In this study, the effects on quality characteristics such as mass, length, width and color (L*, a* b*) in blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L. cv. 'Bluecrop') fruit of biofilm (ParkaTM) sprayed pre-harvest different regimes were investigated. The highest mass was measured T1, T3, T4 T8 treatments at harvest, whereas all harvest +7 similar. At +7, length obtained T1 treatments, respectively. Frui...

BACKGROUND Fruit color is one of the most important economic traits of the sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.). The red coloration of sweet cherry fruit is mainly attributed to anthocyanins. However, limited information is available regarding the molecular mechanisms underlying anthocyanin biosynthesis and its regulation in sweet cherry. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS In this study, a reference tr...

BACKGROUND Tomatoes provide a significant dietary source of the carotenoids, lycopene and β-carotene. During ripening, carotenoid accumulation determines the fruit colors while chlorophyll degradation. These traits have been, and continue to be, a significant focus for plant breeding efforts. Previous work has found strong evidence for a relationship between CYC-B gene expression and the orange...

the objective of this research was to develop a suitable method for color sorting of fruits. accordingly, a color-sorting system was designed and a prototype developed and then tested. this system includes an optic head which is designed to develop a reflection of the fruit. output of the head is then processed in an electronic control system which generates the appropriate signal for ejection ...

In 2007 to 2008, a fruit rot of Melon (Cucumis melo L.) caused by Sclerotium rolfsii occurred sporadically in a farmer's vinyl house in Jinju City. The symptoms started with watersoaking lesion and progressed into the rotting of the surface of fruit. White mycelial mats appeared on the lesion at the surface of the fruit and a number of sclerotia formed on the fruit near the soil line. The scler...

The influence of bentonite and cold treatments on some groups phenolic compounds, color characteristics antioxidant activity young red Cabernet Sauvignon wine from Bulgaria was studied. Bentonite administered in increasing doses the range 0.2-1.6 g/L. chilled at -5 °C for 24 hours. index 280, complex stronger when it applied above 0.6 g/L, whereas more substantially affected 1 Cold treatment le...

Decline in postharvest losses of kiwifruit depended to maintain of quality characteristics during storage and transportation. Storage losses caused serious economic losses in kiwifruit. This study was conducted to inhibition of pathogen infection and increasing fruit quality of Kiwifruit. Hayward kiwifruits inoculated by B.cinerea conidia through pore wounds which formed by removal of the pedic...

Point samples and laboratory testing have historically been used to evaluate fruit quality criteria. Although this method is precise, it slow, expensive, destructive, making unsuitable for large-scale monitoring of these parameters. The main objective research was develop a non-invasive protocol by combining color RGB indices (CIs) previously published newly developed three-band spectral reflec...