scholarly journals 357 Combinations of GA3 and AVG Delay Fruit Maturity, Increase Fruit Size, and Improve Storage Life of `Feicheng' Peaches

HortScience ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 505A-505
Author(s):  
Zhiguo Ju ◽  
Yousheng Duan ◽  
Zhiqiang Ju
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Size ◽  
Solid Content ◽  
Eating Quality ◽  
Soluble Solid Content ◽  
Storage Quality ◽  
Control Fruit ◽  
Large Size ◽  
Fruit Maturity ◽  
Soluble Solid ◽  
Tissue Browning

`Feicheng' peach is a favorite cultivar in China due to is large size and high eating quality. However, its storage quality is poor and its market life is relatively short. Different combinations of AVG and GA3 applied at various stages of fruit development were evaluated to prolong market life of this fruit. A combination of 80-100 mg/L AVG and 80-100 mg/L GA3 at the end of pit hardening gave the best results. This treatment retarded the change in ground color, loss of firmness, and reduction in acidity by2 to 3 weeks. Since harvest was delayed, soluble solid content increased compared with the control that was harvested earlier. Fruit size increased significantly on treated trees. During 6 weeks of storage at 0 °C, ethylene evolution increased and fruit firmness decreased slowly in control fruit, but in AVG+GA3-treated fruit, they did not change from the low initial levels. At the end of storage, control fruit developed a high percentage (83%) of tissue browning and mealiness after warming at 20 °C for 4 days, but the AVG+GA3-treated fruit ripened normally and developed much less (16%) tissue browning and mealiness. Our results showed that the market life of `Feicheng' peaches can be prolonged by at least 4 weeks by using the AVG+GA3 treatment to delay harvest and improve storage quality.

scholarly journals Evaluation of production conditions of tomato grafted with different tobacco rootstocks and determining nicotine content and quality of fruit

2020 ◽  
Vol 115 (2) ◽  
pp. 297
Author(s):  
Seda TUNÇAY ÇAĞATAY ◽  
Gülşah ÇALIK KOÇ ◽  
Fereshteh REZAEİ ◽  
Özlem DARCANSOY İŞERI ◽  
Feride İffet ŞAHIN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Size ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Solid Content ◽  
Soluble Solid Content ◽  
Quality Factors ◽  
Nicotine Content ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Tomato Yield ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Soluble Solid

<p>This study aimed to investigate the effects of grafting tomato on different tobacco rootstocks on quality factors and nicotine content. The commercial variety (Solanum lycopersicum ‘H2274’) (BIOTECH) of the tomato was used as the scion plant, and six different tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) rootstocks were used: Taşova, Tekel, Muş, Samsun, Dişbudak, Hasankeyf cultivars. Cleft grafting method was used in all plants. Yield of non-grafted and grafted plants grown in open-field conditions was calculated, and there was a significant increase in yield in grafted tomatoes compared to non-grafted tomatoes. There was significantly increased lycopene and β-carotene levels (mg kg-1), especially in ‘Tekel’, ‘Taşova’, ‘Samsun’, and ‘Hasankeyf’ tobacco grafts. There was a statistically significant difference between grafted and non-grafted plants according to 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical retention capacities and total phenol (TP) values. Evaluation of quality determinants including pH values, titratable acidity values (citric acid %), soluble solid content (SSC)(oBrix) , fruit size ratios, showed that tomatoes grafted with ‘Muş’ tobacco rootstock were of higher quality. There was no significant difference between grafted and non-grafted plants according to nicotine analysis of the tobacco-grafted tomatoes, and due to acceptable ranges of nicotin level on tobacco grafted tomato plants were considered to be suitable for consumption. It could be concluded that grafting practices have significantly positive effects on tomato yield and quality.<br /><br /></p>

The Model of the Korla Fragrant Pear Mature Based on Effective Accumulated Temperature

2014 ◽  
Vol 700 ◽  
pp. 364-367
Author(s):  
Hai Peng Lan ◽  
Yu Rong Tang ◽  
Jin Zhu Zhang ◽  
Yong Mei He
Keyword(s):  
Solid Content ◽  
Mature Stage ◽  
Soluble Solid Content ◽  
Mathematical Mode ◽  
Effective Accumulated Temperature ◽  
Fruit Maturity ◽  
Soluble Solid ◽  
Accumulated Temperature ◽  
Mature Process ◽  
Mathematics Method

