at three points in a commercial packinghouse as follows: (A) upon arrival at a peach packinghouse, (B) after hydrocooling, and (C) after grading and sorting. After sampling, fruits were stored at 2 C (90 % R.H.) for 0, 15, and 30 days. Following the cold storage periods, fruits were transferred to 20 C. Quality characteristics evaluated during cold storage or marketing conditions consisted of weight loss, firmness, skin color (hue), total soluble solids, titratable acidity, respiration rate, and ethylene production. Peaches stored for 27 days at 2 C had up to 40% weight loss. Additional weight loss was observed during marketing conditions at 20 C (up to 70 % weight loss). Selected peaches after grading and sorting (point C) had the highest weight loss during storage at 2 C, as compared to the other two sampling points. Flesh firmness decreased significantly after 3 days storage at 20 C in all representative points. Weight loss and firmness were the quality attributes that mainly affect peach storage life.

scholarly journals Fruit quality of ‘Eva’ e ‘Princesa’ apples grown under nitrogen fertigation in semiarid climate

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 967-972 ◽  
Author(s):  
João M. de S. Miranda ◽  
Ítalo H. L. Cavalcante ◽  
Inez V. de M. Oliveira ◽  
Paulo R. C. Lopes ◽  
Joston S. de Assis
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Quality ◽  
Skin Color ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Economic Viability ◽  
Fruit Firmness ◽  
Fruit Characteristics ◽  
Apple Cultivars ◽  
Fruit Mass

ABSTRACTThe production of high quality fruits is a necessary factor for the adaptation and production of plant species with economic viability. Thus, an experiment was conducted from July 2012 to January 2013 to evaluate the fruit quality of the ‘Eva’ and ‘Princesa’ apple cultivars as a function of nitrogen fertilization in Petrolina, PE, Brazil. The experimental design consisted of randomized blocks, with treatments distributed in a factorial arrangement 2 x 4, corresponding to apple cultivars (Eva and Princesa) and nitrogen doses (40; 80; 120 and 160 kg of N ha-1), with four replications and three plants in each plot. The fruit characteristics, such as fruit mass, skin color (luminosity, chromaticity, and colour angle), size (width and length), pulp firmness, titratable acidity (TA), soluble solids (SS) and the SS/TA ratio, were recorded. Nitrogen doses do not affect fruit quality of studied apple cultivars. The fruit quality attributes are different between apple cultivars: fruit firmness, SS/TA ratio, fruit mass and fruit diameter are superior for Princesa cultivar, while the fruit length for Eva cultivar is superior.

scholarly journals Yield and quality of strawberry cultivars

2010 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 222-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Eduardo C Antunes ◽  
Nara Cristina Ristow ◽  
Ana Cristina R Krolow ◽  
Sílvia Carpenedo ◽  
Carlos Reisser Júnior
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Design ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Fruit Weight ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Experimental Unit ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Yield And Quality

The strawberry cultivation is an important economic activity in the Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, however the number of offered cultivars to the growers is reduced. The yield and quality of strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa Duch.) cultivars Camarosa, Galexia, Earlibrite, Festival, Plarionfre and Sabrosa was evaluated under the climatic conditions of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State. We determined the number, mass, total soluble solids (TSS ºBrix), total titratable acidity (TTA), antocianin level and fresh fruits produced in an experimental unit. We also determined the production of fruits per hectare and per plant. The statistical design used in the experiment was of completely randomized blocks with 6 treatments (cultivars) and 4 replicates where the experimental unit was composed of 8 plants. The harvest began in the first half of August, extending to the second half of December, totalling 20 weeks. Plarionfre, Earlibrite and Festival cultivars showed higher production from the first half of October until the end of the first half of November. Camarosa reached higher productivity, mass of plants and fruit weight. There were no differences between the evaluated cultivars in the levels of TSS, antocianin, ATT and pH during the period of evaluation.

scholarly journals Parâmetros físico-químicos de polpas de fruta produzidas na cidade de Petrolina – PE

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 01 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. C. Honorato ◽  
C. B. R. Dias ◽  
E. B. Souza ◽  
I. R. B. Carvalho ◽  
K. S. M. Sousa
Keyword(s):  
Ascorbic Acid ◽  
Physicochemical Parameters ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Chemical Characteristics ◽  
Fruit Pulp ◽  
Total Titratable Acidity ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
The City

