Changes in firmness of apples affected by moisture loss during storage

dc.contributor.author	Mitropoulos, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Lambrinos, G	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:46:13Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:46:13Z
dc.date.issued	2005	en
dc.identifier.issn	14620316	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/2852
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dc.subject.other	Malus x domestica	en
dc.title	Changes in firmness of apples affected by moisture loss during storage	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.publicationDate	2005	en
heal.abstract	Apples (Malus domestica Bork. cv. 'Delicious Pilafa') from three cultivation periods (1999, 2000 and 2001) were stored in two traditional warehouses and in two controlled environment rooms (10°C; 85% RH and 0°C; 90% RH) to investigate the relationship between change in fruit firmness and loss of moisture. By regression analysis, a square-root model was found to be most suitable to describe the change in firmness with time or dehydration, and dehydration over time, for all 'treatment X storage period' combinations. However, no single relation was found for change in firmness or dehydration against time, probably due to the highly variable storage conditions. A single equation describing change in firmness against dehydration was derived, for all the storage conditions studied. This relationship may be useful for quality assessment of cv. 'Delicious Pilafa' apples during storage.	en
heal.journalName	Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology	en
dc.identifier.issue	4	en
dc.identifier.volume	80	en
dc.identifier.spage	421	en
dc.identifier.epage	426	en