In order to investigate the mature law of Korla fragrant pear with mathematics method, Korla pears in Aksu area be taken as the study object, and the fruit hardness and soluble solid content (SSC) be selected as the research index. The data of the two indices in the mature process are analyzed with Excel, SigmaPlot and Matlab. To draw the change rule of indices and establish the mathematical mode. The research shows that the effective accumulated temperature reaching up 3000°C to 3843°C is main mature stage of the Korla fragrant pear, and there is an accelerating stage in which. The change rule can be precise description by the established mathematical model that can provide reference for fruit maturity modeling.

scholarly journals Evaluation of foreign remontant raspberry cultivars for production and breeding

2021 ◽  
pp. 5-12
Author(s):  
S. N. Evdokimenko
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Size ◽  
Plant Morphology ◽  
Base Station ◽  
Solid Content ◽  
Soluble Solid Content ◽  
Biological Potential ◽  
Home Gardening ◽  
Control Research ◽  
Soluble Solid ◽  
The Usa

The over 100 remontant raspberry cultivars worldwide continue to variegate, with breeding mostly successful in the USA, Canada, Great Britain, Poland, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Russia. In most native climates of Russia, foreign varieties unluckily do not realise their biological potential to not attain the originator-declared character. The research aimed at a comprehensive study of introduced remontant raspberry cultivars to clarify the prospects of their production and breeding. The study was being conducted over 2018-2020 on the genetic raspberry collection plot of the All-Russian Horticultural Institute for Breeding, Agrotechnology and Nursery’s Kokino base station (Bryansk Region). Research focused on ten foreign remontant raspberry cultivars. The late-maturing Atlant variety of the state-permitted crop catalogue served a control. Research followed the generally accepted protocols. Statistical experimental data analyses were accomplished with Microsoft Excel. Phenotypic evaluation of the introduced remontant raspberry cultivars by plant morphology revealed their Middle Russia-specific traits of growth and development. The greatest yield surface (238-316 cm) was observed in Joan J, Imara, Himbo Top and Carolina foreign cultivars. The remontant varieties studied were found to distinguish by late maturity and low yield (2.9-6.1 t/ha), thusly being off-focus to industrial horticulture. Imara, Erika, Sugana, Joan J, Carolina and Himbo Top leading with a 5.0-6.1 t/ha yield can be recommended in home gardening. Selected foreign cultivars deserve attention as a genetic resource in breeding for larger fruit size (Poranna Rosa, Driscoll Maravilla, Sugana), higher soluble solid content (Kweli, Karolina, Kwanza), fruit strength (Kwanza, Driscoll Maravilla), optimal fruit detachment force (Himbo Top, Joan J, Imara, Kwanza) and compact bush habitus (Poranna Rosa).

scholarly journals Metabolome and Transcriptome Reveal Novel Formation Mechanism of Early Mature Trait in Kiwifruit (Actinidia eriantha)

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guanglian Liao ◽  
Qing Liu ◽  
Xiaobiao Xu ◽  
Yanqun He ◽  
Yiqi Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Formation Mechanism ◽  
Sugar Metabolism ◽  
Solid Content ◽  
Soluble Solid Content ◽  
Early Maturity ◽  
Single Nucleotide ◽  
Fruit Maturity ◽  
Soluble Solid ◽  
Starch Conversion ◽  
Weighted Correlation

Kiwifruit (Actinidia eriantha) is a peculiar berry resource in China, and the maturation period is generally late. Fortunately, we found an early mature A. eriantha germplasm. In order to explore the formation mechanism of its early mature trait, we determined the main carbohydrate and endogenous hormone content of the fruit, and used off-target metabolomics and transcriptomics to identify key regulatory metabolites and genes. We found that early mature germplasm had faster starch conversion rate and higher sucrose, glucose, and fructose content when harvested, while with lower auxin (IAA), abscisic acid (ABA), and zeatin (ZR) content. Through the non-targeted metabolome, 19 and 20 metabolites closely related to fruit maturity and early maturity were identified, respectively. At the same time, weighted correlation network analysis (WGCNA) showed that these metabolites were regulated by 73 and 99 genes, respectively, especially genes related to sugar metabolism were mostly. Based on above, the formation of early mature trait of A. eriantha was mainly due to the sucrose decomposition rate was reduced and the soluble solid content (SSC) accumulated at low levels of endogenous hormones, so as to reach the harvest standard earlier than the late mature germplasm. Finally, ten single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) loci were developed which can be used for the identification of early mature trait of A. eriantha.

