Differential effect of cultivar and harvest date on nectarine colour,quality and consumer acceptance |
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Authors: | I Iglesias G Echeverría |
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Institution: | 1. Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA), Estació Experimental de Lleida, Spain;2. Centre University of Lleida- IRTA, Postharvest Department, Avda. Rovira Roure, 191, 25198 Lleida, Spain |
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Abstract: | The influence of nectarine cultivar and the harvest date on fruit colour, fruit size, fruit quality parameters, and consumer acceptance were assessed. The analyses were carried on cultivars with different fruit taste (acidity and sweetness), from 5-years-old trees at the IRTA-Experimental Station of Lleida (Spain). The six cultivars were grouped in three pairs in which each had a similar commercial harvest date. Each pair comprised by a non-acid cultivar and an acid cultivar, except the pair of ‘Big Top®’ and ‘Mesembrine®’, which included two non-acid cultivars. The nectarines were harvested at 8 days intervals on five harvest dates, three of which were before the commercial harvest date, one at commercial harvest and another 1 week after commercial harvest. |
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Keywords: | Nectarine Harvest date Fruit colour Quality Consumer acceptance |
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