To satisfy consumer demand for riper fruits, a system for field packing stone fruits was set up based on an experimental electrical traction platform. Tree-ripened peaches and nectarines were sorted and field packed in plastic clamshell containers and delivered directly to retail outlets. Productivity and fruit characteristics such as size, flesh firmness and soluble solids concentration were evaluated. While the observed working capacity was comparable to that of conventional harvesting systems, the fruit characteristics (size and flesh firmness) did not always meet the required consumer-oriented higher quality standards.
Harvesting and Field Packing of Tree-Ripened Peach Fruits, Critical Evaluation / Guarnieri, Adriano; Martelli, Roberta; Berardinelli, Annachiara; Vannini, Luigi. - In: ITALIAN JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE. - ISSN 1120-1770. - 26:2(2014), pp. 190-196.
Harvesting and Field Packing of Tree-Ripened Peach Fruits, Critical Evaluation
MARTELLI, ROBERTA;
2014
Abstract
To satisfy consumer demand for riper fruits, a system for field packing stone fruits was set up based on an experimental electrical traction platform. Tree-ripened peaches and nectarines were sorted and field packed in plastic clamshell containers and delivered directly to retail outlets. Productivity and fruit characteristics such as size, flesh firmness and soluble solids concentration were evaluated. While the observed working capacity was comparable to that of conventional harvesting systems, the fruit characteristics (size and flesh firmness) did not always meet the required consumer-oriented higher quality standards.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
---|---|---|---|
ijfs190.pdf
Open access
Tipologia:
Versione pubblicata dall'editore
Dimensione
346.34 kB
Formato
Adobe PDF
|
346.34 kB | Adobe PDF | Visualizza/Apri |
Pubblicazioni consigliate
I metadati presenti in IRIS UNIMORE sono rilasciati con licenza Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal, mentre i file delle pubblicazioni sono rilasciati con licenza Attribuzione 4.0 Internazionale (CC BY 4.0), salvo diversa indicazione.
In caso di violazione di copyright, contattare Supporto Iris