scholarly journals Harvest Date Effect on Yield and Controlled-atmosphere Storability of Short-day Onions

HortScience ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 39 (7) ◽  
pp. 1623-1629 ◽  
Author(s):  
George E. Boyhan ◽  
Albert C. Purvis ◽  
William C. Hurst ◽  
Reid L. Torrance ◽  
J. Thad Paulk
Keyword(s):  
Storage Conditions ◽  
Linear Increase ◽  
Harvest Date ◽  
Controlled Atmosphere ◽  
Degree Days ◽  
Short Day ◽  
Harvest Dates ◽  
Effect On Yield ◽  
And Storage ◽  
Specific Number

This study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of harvest date on yield and storage of short-day onions in controlled-atmosphere (CA) storage conditions. In general, harvest yields increased with later harvest dates. Yields of jumbo (>7.6 cm) onions primarily showed a quadratic or cubic response to harvest date, first increasing and then showing diminished or reduced marginal yields. Medium (>5.1 to ≤7.6 cm) onions generally showed diminished yield with later harvests as jumbos increased. Neither days from transplanting to harvest nor calculated degree days were reliable at predicting harvest date for a particular cultivar. Cultivars (early, midseason, and late maturing) performed consistently within their harvest class compared to other cultivars for a specific year, but could not be used to accurately predict a specific number of days to harvest over all years. Only three of the eight statistical assessments of percent marketable onions after CA storage were significant with two showing a linear increase with later harvest date and one showing a cubic trend, first increasing, then decreasing, and finally increasing again based on harvest date.

scholarly journals Influence of harvest date and storage conditions on the content of chlorophyll pigments in pear peels

2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Błaszczyk
Keyword(s):  
Shelf Life ◽  
Chlorophyll A ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Storage Time ◽  
Storage Conditions ◽  
Harvest Date ◽  
Controlled Atmosphere ◽  
Chlorophyll Pigments ◽  
Controlled Atmospheres ◽  
And Storage

Influence of harvest date and storage conditions on the content of chlorophyll pigments in pear peelsDuring each season, pears were harvested on three dates at four-day intervals. The fruit was stored for 150 days in temperatures of 0-0.5°C in common cold storage (NA - normal atmosphere) and also in controlled atmospheres (CA) of different gaseous content: 0.8% CO2+ 2% O2, 2% CO2+ 2% O2and 3% CO2+ 3% O2. After removing the pears from storage they were additionally stored for seven days in a temperature of 17°C - simulated shelf life. The content of chlorophyll pigments (chlorophyll a + b) was determined after each harvest date, storage time and simulated shelf life. Based on the results, I concluded that the a + b chlorophyll content in the peel of both pear cultivars significantly decreased along with the subsequent harvest date. In addition, the storage conditions had a significant influence on the studied factor. Compared to the normal atmosphere, the controlled atmosphere conditions were more efficient in slowing the yellowing of the fruit due to reduced chlorophyll degradation. The atmosphere consisting of 3% CO2+ 3% O2or 2% CO2+ 2% O2was more favourable for the higher content of chlorophyll a + b in the peel of ‘Conference’ pears than 0.8% CO2+ 2% O2. In the case of ‘Concorde’ pears, the influence of particular compositions of CA on the content of chlorophyll a + b changed over the years.

scholarly journals The effects of rapid chilling and storage conditions on the quality of Brigitta Blue cultivar highbush blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum L.)

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karolina Kozos ◽  
Ireneusz Ochmian ◽  
Piotr Chełpiński
Keyword(s):  
Storage Conditions ◽  
Vaccinium Corymbosum ◽  
Fresh Fruit ◽  
Controlled Atmosphere ◽  
Controlled Atmosphere Storage ◽  
Cold Room ◽  
Highbush Blueberries ◽  
Atmosphere Storage ◽  
And Storage

ABSTRACT Controlled atmosphere storage allows for the long-term and short-term storage of fruit without a significant decrease in quality, resulting in a longer shelflife of fresh fruit. The Department of Horticulture at the West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin conducted research on the effects of post-harvest precooling (3-4°C within two hours) and storage conditions (conventional cold room and controlled atmosphere storage) on fruit firmness, chemical composition, colour and weight loss. After six weeks of storage, it was found that the quality of fruit had declined. In comparison with fresh fruit, the harvest was found to have lost weight and darkened in colour. In addition, a decrease in firmness and the content of ascorbic acid and polyphenolic compounds was also observed. The fruits that were stored in a cold room with a controlled atmosphere and rapidly chilled immediately after harvest were the least affected. In addition, the research showed that there was a high correlation between the anthocyanin index and the polyphenol content in the fruits. To maintain the high quality of the fruit, the fruit must be very rapidly cooled soon after harvest and stored under optimal conditions - a cold room with a controlled atmosphere.

