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OBJECTIVE EVALUATION OF FIRMNESS IN CUCUMBERS AND ITS PHYSIOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS

Article number

553_122

Pages

523 – 526

Language

English

Abstract

The consumer evaluates firmness of cucurbit vegetables (e.g., melons or cucumbers) by hand test, reasonably considering excessively soft or flaccid produce as aged or spoiled.
The hand firmness test is a necessary part of quality inspection in these vegetables.
However, this method is subjective and its reliability depends greatly on the skills of the evaluator.
The aim of these trials was to find an objective method reflecting mechanical properties of cucumbers and to test the applicability of this method for evaluating quality and the physiological status of the produce.

Publication

IV International Conference on Postharvest Science

Authors

Y. Vinokur, V. Rodov, B. Horev

Keywords

Cucumis sativus L., storage, elastic modulus, postharvest quality, water status

Full text

https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2001.553.122

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M. Wisniewski | C. Wilson | A. El Ghaouth | S. Droby

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C.F. Forney | L. Fan | P.D. Hildebrand | J. Song

98. EFFECTS OF CORONA DISCHARGE ON DECAY OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

P.D. Hildebrand | J. Song | C.F. Forney | W.E. Renderos | D.A.J. Ryan

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100. EVALUATION OF THE EFFECT OF OZONE EXPOSURE ON DECAY DEVELOPMENT AND FRUIT PHYSIOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR

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102. FIELD MANAGEMENT OF AVOCADO POSTHARVEST DISEASES

103. EFFECT OF GRAS (GENERALLY REGARDED AS SAFE) COMPOUNDS ON THE CONTROL OF BROWN SPOT DISEASE OF RAMBUTAN

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106. IDENTIFICATION OF A PEPTIDE WITH SPECIFIC ACTIVITY AGAINST FUNGI THAT CAUSE POSTHARVEST DECAY IN FRUITS

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107. QUARANTINE ISSUES IN 2000

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108. DEVELOPMENT OF A HIGH TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE QUARANTINE TREATMENT FOR POME AND STONE FRUITS

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109. USING MICROCALORIMETRY TO BETTER UNDERSTAND INSECT RESPONSE TO CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERES

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110. NONDESTRUCTIVE ULTRASONIC TECHNIQUE FOR FRUIT QUALITY DETERMINATION

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111. RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF POTATO TISSUE MEASURED BY DYNAMIC OSCILLATION AND ULTRASOUND TECHNIQUES

M. Nielsen | J. Borring | S.M. Jacobsen

112. IS THE ACOUSTIC RESPONSE OF FRUITS A MEASURE OF FIRMNESS OR OF TURGOR?

113. FT-NIR SPECTROSCOPY TO EVALUATE PICKING DATE OF APPLES

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114. MACHINE FOR AUTOMATIC SORTING ‘BARHI’ DATES ACCORDING TO MATURITY BY NEAR INFRARED SPECTROMETRY

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115. POSTHARVEST TRANSPIRATION BEHAVIOR OF VEGETABLES – A NEW APPROACH

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116. WATER LOSS AND QUALITY LOSS DURING POST-HARVEST STORAGE OF ASPARAGUS AND BROCCOLI: A MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING STUDY

J.A. Heyes | T.T. Bucknell | C.J. Clark

117. MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING INVESTIGATION OF THE REHYDRATION OF CUT ROSES

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118. ON-LINE LASER-BASED DETECTION OF TRACE GAS EMISSION BY AVOCADO UNDER CHANGING ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS

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119. THE ONSET OF FERMENTATION: REAL-TIME MEASUREMENTS AND MODEL CALCULATION OF ETHANOL AND ACETALDEHYDE EMISSION

J. Oomens | S.T. Persijn | D.H. Parker

120. FLUORESCENCE IMAGING AS A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL TO DETECT PHYSIOLOGICAL DISORDERS DURING STORAGE OF APPLES