scholarly journals Actinidia (Mini Kiwi) Fruit Quality in Relation to Summer Cutting

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 964
Author(s):  
Monika Figiel-Kroczyńska ◽  
Ireneusz Ochmian ◽  
Sabina Lachowicz ◽  
Marcelina Krupa-Małkiewicz ◽  
Jacek Wróbel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Quality ◽  
Fruit Size ◽  
Solid Content ◽  
Soluble Solid Content ◽  
Anthocyanin Content ◽  
Kiwi Fruit ◽  
Antioxidant Power ◽  
Soluble Solid ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Moderate Climate

Recently, there has been a trend towards healthy food. Consumers are looking for products that have health-promoting properties in addition to their taste. Actinidia fruit, apart from being tasty, contains valuable macro and micronutrients, vitamins, polyphenols and pectins. Tested cultivar Sientiabrskaja belong to Actinidia arguta and cultivars Geneva, Issai and Ken’s Red to A. kolomitka. They well tolerate conditions of moderate climate with negative temperatures in winter. To improve fruit quality, an additional summer pruning of the plants was performed at the time of ripening. After the second additional cutting of Actinidia shoots, an increase in the content of N, P and K in fruit was observed. The additional pruning also had a beneficial effect on the change in fruit color. The fruits were darker, especially in the cultivars Geneva and Ken’s Red. This is related to the ripening of fruit and an increase in anthocyanin content. Additional summer pruning caused changes in the polyphenol content-the amount of phenolic acid and flavan-3 ols decreased, while the level of anthocyanins increased. The antioxidant capacity also increased as well as fruit size, dry matter, pectin and Soluble Solid Content (SSC) content. The acidity of the fruit also decreased which positively affects the taste of the fruit. The highest content of polyphenols and L-ascorbic acid was found in ‘Sientiabrskaja’ fruit; but the highest antioxidant activity (determined Free Radical Diphenylpicrylhydrazyl-DPPH•, ABTS•+ and Ferric Antioxidant Power-FRAP) was found in fruit with red skin coloring and anthocyanins-‘Issai’ and ‘Ken’s Red’.

scholarly journals YIELDING AND FRUIT QUALITY OF SELECTED SWEET CHERRY (Prunus avium) CULTIVARS IN THE CONDITIONS OF CENTRAL POLAND

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ewa Szpadzik ◽  
Tomasz Krupa ◽  
Wojciech Niemiec ◽  
Ewa Jadczuk-Tobjasz
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Quality ◽  
Prunus Avium ◽  
Fruit Size ◽  
Ascorbic Acid Content ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Solid Content ◽  
High Yield ◽  
Soluble Solid Content ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Soluble Solid

The study involving 5 cherry cultivars was conducted in 2015–2016. The varieties ‘Techlovan’, ‘Summit’, ‘Sylvia’, ‘Kordia’ and ‘Regina’ were planted in 2010 in the Experimental Orchard of the Department of Pomology in Warsaw-Wilanów on GiSelA5 rootstock. The aim of the study was to evaluate the production value and dessert fruit quality as well as health proprieties of the tested cultivars’ fruits and select the most valuable ones. It was shown that the varieties differed in fruit set and yielding as well as fruit quality (i.e. fruit size, firmness, soluble solid content, acidity) and health benefits (i.e. polyphenol, anthocyanin, and ascorbic acid content). ‘Techlovan’ trees had the lowest yield, but their fruits were of high quality. ‘Kordia’ and ‘Regina’ also provided high quality fruit with high total polyphenol content. In contrast, the ‘Sylvia’ cultivar had a high yield, but the fruit obtained from it was of poor quality. All tested cultivars had similar vitamin C content.

scholarly journals 473 Effect of Panicle Pruning and Bioregulators on Fruit Size in `Kohala' Longan

HortScience ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 475D-475
Author(s):  
R. Núñez-Elisea ◽  
J.H. Crane ◽  
M.L. Caldeira
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Set ◽  
Fruit Size ◽  
Market Value ◽  
Fruit Weight ◽  
Solid Content ◽  
Soluble Solid Content ◽  
Mature Fruit ◽  
Equatorial Diameter ◽  
Small Fruit ◽  
Soluble Solid