<p>Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar os parâmetros físico-químicos de polpas de fruta produzidas e comercializadas na cidade de Petrolina-PE, tendo como referência a Instrução Normativa nº 1, de 7 jan. 2000, do Ministério da Agricultura que define as características físicas e químicas estabelecendo limites mínimos e máximos específicos para cada polpa de fruta. Foram avaliadas duas marcas (1 e 2) de polpas de abacaxi, cacau, caju, graviola, maracujá e umbu, analisadas quanto aos parâmetros de pH, sólidos solúveis totais (SST), acidez total titulável (ATT), ácido ascórbico, relação SST/ATT e sólidos totais. Os resultados permitem inferir que a marca 2 apresentou qualidade superior na maioria dos parâmetros avaliados quando comparado com a marca 1. Entretanto para alguns sabores de polpa as duas marcas não atenderam os valores padrões. Entre as polpas o único sabor que apresentou os padrões exigidos foi a polpa de caju em ambas as marcas, e a que apresentou resultado de pior qualidade diante dos padrões foi a polpa de maracujá principalmente da marca 1. Dessa forma constata-se que há grandes variações entre as marcas, e entre alguns parâmetros, o que compromete a qualidade das polpas, prejudicando assim o consumidor.</p><p align="center"><strong><em>Physicochemical parameters of fruit pulps produced in Petrolina – PE</em></strong></p><p><strong>Abstract</strong><strong>: </strong>This study aimed to evaluate the physicochemical parameters of fruit pulps produced and marketed in the city of Petrolina-PE, with reference to the Instruction Nº 1 of 7 January 2000 of the Ministry of Agriculture, which defines the physical and chemical characteristics setting minimum and maximum limits specific to each fruit pulp. We evaluated two brands (1 and 2) of pineapple, cocoa, cashew, soursop, passion and umbu fruit pulp, analyzed for pH, total soluble solids (TSS), total titratable acidity (TTA), ascorbic acid, TSS / TTA and total solids parameters. Results show that the brand 2 showed superior in most evaluated parameters when compared to the brand 1. However, for some pulp flavors of both brands did not reached the standards values. Among the pulps, the only flavor that presented the required standards was the cashew pulp in both brands, and presented the results of lower quality on the standards was the passion fruit pulp mainly brand 1. Thus, it appears that there are great variations between brands and between some parameters, which compromises the quality of the pulp, thus impairing the consumer.</p>

scholarly journals Vegetative, productive and qualitative performance of grapevine "Cabernet Sauvignon" according to the use of winter cover crops

Revista CERES ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 538-544
Author(s):  
Jean Carlos Bettoni ◽  
Nelson Pires Feldberg ◽  
Gilberto Nava ◽  
Milton da Veiga ◽  
Leandro do Prado Wildner
Keyword(s):  
Cover Crops ◽  
Skin Color ◽  
Color Change ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Cabernet Sauvignon ◽  
Qualitative Behavior ◽  
Average Mass ◽  
Winter Cover ◽  
Winter Cover Crops

ABSTRACT To study the effect of winter cover crops on the vegetative, productive and qualitative behavior of "Cabernet Sauvignon" grapevines, an experiment was conducted in two wine harvests by sowing different species of winter cover crops and additional treatments with manual weeding and mechanical mowing in an experimental vineyard located at the Experimental Station of Epagri in Videira, state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Plant attributes of the grapevine, such as number of rods and weight of pruned material and number of branches per plant. At the time of skin color change, petioles of recently matured leaves were collected for analysis of the levels of N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Zn and B. Moments before harvest, 100 grape berries were collected randomly to determine the total soluble solids, titratable acidity and pH. At harvest, the number of bunches per branch, the number and mass of clusters per plant and the average mass of clusters per plot were determined. Fresh and dry matter yields of the cover crop and weed plants were also determined when coverage reached full bloom. The winter cover crops did not alter the yield and quality of "Cabernet Sauvignon" grapes and showed no differences from each other for the management of spontaneous vegetation by hand weeding or mechanical mowing. Rye and ryegrass are effective alternatives for weed control alternatives. The species of white and red clover present difficulty in initial establishment, producing a small amount of biomass.

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