SUPERFICIAL SCALD IN JONAGOLD AS AFFECTED BY HARVEST DATE AND STORAGE CONDITIONS

1993 ◽  
pp. 245-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A.G. Awad ◽  
A. Jager ◽  
F. P.M.M. Roelofs ◽  
A. Scholtens
Keyword(s):  
Storage Conditions ◽  
Harvest Date ◽  
Superficial Scald ◽  
And Storage

scholarly journals Postharvest Losses from Delayed Harvest and during Common Storage of Short-day Onions

HortScience ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 29 (7) ◽  
pp. 802-804 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marisa M. Wall ◽  
Joe N. Corgan
Keyword(s):  
Field Study ◽  
Allium Cepa ◽  
Harvest Date ◽  
Harvest Time ◽  
Ambient Conditions ◽  
Fresh Market ◽  
Postharvest Losses ◽  
The Third ◽  
Short Day ◽  
And Storage

A 2-year field study was conducted to evaluate the effects of maturity and storage on fresh-market onion (Allium cepa L.) quality. Four short-day onion cultivars (`NuMex BR1', `NuMex Sunlite', `NuMex Starlite', and `Buffalo') were seeded in early October each year. Bulbs were harvested at five times; the first and second harvests were when 20% and 80 %, respectively, of the bulbs in a plot had mature necks; the third, fourth, and fifth harvests were at 5,10, and 15 days after the second harvest date, respectively. After curing for 3 days, bulb firmness, weight, and incidence of disease were evaluated for all harvests. Bulbs were re-evaluated after 10 and 20 days storage in a shed under ambient conditions. `Buffalo' and `NuMex Surdite' bulbs had the lowest incidence of disease before storage. For all cultivars, average bulb weight increased and firmness decreased with delayed harvest. Percent diseased bulbs increased for all cultivars as harvest was delayed in 1991 but not in 1992. The optimum harvest time was at 80% maturity. In storage, average bulb weight and firmness decreased, and the incidence of bulb diseases increased.

scholarly journals Harvest Date Affects Yield and Postharvest Quality of Nondried, Short-day Onions

HortScience ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 112-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven A. Sargent ◽  
Peter J. Stoffella ◽  
Donald N. Maynard
Keyword(s):  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Allium Cepa ◽  
Harvest Date ◽  
Postharvest Quality ◽  
Fresh Weight ◽  
Respiration Rates ◽  
Short Day ◽  
Harvest Dates

Short-day onions (Allium cepa L.) grown under humid, subtropical conditions at two locations were evaluated for bulb size and yield at five harvest dates (H1 to H5) ranging from 94 to 132 days after transplanting (DAT) for `Granex 33' and from 115 to 153 DAT for `Texas Grano 1015Y'. Maximum yields were attained by H4 for both cultivars and were attributed to increased bulb size rather than differences in plant (bulb) population. Nondried, large bulbs (>7.6 cm diameter) from each harvest were trimmed and stored at 1 or 10 °C and 80% relative humidity (RH) for 2 weeks plus 2 weeks at 20 °C and 80% RH to simulate commercial storage and handling. Initial respiration rates of bulbs of both cultivars decreased >60% between H1 and H4. Bulbs also retained higher fresh weight during storage as harvest was delayed. Storage for 2 weeks at 1 °C suppressed sprouting of immature (H1) `Texas Grano 1015Y' bulbs, but not of `Granex 33' bulbs from one location. Storage at 10 °C did not suppress sprouting of either cultivar. Decay became more prevalent with delayed harvest, but `Granex 33' was more resistant to decay than was `Texas Grano 1015Y', which developed up to 40% decay after 2 weeks at 20 °C. Harvest at 115 and 132 DAT resulted in acceptable yields for `Granex 33' and `Texas Grano 1015', respectively, and satisfactory postharvest quality of nondried bulbs following 2 weeks of storage at 1 °C and 80% RH plus 2 weeks at 20 °C.

scholarly journals Effects of Storage Conditions on Postharvest Qualities in Garlic Bulbs (Allium sativum L.)