Panicles of `Kohala' longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour.) trees often retain more than 250 fruit, which results in small fruit (<10 g) of reduced market value. During 1997 and 1998, we conducted experiments to increase fruit size in commercial groves. Trees flowered and fruited normally in 1997, but very scarcely and late in 1998. In 1997, treatments consisted of panicle pruning (clipping off half of the panicle) and/or removal of entire panicles (50% per tree) when young fruits were 5 or 10 mm in diameter. Control trees were left intact. The number of fruit per panicle varied greatly within trees. Panicles (pruned or intact) with <125 fruit generally developed fruit >15 g (32–33 mm equatorial diameter). Total soluble solid content of mature fruit generally decreased with increasing fruit size. Removing whole panicles did not increase average fruit size in remaining intact panicles, suggesting that panicles were fed primarily by leaves within the same branch. In 1998, treatments consisted of applications of GA3 and/or CPPU (a synthetic cytokinin) when fruits were 6 to 9 mm in diameter. Panicles were not pruned since they generally had <150 fruit. Control panicles were not sprayed. There was no consistent effect of treatments on average fruit weight, and no treatment significantly increased fruit size in relation to controls. These preliminary results indicate that other factors besides current fruit set, such as previous fruit load of a branch, branch position (exposure to sunlight and/or wind, and proximity to major limbs), and the amount/age of leaves, may influence the fruiting potential of individual branches.

Role of Phospholipase D Inhibitor in Regulating Expression of Senescencerelated Phospholipase D gene in Postharvest Longan Fruit

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 649-657 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Li ◽  
Jiemin Li ◽  
Jian Sun ◽  
Ping Yi ◽  
Changbao Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phospholipase D ◽  
Ascorbic Acid Content ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Significant Inhibition ◽  
Solid Content ◽  
Total Soluble Solid ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Soluble Solid Content ◽  
Soluble Solid ◽  
Pericarp Browning

Background: Phospholipase D (PLD)is closely related to browning and senescence of postharvest longan fruit. Objective: This study investigated the effects of 2-butanol (a PLD inhibitor) on the expression and regulation of PLD during storage of longan fruit at a low temperature. Methods: Senescence-related quality indices showed that the 2-butanol-treated fruit presented lower pericarp browning index, pulp breakdown index and total soluble solid value than the untreated fruit. Results: The fruit treated by 60 µL/L 2-butanol exhibited the strongest inhibition on senescence, which significantly delayed changes in weight, titratable acidity content, total soluble solid content and ascorbic acid content. This treatment maintained a high level of total phenolic content and caused significant inhibition on pericarp browning and pulp breakdown. Through ELISA method, 60 µL/L 2-butanol treatment also reduced PLD activity. Real-time RT-PCR (RT-qPCR) results showed that PLD mRNA expression level was inhibited by 60 µL/L 2-butanol within 15 days. Western-blotting results further confirmed the differential expression of PLD during storage, and a relatively higher expression for PLD protein was found in control compared to the 2-butanoltreated fruit during 15-d storage. Conclusion: These results provided a scientific basis and reference to further investigating postharvest longan quality maintenance by regulating the PLD gene expression.

scholarly journals Effect of Cross-Linked Alginate/Oil Nanoemulsion Coating on Cracking and Quality Parameters of Sweet Cherries

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 449
Author(s):  
Camilo Gutiérrez-Jara ◽  
Cristina Bilbao-Sainz ◽  
Tara McHugh ◽  
Bor-Sen Chiou ◽  
Tina Williams ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Solid Content ◽  
Postharvest Quality ◽  
Soluble Solid Content ◽  
Nutritional Values ◽  
Quality Properties ◽  
Vapor Transfer ◽  
Sweet Cherries ◽  
Soluble Solid

The cracking of sweet cherries causes significant crop losses. Sweet cherries (cv. Bing) were coated by electro-spraying with an edible nanoemulsion (NE) of alginate and soybean oil with or without a CaCl2 cross-linker to reduce cracking. Coated sweet cherries were stored at 4 °C for 28 d. The barrier and fruit quality properties and nutritional values of the coated cherries were evaluated and compared with those of uncoated sweet cherries. Sweet cherries coated with NE + CaCl2 increased cracking tolerance by 53% and increased firmness. However, coated sweet cherries exhibited a 10% increase in water loss after 28 d due to decreased resistance to water vapor transfer. Coated sweet cherries showed a higher soluble solid content, titratable acidity, antioxidant capacity, and total soluble phenolic content compared with uncoated sweet cherries. Therefore, the use of the NE + CaCl2 coating on sweet cherries can help reduce cracking and maintain their postharvest quality.

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