Assessing harvest maturity in nectarines

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 204-213

  Tijskens, L M M ^a   Zerbini, P Eccher ^b   Schouten, R E ^a   Vanoli, M ^b   Jacob, S ^b   Grassi, M ^b   Cubeddu, R ^c   Spinelli, L ^c   Torricelli, A ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Istituto per la Valorizzazione Tecnologica dei Prodotti Agricoli   (Italy)

^c POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological variance; Fruit firmness; Fruit flesh colour; Non destructive test; Time resolved reflectance spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS PERSICA NUCIPERSICA;

EID: 34249098129     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2007.01.014     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. Cubeddu R., D'Andrea C., Pifferi A., Taroni P., Torricelli A., Valentini G., Dover C., Johnson D., Ruiz-Altisent M., and Valero C. Nondestructive quantification of chemical and physical properties of fruits by Time-Resolved Reflectance spectroscopy in the wavelength range 650-1000 nm. Appl. Opt. 40 (2001) 538-543
2. De Ketelaere B., Stulens J., Lammertyn J., Cuong N.V., and De Baerdemaeker J. A methodological approach for the identification and quantification of sources of biological variance in postharvest research. Postharvest Biol. Technol. 39 (2006) 1-9
3. Eccher Zerbini P., Spada G.L., and Liverani C. Selection and experimental use of colour charts as a maturity index for harvesting peaches and nectarines. Adv. Hortic. Sci. 8 (1994) 107-113
4. Eccher Zerbini P., Vanoli M., Grassi M., Rizzolo A., Fibiani M., Cubeddu R., Pifferi A., Spinelli L., and Torricelli A. A model for the softening of nectarines based on sorting fruit at harvest by time-resolved reflectance spectroscopy. Postharvest Biol. Technol. 39 (2006) 223-232
5. Hertog M.L.A.T.M. The impact of biological variation on postharvest population dynamics. Postharvest Biol. Technol. 26 (2002) 253-263
6. Hertog M.L.A.T.M., Lammertyn J., Desmet M., Scheerlinck N., and Nicolaï B.M. The impact of biological variation on postharvest behaviour of tomato fruit. Postharvest Biol. Technol. 34 (2004) 271-284
7. Lammertyn J., De Ketelaere B., Marquenie D., Molenberghs G., and Nicolaï B.M. Mixed models for multicategorical repeated response: modelling the time effect of physical treatments on strawberry sepal quality. Postharvest Biol. Technol. 30 (2003) 195-207
8. Lana M.M., Tijskens L.M.M., and Van Kooten O. Effects of storage temperature and fruit ripening on firmness of fresh cut tomatoes. Postharvest Biol. Technol. 35 (2005) 87-95
9. Lana M.M., Tijskens L.M.M., and Van Kooten O. Effects of storage temperature and stage of ripening on colour of fresh cut tomatoes. J. Food Eng. 77 (2005) 871-879
10. Schepers H.E., van Henten E.J., Bontsema J., and Dijksterhuis G.B. Tactics of quality management and promotions: winning consumers for fresh exotic produce. In: Bremmers H.J., Omta S.W.F., Trienekens J.H., and Wubben E.F.M. (Eds). Dynamics in Chains and Networks (2004), Wageningen Academic Publishers, Wageningen, The Netherlands 566-580
11. Schepers H.E., and Van Kooten O. Profitability of 'ready-to-eat strategies. In: Ondersteijn C.J.M., Wijnands J.H.M., Huirne R.B.M., and van Kooten O. (Eds). Quantifying the Agri-food Supply Chain. Wageningen UR Frontis Series vol. 15 (2006), Springer Dordrecht, The Netherlands 117-132. http://library.wur.nl/frontis/quantifying_supply_chain/09_schepers.pdf (http://library.wur.nl/frontis/quantifying_supply_chain/09_schepers.pdf)
12. Schouten R.E., Otma E.C., van Kooten O., and Tijskens L.M.M. Keeping quality of cucumber fruits predicted by the biological age. Postharvest Biol. Technol. 12 (1997) 175-181
13. Schouten R.E., Jongbloed G., Tijskens L.M.M., and van Kooten O. Batch variability and cultivar keeping quality of cucumber. Postharvest Biol. Technol. 32 (2004) 299-310
14. Schouten, R.E., Huijben, T.P.M., Tijskens, L.M.M., van Kooten. O., 2007. Modelling the acceptance period for packaged and unpackaged truss tomato batches. Postharvest Biol. Technol., doi:10.1016/j.postharvbio.2007.03.011, in press.
15. Sinnecker P., Braga N., Macchione E.L.A., and Lanfer-Marquez U.M. Mechanism of soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill) degreening related to maturity stage and postharvest drying temperature. Postharvest Biol. Technol. 38 (2005) 269-279
16. Streif J. Einfluss der Temperatur auf verschiedene Reifemerkmale von Apfeln. (In German: influence of temperature on various maturity characteristics of apples.). Erwerbsobstbau 18 (1976) 168-171
17. Streif J. Optimum harvest date for different apple cultivars in the 'Bodensee' area. In: de Jager A., Johnson D., and Hohn E. (Eds). Proceedings COST 94, The Postharvest Treatment of Fruit and Vegetables. Determination and Prediction of Optimum Harvest Date of Apples and Pears. Lofthus, Norway, 9-10 June 1994 (1996) 15-20
18. Tijskens L.M.M., Konopacki P., and Simčič M. Biological variance, burden or benefit?. Postharvest Biol. Technol. 27 (2003) 15-25
19. Tijskens L.M.M., Heuvelink E., Schouten R.E., Lana M.M., and van Kooten O. The biological shift factor. Biological age as a tool for modelling in pre- and postharvest horticulture. Acta Hortic. 687 (2005) 39-46
20. Tijskens L.M.M., Eccher Zerbini P., Vanoli M., Jacob S., Grassi M., Cubeddu R., Spinelli L., and Torricelli A. Effects of maturity on chlorophyll related absorption in nectarines, measured by non-destructive time-resolved reflectance spectroscopy. Int. J. Postharvest Technol. Innov. 1 (2006) 178-188
21. Tijskens L.M.M., Eccher Zerbini P., and Schouten R.E. Biological variation in ripening of nectarines. Proceedings COST 924 Conference Effects of Pre- and Post-harvest Factors on Health Promoting Components and Quality of Fruit and Vegetables. Skierniewice, PL, 22-23 May (2006)
22. Tijskens L.M.M., and van Kooten O. Theoretical considerations on generic modelling of harvest maturity, enzymes status and quality behaviour. Int. J. Postharvest Technol. Innov. 1 (2006) 106-120