HortScience ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 805C-805
Author(s):  
Sun-Tay Choi ◽  
Ro-Na Bae* ◽  
Dae-Sung Chung ◽  
Seung-Koo Lee
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Pyruvic Acid ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Allium Sativum ◽  
Storage Period ◽  
Storage Conditions ◽  
Controlled Atmosphere ◽  
Atmosphere Storage ◽  
And Storage

To investigate quality changes of garlic associated with cultivars and storage conditions, northern type `Seosan' and sub-tropical type `Daeseo' garlics were stored at controlled atmosphere (O2 3%, CO2 5%, -1 ± 1°C) condition, low temperature (-1 ± 1°C), and room temperature (20 ± 5°C). The rate of sprouting, weight loss, enzymatic pyruvic acid content, and degree of greening in crushed garlic were determined during storage. The rate of sprouting was higher in `Daeseo' than in `Seosan' garlic in all storage conditions. Sprouting was effectively suppressed in low temperature and controlled atmosphere storage. Weight loss in `Daeseo' garlic was higher than in `Seosan' garlic. Enzymatic pyruvic acid (EP) contents increased for 3 months storage period, and then decreased gradually as the storage period was prolonged at room or low temperatures. However, EP content decreased dramatically during storage under CA condition in both cultivars. When garlic bulbs were crushed, greening appeared in the garlic stored at low temperature for more than one month. However, greening did not occur in the crushed garlic bulbs stored in CA condition.

scholarly journals Postharvest Quality and Storage of Scab-resistant Apple Cultivars

1992 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 352-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer R. DeEll ◽  
Robert K. Prange
Keyword(s):  
Storage Conditions ◽  
Storage Life ◽  
Postharvest Quality ◽  
Insect Damage ◽  
Controlled Atmosphere ◽  
Storage Rots ◽  
High Incidence ◽  
Apple Cultivars ◽  
And Storage ◽  
Storage Characteristics

This paper reports preliminary results on the postharvest quality and storage characteristics of several scab-resistant apple cultivars. `Novaspy', `Moira', `Priscilla', `Novamac', `Nova Easygro', `Prima', and `Macfree' were stored for 3 months at 3C in air or standard controlled atmosphere (CA; 4.5% CO2 and 2.5% O2) in 1990 and for 4 months at 0C in air, standard CA, or low-O, CA (LO; 1.5% CO2 and 1.5% O2) in 1991. `Moira', `Prima', and `Priscilla' had very limited storage life. `Moira' was susceptible to bitterpit, scald, core browning, vascular breakdown, and storage rots. `Prima' was susceptible to core browning and vascular breakdown and had a high incidence of storage rots in air storage. `Priscilla' had several defects as a result of insect damage and was susceptible to bitterpit and scald. `Novaspy' stored very well and had virtually no physiological disorders or storage rots. `Novamac, `Nova Easygro', and `Macfree' developed few storage rots and were essentially at the end of their storage life after 4 months, regardless of storage conditions. Firmness in `Novamac' decreased substantially in all storage atmospheres, while `Nova Easygro' and `Macfree' were susceptible to core browning and scald.

scholarly journals Characterization of Fuji Apples from Different Harvest Dates and Storage Conditions from Measurements of Volatiles by Gas Chromatography and Electronic Nose

2004 ◽  
Vol 52 (10) ◽  
pp. 3069-3076 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gemma Echeverría ◽  
Eva Correa ◽  
Margarita Ruiz-Altisent ◽  
Jordi Graell ◽  
Jaume Puy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gas Chromatography ◽  
Electronic Nose ◽  
Storage Conditions ◽  
Harvest Dates ◽  
And Storage

scholarly journals Predicting Risk of European Corn Borer Infestation in Sweet Corn Based on Harvest Date

2009 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 173-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve M. Spangler ◽  
Dennis D. Calvin ◽  
Joe Russo ◽  
Jay Schlegel
Keyword(s):  
Risk Prediction ◽  
Ostrinia Nubilalis ◽  
European Corn Borer ◽  
Sweet Corn ◽  
Harvest Date ◽  
Prediction System ◽  
Degree Days ◽  
Corn Borer ◽  
Central Pennsylvania ◽  
Harvest Dates

Infestation of sweet corn (Zea mays) at harvest by european corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis) was examined in 16 hybrid/harvest date combinations from 1994 through 1996 in central Pennsylvania. Two general periods of sweet corn ear infestation levels were observed. Infestations, expressed as proportion of ears infested, were 0.11 (11%) or lower in 10 of 11 plots harvested from 21 July to 23 Aug., whereas they were noticeably higher (30%–88%) in September and early October. Infestations expressed as larvae per ear showed the same temporal pattern. A nonlinear (sigmoidal) relationship was found between degree-days from 1 Jan. and proportion of ears infested. The higher infestations were caused by the second-generation larvae of the bivoltine ecotype. Based on these relationships, a risk-prediction system is proposed that anticipates, at planting, harvest infestation by using predicted harvest dates of sweet corn, european corn borer life stages, and infestation levels. Examples are presented for multiple plantings and hybrids for a specific site and a landscape (Pennsylvania). The risk prediction system we propose will allow growers to anticipate the risk of ear infestations at planting time, thus providing predictions that would help with management decisions.

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