EVALUATION OF FRUIT GROWTH AND POSTHARVEST PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF NECTARINE [Prunus persica var. nectarina (Ait.) Maxim.]
Tomo Milošević
Faculty of Agronomy in Čačak, SerbiaNebojša Milošević
Fruit Research Institute in Čačak, SerbiaIvan Glišić
Faculty of Agronomy in Čačak, SerbiaAbstract
A 3-year study was done to compare the blossoming and harvesting date, fruit physical and chemical composition of six nectarine cultivars grown with High Density
Planting system under western Serbian conditions. A high variability among and within cultivars was found and significant differences were observed among them in all properties analyzed. Year-by-year variations were observed for blossoming and harvesting date, length of fruit growth, soluble solids content, fruit weight and fruit firmness. On the basis of evaluated data, the best fruit performance registered in ‘Caldesi 2000’ and ‘Syrio’ grown with HDP on heavy soil. Contrary, the poor fruit physico-chemical properties were observed in ‘Mayfire’, especially in ‘Nectared 4’. This evaluation may help to select a set of nectarine cultivars with better fruit quality attributes, which in our growing conditions might be indicated in ‘Caldesi 2000’, ‘Syrio’, somewhat ‘Weinberger’ and ‘Fantasia’.
Keywords:
chemical composition, flesh firmness, fruit size, fruit shape, high density planting systemReferences
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DeJong T.M., Goudriaan J., 1989. Modeling peach fruit growth and carbohydrate requirements: reevaluation of the double sigmoid growth pattern. J. Am. Soc. Hortic. Sci. 114, 800–804.
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Dirlewanger E., Moing A., Rothan C., Svanella L., Pronier V., Guye A., Plomion C., Monet R., 1999. Mapping QTLs controlling fruit quality in peach [P. persica (L.) Batsch]. Theor. Appl. Genet. 98, 18–31.
Erdogan D., Guner M., Dursun E., Gezer I., 2003. Mechanical harvesting apricots. Biosyst. Eng. 85, 19–28.
Fleckinger J., 1945. Notations pheénologiques et représentations graphiques du dévelopment des bourgeons de Poirier. In: Congrés de Paris de l’Association francaise pour l’avancement des Sciencies, Paris, 118.
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Lopez G., Johnson R.S., DeJong T.M., 2007. High spring temperatures decrease peach fruit size. Calif. Agr. 61, 31–34.
Maduako J.N., Faborode M.O., 1990. Some physical properties of cocoa pods in relation to primary processing. IFE J. Technol. 2, 1–7.
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Mohsenin N.N., 1986. Physical properties of plant and animal materials. Gordon and Breach Press, New York, USA.
Mounzer O.H., Conejero W., Nicolás E., Abrisqueta I., García-Orellana Y.V., Tapia L.M., Vera J., Abrisqueta J.M., Ruiz-Sánchez M.C., 2008. Growth pattern and phonological stages of early-maturing peach trees under a Mediterranean climate. HortScience 43, 1813–1818.
Naor A., Hupert H., Greenblat Y., Peres M., Kaufman A., Klein I., 2001. The response of nectarine fruit size and midday stem water potential to irrigation level in stage III and crop load. J. Am. Soc. Hortic. Sci. 126, 140–143.
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Seferoglu G., Tekintaş F.E., 2004. Adaptation of some nectarine cultivars in Aydin Region. Pak. J. Biol. Sci. 7, 114–117.
Szklarz M., Radajewska, B., 2009. The effect of mulch type and pruning on growth and yielding of nectarine (Prunus persica L.) cv ‘Fantasia’. Acta Sci. Pol., Hortorum Cultus 8, 45–52.
Valero C., Crisosto C.H., Slaughter D., 2007. Relationship between nondestructive firmness measurements and commercially important ripening fruit stages for peaches, nectarines and plums. Postharvest Biol. Technol. 44, 248–253.
Wu B.H., Quilot B., Génard M., Kervella J., Li S.H., 2005. Changes in sugar and organic acid concentrations during fruit maturation in peaches, P. davidiana and hybrids as analyzed by principal component analysis. Sci. Hortic. 103, 429–439.
Zec G., Čolić S., Janković Z., 2009. Pomological characteristics of late ripening nectarine cultivars. Voćarstvo 43, 31–35. (in Serbian)
Tomo Milošević
Faculty of Agronomy in Čačak, Serbia
Faculty of Agronomy in Čačak, Serbia
Nebojša Milošević
Fruit Research Institute in Čačak, Serbia
Fruit Research Institute in Čačak, Serbia
Ivan Glišić
Faculty of Agronomy in Čačak, Serbia
Faculty of Agronomy in Čačak, Serbia
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