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Provedor de dados: | Ciência Rural
País: | Brazil
Título: | Preharvest boron application and its relation with the quality of 'Galaxy' apples after harvest and controlled atmosphere storage
Autores: | Brackmann,Auri; Thewes,Fabio Rodrigo; Anese,Rogerio de Oliveira; Linke Junior,Wanderlei.
Data: | 2016-04-01
Ano: | 2016
Palavras-chave: | Malus domestica; Decay; Physiological disorders.
Resumo: | ABSTRACT: The aim of this research was to evaluate the effect of preharvest boron application on the physical and chemical quality of 'Galaxy' apples after harvest and in controlled atmosphere storage during eight months, plus seven days of shelf life at 20°C. The experiment was performed with two treatments applied on the field: [1] Control (fruit without boron application) and [2] Foliar application of boron (four applications of 1.5kg ha-1). Findings showed that the boron application promoted a higher ethylene production and respiratory rate and it application also reduced the flesh firmness in relation to the fruits without it. A similar result was obtained after eight months of storage plus seven days of shelf life. The preharvest application of boron makes it possible to harvest apples earlier due to the fact that it accelerates the fruit metabolism. However, the fruits end up presenting a lower storage potential as a result of the higher ethylene production, respiration rate, decay incidence, mealiness and a reduction of the healthy fruit percentage and flesh firmness after CA storage.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782016000400585
Editor: | Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Relação: | 10.1590/0103-8478cr20140466
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Ciência Rural  v.46 n.4 2016
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess