Determining the primary drivers of liking to predict consumers' acceptance of fresh nectarines and peaches

C Delgado, GM Crisosto, H Heymann… - Journal of food …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
A generic descriptive analysis using 11 judges provided 16 sensory attributes that described
the aroma, flavor, and texture characteristics of 7 nectarine and peach cultivars selected for …

ROS scavenger Hypotaurine delays postharvest softening of 'Kyoho'grape by regulating pectin and cell metabolism pathway

HN Liu, MS Pei, TL Wei, YH Yu, DL Guo - Postharvest Biology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The rapid softening of postharvest fruit has a serious detrimental effect on quality and market
value. In this study, postharvest grape berries treated with hypotaurine (HT) or H 2 O 2 were …

Effect of cold storage and shelf life on physiological and quality traits of early ripening pear cultivars

MS Pasquariello, P Rega, T Migliozzi, LR Capuano… - Scientia …, 2013 - Elsevier
Similar to other species, pear storage is cultivar-specific such that many early ripening
cultivars often have limited storability. The effect of cold storage (2° C) on the qualitative …

Genome-wide analysis of polygalacturonase gene family from pear genome and identification of the member involved in pear softening

S Zhang, M Ma, H Zhang, S Zhang, M Qian, Z Zhang… - BMC plant biology, 2019 - Springer
Background Polygalacturonase (PG), as an important hydrolase participating in the
degradation of pectin, plays an important role in softening process of fruit. However …

Influence of storage (time, temperature, atmosphere) on ripening, ethylene production and texture of 1-MCP treated 'Abbé Fétel'pears

A Rizzolo, M Grassi, M Vanoli - Postharvest Biology and Technology, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract 'Abbé Fétel'is the most important pear cultivar in Italy but is susceptible to superficial
scald and soft scald during storage, the former effectively prevented by 1 …

Comparative analysis of aroma compounds in 'Bartlett'pear in relation to harvest date, storage conditions, and shelf-life

E Zlatić, V Zadnik, J Fellman, L Demšar, J Hribar… - Postharvest Biology and …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this study 'Bartlett'pear fruit from two harvest dates were stored under normal atmosphere
and ultra-low oxygen (ULO: 0.8 kPa O 2,< 0.5 kPa CO 2) at+ 1° C and− 1° C. Storage under …

Ripening behaviour and consumer acceptance of 'Conference'pears during shelf life after long term DCA-storage

L Torregrosa, G Echeverria, J Illa… - Postharvest Biology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
With the increasing demand for ready to eat fruit, understanding how pear quality evolves
during shelf life (SL) is of paramount importance for retailers. Accordingly, the relationships …

Ripening behavior and physiological disorders of 'Abate Fetel'pears treated at harvest with 1-MCP and stored at different temperatures and atmospheres

M Vanoli, M Grassi, A Rizzolo - Postharvest Biology and Technology, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract 'Abate Fetel'pears are susceptible to superficial scald (SupSc), a storage disorder
usually prevented by ethoxyquin treatments, which, being recently banned in Italy, may be …

Calcium Ascorbate Coating Improves Postharvest Quality and Storability of Fresh-Cut Slices of Coscia and Abate Fétel Pears (Pyrus communis L.)

A Allegra, P Inglese, E Guccione, V Farina, G Sortino - Horticulturae, 2022 - mdpi.com
Flesh firmness is closely related to fruit ripeness and is typically a reliable indicator of shelf-
life potential so it could be considered a crucial quality index for the determination of pear …

[PDF][PDF] Apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) quality and breeding perspectives

E Gatti, BG Defilippi, S Predieri, R Infante - J. Food Agric. Environ, 2009 - academia.edu
Abstract Apricot production, about 2.6 million tonnes in 2005, is mainly based on traditional
cultivars providing standard quality levels for this very popular and appreciated temperate …