Light and temperature affect postharvest colour development in 'Cripps' Pink' apples

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 553, Issue , 2001, Pages 91-93

  Marais, Evelyn ^a   Jacobs, Gerard ^a   Holcroft, Deirdre M ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin; Malus x domestica Borkh.; Red blush

Indexed keywords

EID: 24644512476     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2001.553.12     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (4)

1. Arakawa, O., Hori, Y., and Ogata R., 1985. Relative effectiveness and interaction of ultraviolet-B, red and blue light in anthocyanin synthesis of apple fruit. Physiol. Plant, 64:323-327.
2. Blankenship, S. M., 1987. Night-temperature effects on rate of apple fruit maturation and fruit quality. Sci. Hort., 33:205-212.
3. Creasy, L. L., 1968. The role of low temperature on anthocyanin synthesis in 'Mclntosh' apples. Proc. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci., 93:716-724.
4. Saks, Y., Sonego, L., and Ben-Arie, R., 1990. Artificial light enhances red pigmentation, but not ripening, of harvested 'Anna' apples. Hort. Sci., 25:547-549.