Effect of alternative postharvest control treatments on the storability of ‘Golden Delicious’ apples

Abstract

The data indicated that the effects on quality and storability were dependent on the method of treatment used, and antagonistic yeast was the best microfungal control because of it did not cause any disorders or negative effects on apple quality during storage.

Optimisation of Physical and Chemical Treatments to Control Browning Development and Enzymatic Activity on Fresh-cut Apple Slices

“…The results were expressed in the CIELab colour space in terms of luminance (L*), redness (a*), yellowness (b*). Moreover, the browning index (BI, Equation (1)) and the CIE 1976 colour difference (∆E, Equation (3)) [38,39] were both calculated by comparing colour coordinates taken before and after treatment at 0, 30 and 60 min of exposure to air. BI and ∆E* were acquired to obtain complementary information related to changes in colour during air exposure at room temperature.…”

Postharvest monitoring of organic potato (cv. Anuschka) during hot‐air drying using visible–NIR hyperspectral imaging

“…Four replications were carried out for each sample by performing four colour measurements on the top of each potato slice. The results were expressed according to the CIELab colour space and thus in terms of luminance (L*), redness (a*), yellowness (b*), hue angle (h), chroma (C*) 19 and luminance/yellowness ratio (L*/b* ratio).…”

Combination of strategies to supply calcium and reduce bitter pit in ‘Golden Delicious’ apples

“…The combination of these three practices might improve the efficacy of bitter pit control, but, as far as we know, there are no up-to-date published studies in which pre-harvest Ca application to soil, sprays and post-harvest dips have been combined, a strategy that may be the most effective practice for controlling bitter pit. Taking all these techniques into account, we investigated the effects of combining Ca applications pre-harvest (using soil and/or sprays) and Ca dips post-harvest on 'Golden Delicious', a cultivar that is susceptible to bitter pit (Moscetti et al, 2013). This is the first study combining these approaches to supply Ca to apples during several consecutive growing seasons.…”