Effect of harvest maturity on decay and post-harvest life of ‘d'Anjou’ pear

The infection capacity of P. expansum and P. digitatum on apples and histochemical analysis of host response

“…In another compatible pathosystem (oranges-P. digitatum), Vilanova et al (2012) found that P. digitatum growth rate in immature harvests had a slow development in relation to over-mature harvests; however, when the fruit was stored at cold temperature, no significant differences at the highest inoculum concentration assayed were found. On the other hand, Boonyakiat et al (1987) and Spotts (1985) showed that in pears inoculated with P. expansum and stored at cold temperature, the incidence in immature and mature fruits was lower than in over-mature fruits.…”

An insight into the role of fruit maturity at harvest on superficial scald development in ‘Beurré D’Anjou’ pear

“…In pears, however, these interactions are less evident. While some researchers have observed that pears 'Beurré D'Anjou' (Boonykiat et al, 1987;Zoffoli et al, 1998), 'Packhams Triumph' (Tindale, 1967;Zoffoli et al, 1998) and 'Rocha' (Isidoro and Almeida, 2006) showed a similar behaviour than apples (less mature fruit more prone to develop superficial scald), there are other authors that found opposite results. For instance, Gamrasni et al (2010) observed that scald incidence was 49.3% and 5% after 6 months of storage in 'Spadona' pears harvested with 48.1 N and 57 N, respectively.…”

Changes in physicochemical attributes of sweet pepper (Capsicum annum L.) during fruit growth and development

“…Thus, harvesting of pepper fruits of different maturity at the same time is a common problem even though fruits may have the same skin colour at harvest (Tadesse et al 2002). If fruits are picked immature, they may stay green longer but may not develop acceptable colour and flavour upon ripening (Boonyakiat et al, 1987), which may lead to loss of consumer confidence. Moreover, since fruit growth continues until harvest, size of immature fruit will be smaller than more mature fruit resulting in a loss of harvest yield.…”