Bitter pit and soft scald development during storage of unconditioned and conditioned ‘Honeycrisp’ apples in relation to mineral contents and harvest indices

Shoffe, Yosef Al; Nock, Jacqueline F.; Baugher, Tara Auxt; Marini, Richard P.; Watkins, Christopher B.

doi:10.1016/j.postharvbio.2019.111044

Cited by 22 publications

(15 citation statements)

References 39 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…More Ca 2+ binding to the cell wall is consistent with the finding that BP-damaged tissues have more Ca 2+ than the surrounding healthy tissues [ 31 , 32 ]. In agreement with this statement and previous studies [ 3 , 33 ], we found a high and negative correlation between peel Ca 2+ concentration and BP incidence after storage for all three rootstock categories and two regions.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 93%

“…All three varieties comprise 48% of all apple production in 2020 [ 2 ]. ‘Honeycrisp’ is a high-value bi-color apple that became popular for its unique fruit quality characteristics and palatability at harvest (juicy, crispy, and strong flavored) that are maintained during storage [ 3 ]. However, it has developed a reputation for being a challenging apple to grow.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, it has developed a reputation for being a challenging apple to grow. In fact, it presents growers and marketers with several production and storage difficulties, such as alternate bearing, sunburn, bitter pit disorder (BP), soft scald, soggy breakdown, leather blotch and wrinkly skin [ 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 ]. The correct pedigree of ‘Honeycrisp’, ‘Keepsake’ × MN1627 (‘Duchess of Oldenburg’ × ‘Golden Delicious’) [ 8 ] may help to explain its susceptibility to bitter pit.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

‘Honeycrisp’ Bitter Pit Response to Rootstock and Region under Eastern New York Climatic Conditions

Donahue

Reig²,

Elone

et al. 2021

Plants

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

There are still unknown factors at play in the causation of bitter pit in ‘Honeycrisp’ as well as in other apple varieties. To investigate some of these factors, we conducted a survey of 34 ‘Honeycrisp’ orchard blocks distributed across two disparate production regions in eastern New York State, representing a variety of rootstocks, over three growing seasons. Weather, soil, horticultural traits, fruit quality traits, pick timing, leaf and peel minerals were evaluated for their impact on bitter pit (BP) incidence; factors were further evaluated for their interaction with region and rootstock. ‘Honeycrisp’ trees on B.9 rootstock were smaller but with comparable terminal shoot growth when compared to those on M.26 and M.9 rootstocks. B.9 fruits, which had similar fruit size to M.26 and M.9 and had good fruit quality at harvest and after storage, were much less likely to express bitter pit symptoms compared to M.9 and M.26 rootstocks. Not all traits evaluated individually correlated significatively with bitter pit incidence after a period in storage. Depending on rootstock and region, the correlation could be significant in one situation, with no correlation at all in another. In this study, peel Mg/Ca ratio and peel Ca correlated with BP for all three rootstocks, with the strongest correlations associated with the M.9 clones. These same traits correlated with BP for both regions. Pick timing had a significant influence on BP incidence following storage, with later picks offering better bitter pit storage performance. While excessively large fruits, those in the 48 and 56 count size categories, were found to be highly susceptible to BP regardless of rootstock, B.9 BP fruit susceptibility for smaller sizes was found to be size neutral. A PLSR prediction model for each rootstock and each region showed that different variables correlated to BP depending on the situation. Thus, the results could suggest that in addition to the variables considered in this study, there are other less studied factors that can influence the expression of BP symptoms. We strongly suggest that rootstock BP performance be considered a critical parameter when planning a commercial ‘Honeycrisp’ orchard and be evaluated in rootstock breeding and development programs prior to wide commercial release.

show abstract

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 93%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

‘Honeycrisp’ Bitter Pit Response to Rootstock and Region under Eastern New York Climatic Conditions

Donahue

Reig²,

Elone

et al. 2021

Plants

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…A negative correlation between scald and BP was found in our experiment (Table 2) as reported before [37]. There was not found correlation between palmitic, linoleic, oleic, stearic, unsaturated/saturated fatty acids ratio or MDA and any of the peel chilling physiological disorders studied in this experiment (Table 2).…”

Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 86%

Membrane Fatty Acids And Physiological Disorders in Cold Stored ‘Golden Delicious’ Apples Treated with 1-MCP and Calcium Chloride

Antunes¹,

Guimaraes²,

Gago³

et al. 2022

Preprint

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The present research intents to study the evolution of the skin fatty acids and physiological disorders through cold storage in ‘Golden Delicious’ apples treated with 1-MCP and calcium. Harvested fruit were treated with calcium chloride (Ca), 1-MCP (MCP), Ca+MCP or no treatment (control) then subjected to cold storage at 0.5 ºC for 6 months. Fatty acids composition, Malondialdehyde (MDA) and the physiological disorders bitter pit (BP), superficial scald and diffuse skin browning (DSB) were measured at harvest and after storage plus 7 days shelf-life at room temperature ≈22 ºC. Palmitic acid decreased and linoleic acid increased through time, while oleic and stearic acids had few changes. Unsaturated/saturated fatty acids and MDA increased through time, despite Ca and Ca+MCP were related to lower MDA and lower BP and rotten fruit, after cold storage and shelf-life. In those treatments, the unsaturated/saturated fatty acids were higher, mainly due to higher linoleic acid and lower palmitic acids. Further research is needed to clarify the changes in membrane properties and the effect of some treatments in response to chilling injury through storage.

show abstract

“…We found this to be the case for 'Honeycrisp' in a preliminary experiment. Al Shoffe et al (2016Shoffe et al ( , 2020 recently discussed the development of bitter pit and soft scald during storage for conditioned and unconditioned fruit in relation to mineral contents and harvest indices. For unconditioned fruit sampled at the start of commercial harvest, bitter pit incidence was least severe for fruit with high internal ethylene concentration, low starch values, and high Ca concentrations in peel tissue.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Verification and Modification of a Model to Predict Bitter Pit for ‘Honeycrisp’ Apples

Marini

Baugher

Muehlbauer

et al. 2020

horts

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

‘Honeycrisp’ (Malus ×domestica) apples were harvested from a total of 17 mid-Atlantic orchards during 2018 and 2019 to verify a previously published bitter pit prediction model. As in the previous study, bitter pit incidence was associated with low calcium (Ca) levels and high ratios of nitrogen (N), potassium (K), and/or magnesium (Mg) to Ca in the fruit peel and excessive terminal shoot growth. The best two-variable model for predicting bitter pit developed with the 2018–19 data set contained boron (B) and the ratio of Mg to Ca (R2 = 0.83), which is different from previous models developed with data from three individual years (2015–17). When used to predict the bitter pit incidence of the 2018–19 data, our previous best model containing the average shoot length (SL) and the ratio of N to Ca underestimated the incidence of bitter pit. The model is probably biased because one or more important variables related to bitter pit have not yet been identified. However, the model is accurate enough to identify orchards with a low incidence of bitter pit.

show abstract

Bitter pit and soft scald development during storage of unconditioned and conditioned ‘Honeycrisp’ apples in relation to mineral contents and harvest indices

Cited by 22 publications

References 39 publications

‘Honeycrisp’ Bitter Pit Response to Rootstock and Region under Eastern New York Climatic Conditions

‘Honeycrisp’ Bitter Pit Response to Rootstock and Region under Eastern New York Climatic Conditions

Membrane Fatty Acids And Physiological Disorders in Cold Stored ‘Golden Delicious’ Apples Treated with 1-MCP and Calcium Chloride

Verification and Modification of a Model to Predict Bitter Pit for ‘Honeycrisp’ Apples

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About