Effects of Rainfall and Harvest Time on Postharvest Storage Performance of ‘Redson’ Fruit: A New Red Pomelo x Grapefruit Hybrid
‘Redson’ is a new triploid, red-fleshed pomelo x grapefruit hybrid. The goal of this study was to examine the effects of rainfall, harvest time, tree age, and yield on the postharvest storage performance of ‘Redson’ fruit. During 2022/23, two postharvest storage trials were conducted with early- and...
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| description | ‘Redson’ is a new triploid, red-fleshed pomelo x grapefruit hybrid. The goal of this study was to examine the effects of rainfall, harvest time, tree age, and yield on the postharvest storage performance of ‘Redson’ fruit. During 2022/23, two postharvest storage trials were conducted with early- and late-harvested fruit. The fruit from the early harvest retained good quality for up to 16 weeks of storage at 7.5 °C plus 1 week at 22 °C, whereas the late-harvested fruit suffered from a high decay incidence. During 2023/24, we expanded the postharvest trials to nine different fruit sets harvested from early season (late October) until the end of the season (January). Fruit quality was examined under the same storage conditions after 6 and 16 weeks, and the results indicated that early- and mid-season fruit retained good quality with minimal decay incidence even after prolonged storage for 16 weeks, whereas the late-season fruit suffered from significant decay incidences of 17–22% and a decline in flavor acceptability. Further analysis revealed strong and significant correlations between various rainfall parameters and harvest time and decay incidences. Overall, early-harvested fruit during the autumn had a superior postharvest storage performance, whereas late-harvested fruit during the rainy winter suffered from decay development. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d2453d4d50a341b2b93b96fdee105f872025-08-20T02:11:11ZengMDPI AGAgriculture2077-04722024-10-011410183610.3390/agriculture14101836Effects of Rainfall and Harvest Time on Postharvest Storage Performance of ‘Redson’ Fruit: A New Red Pomelo x Grapefruit HybridLeanne Salto0Itay Maoz1Livnat Goldenberg2Nir Carmi3Ron Porat4Department of Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce, ARO, The Volcani Institute, P.O. Box 15159, Rishon LeZion 7505101, IsraelDepartment of Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce, ARO, The Volcani Institute, P.O. Box 15159, Rishon LeZion 7505101, IsraelDepartment of Fruit Tree Sciences, ARO, The Volcani Institute, P.O. Box 15159, Rishon LeZion 7505101, IsraelDepartment of Fruit Tree Sciences, ARO, The Volcani Institute, P.O. Box 15159, Rishon LeZion 7505101, IsraelDepartment of Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce, ARO, The Volcani Institute, P.O. Box 15159, Rishon LeZion 7505101, Israel‘Redson’ is a new triploid, red-fleshed pomelo x grapefruit hybrid. The goal of this study was to examine the effects of rainfall, harvest time, tree age, and yield on the postharvest storage performance of ‘Redson’ fruit. During 2022/23, two postharvest storage trials were conducted with early- and late-harvested fruit. The fruit from the early harvest retained good quality for up to 16 weeks of storage at 7.5 °C plus 1 week at 22 °C, whereas the late-harvested fruit suffered from a high decay incidence. During 2023/24, we expanded the postharvest trials to nine different fruit sets harvested from early season (late October) until the end of the season (January). Fruit quality was examined under the same storage conditions after 6 and 16 weeks, and the results indicated that early- and mid-season fruit retained good quality with minimal decay incidence even after prolonged storage for 16 weeks, whereas the late-season fruit suffered from significant decay incidences of 17–22% and a decline in flavor acceptability. Further analysis revealed strong and significant correlations between various rainfall parameters and harvest time and decay incidences. Overall, early-harvested fruit during the autumn had a superior postharvest storage performance, whereas late-harvested fruit during the rainy winter suffered from decay development.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/14/10/1836citrusdecaymaturitypostharvestrainRedson |
| spellingShingle | Leanne Salto Itay Maoz Livnat Goldenberg Nir Carmi Ron Porat Effects of Rainfall and Harvest Time on Postharvest Storage Performance of ‘Redson’ Fruit: A New Red Pomelo x Grapefruit Hybrid Agriculture citrus decay maturity postharvest rain Redson |
| title | Effects of Rainfall and Harvest Time on Postharvest Storage Performance of ‘Redson’ Fruit: A New Red Pomelo x Grapefruit Hybrid |
| title_full | Effects of Rainfall and Harvest Time on Postharvest Storage Performance of ‘Redson’ Fruit: A New Red Pomelo x Grapefruit Hybrid |
| title_fullStr | Effects of Rainfall and Harvest Time on Postharvest Storage Performance of ‘Redson’ Fruit: A New Red Pomelo x Grapefruit Hybrid |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of Rainfall and Harvest Time on Postharvest Storage Performance of ‘Redson’ Fruit: A New Red Pomelo x Grapefruit Hybrid |
| title_short | Effects of Rainfall and Harvest Time on Postharvest Storage Performance of ‘Redson’ Fruit: A New Red Pomelo x Grapefruit Hybrid |
| title_sort | effects of rainfall and harvest time on postharvest storage performance of redson fruit a new red pomelo x grapefruit hybrid |
| topic | citrus decay maturity postharvest rain Redson |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/14/10/1836 |
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