New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science abstracts
Temperature effects on bruise darkness of `Granny Smith',
`Golden Delicious', and `Jonathan' apples
G. E. THOMSON
D. F. COTTER
P. A. DALY
Institute for Horticultural Development
Agriculture Victoria
Private Bag 15
South Eastern Mail Centre
Victoria 3176, Australia
Abstract Bruise darkness of apple fruit (Malus
domestica Borkh. cultivars `Granny Smith', `Golden Delicious', and
`Jonathan') was examined in relation to fruit temperature (0, 10, and 20deg.C)
at time of injury, and following 4-day storage at 0, 10, or 20deg.C. The
temperature of `Golden Delicious' at bruising had no effect on bruise darkness
but for the other cultivars, colder fruit temperatures were associated with
darker, more obvious bruising. Darker bruises were also more likely to develop
on apples which were stored at 0deg.C.
Keywords impact damage; Malus domestica; postharvest
physiology; bruising; apples
New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science, 1996, Vol. 24:
99-101
0114-0671/96/2401-0099 $2.50/0 (c) The Royal Society of New Zealand
1996
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