Key determinants of citrus fruit quality: Metabolites and main changes during maturation

J Lado, G Gambetta, L Zacarias - Scientia Horticulturae, 2018 - Elsevier
Citrus is one of the main fruit crops in the world and widely recognized by their organoleptic,
nutritional and health-related properties of both fresh fruit and juice. The genetic diversity …

Effects of water deficit and salinity stress on late mandarin trees

E Pagán, JM Robles, A Temnani, P Berríos… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
To maintain the viability of citrus farms in a scenario of scarce water supplies for irrigation
purposes, such as in south-eastern Spain, it is necessary to detect the maximum threshold of …

Drought stress effect on woody tree yield

A Pérez‐Pastor, MC Ruiz‐Sánchez… - Water stress and crop …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Water is one of the most important factors for the development of woody tree crops and
vines, and its scarcity is considered a major source of stress. Water deficit severely affects …

Digital replica to unveil the impact of growing conditions on orange postharvest quality

D Onwude, P Cronje, J North, T Defraeye - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The postharvest end-quality of citrus is significantly impacted by pre-harvest factors such as
weather, which varies among growing regions. Despite the importance of these factors, the …

Perforated modified atmosphere packaging differentially affects the fruit quality attributes and targeted major metabolites in bell pepper cultivars stored at ambient …

HP Lwin, J Lee, J Lee - Scientia Horticulturae, 2022 - Elsevier
Bell pepper quality can deteriorate during distribution and storage, and often develop
disorders. Thus, the effectiveness of micro perforated modified atmosphere packaging …

Sensitivity to water deficit of the second stage of fruit growth in late mandarin trees

P Berríos, A Temnani, S Zapata, M Forcén-Muñoz… - Irrigation Science, 2023 - Springer
In citrus fruits, phases I and II of fruit growth are sensitive to water deficit, and for this reason,
deficit irrigation (DI) has been usually restricted to the final ripening phase. However, the …

Irrigation management practices in nectarine fruit quality at harvest and after cold storage

MR Conesa, W Conejero, J Vera, V Agulló… - Agricultural Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•T-Auto saved water with similar yield and nectarine fruit quality than T-Single.•T-
Auto increased WUE keeping nutritional-sensorial nectarine quality as T-Single.•Two lines …

Implementing deficit irrigation scheduling through plant water stress indicators in early nectarine trees

JM De la Rosa, R Domingo, J Gómez-Montiel… - Agricultural Water …, 2015 - Elsevier
A three-year experiment on early nectarine (Prunus persica L. Batsch cv. Flanoba) trees was
carried out with the aim of increasing water use efficiency through applying a sustained …

Long‐term impact of deficit irrigation on the physical quality of berries in 'Crimson Seedless' table grapes

MR Conesa, JM de la Rosa… - Journal of the …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND In table grapes, berry firmness influences consumer acceptance so it is
important to avoid berry shattering and dehydration during their post‐harvest life. Since …

Estrés hídrico y salino en cítricos. Estrategias para la reducción de daños

M Núñez-Vázquez, MC Pérez-Hernández… - Cultivos …, 2017 - scielo.sld.cu
El estrés hídrico y el estrés salino afectan sensiblemente el crecimiento y el rendimiento de
las plantas. Se espera que estos estreses se intensifiquen cada vez más debido al cambio …