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Maturity dynamics of peach and nectarine fruits measured with Da-meter

Article number

1457_44

Pages

351 – 358

Language

English

Abstract

The peach fruit market is experiencing a steady decline due to poor fruit quality at consumption, which may be strongly influenced by the fruit ripening stage at harvest and post-harvest management.
Rapid, non-destructive, and accurate instruments for determining fruit quality and maturity are increasingly sought.
This work aimed to determine the optimal time for peach fruit harvesting using non-destructive quality indices, such as the absorbance index (IAD), measured with the DA-meter, a hand-held instrument based on vis/NIR spectroscopy that quantifies IAD, a parameter correlated with fruit flesh chlorophyll content.
In this context, our research was conducted over four years on several peach and nectarine cultivars across two planting systems: Trident and Vertical axis.
For several cultivars, the planting system influenced fruit earliness and other quality parameters.

Publication

EHC2024: International Symposium on Fruit Production Systems for Sustainable and Resilient Development

Authors

A. Bucur, C.A. Mihai, A.C. Butcaru, F. Stănică

Keywords

fruit ripening, IAD, fruit maturity, fruit quality, postharvest performance

Full text

https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2026.1457.44

Groups involved

Division Temperate Tree Fruits
Division Temperate Tree Nuts
Division Plant-Environment Interactions in Field Systems
Division Horticulture for Human Health

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