fruit harvesting Articles
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Reduction of guava anthracnose (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides) by hot water treatments of fruits from organic or conventional system of production
Anthracnose [Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz). Sacc.] is one of the most important post–harvest diseases on guava fruits (Psidium guajava L.). The study was conducted to evaluate the hydrothermal effects on disease incidence and on fruit quality [fresh weight loss (FWL), pH, total of soluble solids (TSS), and acidity (Ac)] from conventional and organic system of production. Trials were ...
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Plum Harvest With Maja Automatic - With a Visit in the Orchard
September is the time of intensive harvesting in orchards and on plantations. We recently visited our customer while harvesting plums with the MAJA AUTOMATIC LK machine. Fruit grower – Wojtek produces mainly plums, sour cherries and black currants on his farm. He has picked up fruit in his orchard by hand so far. He worked alone with his wife and daughters and hired additional staff. ...
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NIR Vs. Penetrometer to judge produce quality
Though firmness has been popularly used to assess the quality of fruit, fruit dry matter is now increasingly being used instead. It is necessary to understand both traits to find the reason behind this shift in preference. Dry Matter When water is removed from produce, what is left are the solids, or the dry matter. The dry matter (DM) of plants is made up of many soluble compounds, called the ...
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