Current status of apples damaged by natural disasters and problems with utilization of damaged fruits

Concerns about damage to agricultural products due global warming are increasing year by year. In apple cultivation, high temperatures cause defects in color and other characteristics, warm weather winter causes a decrease cold resistance, which is associated with low frost. addition, storms floods occurs frequently. Nagano Prefecture, various fruit varieties cultivated using relay system. Therefore, harvesting intermittent from July December. Since the rate of maturation varies among cultivars, degree maturity also differ depending on timing occurrence natural disasters. Most harvested fruits immature, there many problems food safety taste. On hand, immature contain lot polyphenols, used as functional materials. Regarding climate change countermeasures, advances have been made terms forecasting, prevention, items, varieties, cultivation techniques. However, no progress has examining ways use damaged products. future, it will be necessary for national local governments, production areas, processors work together examine utilization