121. OPTICAL DETECTION OF MEALINESS IN APPLES BY LASER TDRS

122. ANALYSIS OF APPLE (Malus Domestica Borkh.) WAX BY MEANS OF CHROMATOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES AND CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY

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123. OBJECTIVE EVALUATION OF FIRMNESS IN CUCUMBERS AND ITS PHYSIOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS

Y. Vinokur | V. Rodov | B. Horev

124. FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF MECHANICAL DAMAGE IN CHICORY (Cichorium intybus L.)

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125. PHYSICAL TREATMENTS AS REPLACEMENTS FOR POSTHARVEST CHEMICAL TREATMENTS

S. Lurie

126. ANALYSIS OF RESIDUAL ACC OXIDASE IN EXCISED PAPAYA SECTIONS SUBJECTED TO HEAT TREATMENT

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127. HEAT TREATMENT PREVENTS CHILLING INJURY OF TOMATO (Lycopersicon escultentum) FRUITS: HEAT SHOCK GENES AND HEAT SHOCK PROTEINS IN THE RESISTANCE OF TOMATO FRUIT TO LOW TEMPERATURES

K.E. Vlachonasios | D.K. Kadyrzhanova | D.R. Dilley

128. HEAT TREATMENTS AFFECT DEVELOPMENT CHILLING INJURY, RESPIRATION, ETHYLENE PRODUCTION AND FRUIT QUALITY OF MANGO

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129. REFRIGERATED STORAGE OF HEAT-TREATED STRAWBERRY FRUIT

P.M. Civello | A.R. Vicente | G.A. Martinez | A.R. Chaves

130. EFFECT OF STORAGE TEMPERATURE ON QUALITY OF ARTICHOKES (Cynara scolymus L.)

M.I. Gil | M.A. Conesa | F. Artés

131. OPEN STORAGE OF SOYBEAN SEED IN CROATIA

Z. Jukic | T. Kricka | N. Voca | S. Penic

132. EFFECT OF DIFFERENT POSTHARVEST APPLICATIONS ON STORAGE OF ‘VALENCIA’ ORANGES

A.E. Ozdemir | O. Dundar

133. ENHANCEMENT OF QUALITY CRITERIA IN GARLIC BY GAMMA IRRADIATION

C.N. Pellegrini | C.A. Croci | G.A. Orioli

134. EFFECT OF UV IRRADIATION ON CONTENT OF FLAVONOIDS IN SPINACH LEAVES

H. Higashio | K. Ippoushi | H. Ito | K. Azuma

135. POSTHARVEST IRRADIATION AFFECTS COLOUR DEVELOPMENT IN BICOLOURED POME FRUIT

E. Marais | G. Jacobs | D.M. Holcroft

136. APPLICATIONS OF NITRIC OXIDE (NO) FOR POSTHARVEST CONTROL

Y.Y. Leshem | R. Wills | V. Ku

137. USE OF 1-MCP TO REDUCE THE REQUIREMENT FOR REFRIGERATION IN THE STORAGE OF APPLE FRUIT

N.A. Mir | R.M. Beaudry

138. USE OF A GAS-RELEASING PATCH TO REGULATE ETHYLENE-MEDIATED PLANT RESPONSES

N.A. Mir | R.M. Beaudry

139. MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING OF FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES – AN OVERVIEW

B.P.F. Day

140. SPATIAL MODELLING OF GAS EXCHANGE IN CUCUMBERS

J.B. Cazier | T. Nilsson | V. Gekas

141. SIMULATION MODEL FOR THE CALCULATION OF INTERNAL GAS EXCHANGE IN APPLE FRUITS

C. Rabus | J. Streif | F. Bangerth

142. EFFECTS OF POSTHARVEST APPLICATION OF ETHEPHON ON FRUIT RIPENING, QUALITY AND SHELF LIFE OF MANGO UNDER MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING

Z. Singh | J. Janes

143. PACKAGING MATERIALS AFFECT PHYSIOLOGICAL WEIGHT LOSS FRUIT COLOUR AND QUALITY OF MANGO DURING STORAGE

Z. Singh | J. Janes | S. Nair

144. ELEVATED LEVELS OF CO₂ IN CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE STORAGE AFFECTS SHELF LIFE, CAROTENOID AND FRUIT QUALITY OF MANGO

H.J.D. Lalel | Z. Singh | S.C. Tan

145. EFFECT OF MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING ON MANGO RIPENING

146. EFFECT OF PACKAGING MATERIALS ON SHELF-LIFE AND PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHANGES DURING STORAGE OF LYCHEE FRUIT

N. Rattanapanone | D. Boonyakiat

147. MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING PRESERVES SENSORIAL AND NUTRITIONAL QUALITY OF ZIZYPHUS JUJUBA Mill. cv. Li

M.C. Martíz-Madrid | J.C. Martínez-Zamora | F. Romojaro

148. THE EFFECTS OF HYDROCOOLING AND MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING SYSTEM ON STORAGE PERIOD AND QUALITY CRITERIA OF SWEET CHERRY cv. AKSEHIR NAPOLYONU

A. Bahar | O. Dundar

149. EXTENDED STORAGE OF RED GLOBE GRAPES

150. EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE AND SEMI-PERMEABLE FILMS ON QUALITY OF STORED ARTICHOKES (Cynara scolymus L.)

A. Yommi | C. Giletto | S. Horvitz | A. López Camelo

151. EFFECT OF SURFACE COATING AND FILM PACKAGING ON THE KEEPING QUALITY OF SOLANACEOUS CROPS (Solanum muricatum Ait., Solanum quitoense Lam.)

S. Huyskens-Keil | H. Prono-Widayat | M. Schreiner | P. Peters

152. PHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF A POTATO STARCH EDIBLE COATING USED IN WALNUT STORAGE

M.L. Hurtado | A.M. Estévez | G. Barbosa-Cánovas

153. MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING (MAP) FOR LONG-TERM SHIPMENT OF CUT FLOWERS.

S. Zeltzer | S. Meir | S. Mayak

154. CA-STORAGE RELATED DISORDERS IN ‘CONFERENCE’ PEARS

J. Streif | H. Xuan | A.A. Saquet | C. Rabus

155. HIGH CO₂ LEVEL AFFECTS ASCORBATE METABOLISM IN CONTROLLED-ATMOSPHERE STORED PEARS

156. MODELLING GAS EXCHANGE RATES OF CONFERENCE PEARS DURING CA STORAGE WITH HIGH AND LOW CO₂

P. Eccher Zerbini | A. Rizzolo | M. Grassi | A. Pianezzola

157. INFLUENCE OF DELAYED CA STORAGE ON ASCORBIC ACID CONTENT AND BROWN-HEART INCIDENCE IN ‘ROCHA’ PEAR

A.M.M.B. Morais | M.L. Avelar | A.C. Rodrigues

158. INTERPLAY OF O₂ AND C₂ H₄ ON CLIMACTERIC RESPIRATION

N.A. Mir | R.M. Beaudry

159. ETHANOL ACCUMULATION PATTERNS IN DIFFERENT HORTICULTURAL COMMODITIES IN RESPONSE TO ENRICHED CO₂ ATMOSPHERES

L.L. Yanez | P.E. Mercado | K.E. Yahia | M.A. Armella

160. HIGH CARBON DIOXIDE EFFECTS ON KEEPING QUALITY OF SWEET CHERRY

F. Artés | J.A. Tudela | F. Artés H.

161. THE EFFECT OF CO₂ AND O₂ ON THE QUALITY OF BURLAT CHERRIES

S. Remón | A. Ferrer | A.I. Negueruela | R. Oria

162. EXTENDING STORAGE OF APRICOTS

A. Weksler | S. Lurie | I. Kosto

163. PEACHES HARVESTED AT ADVANCED RIPENING STAGE: POSTHARVEST TREATMENTS FOR MAINTAINING QUALITY

P. Tonutti | S. Pagni | A. Ramina | A. Rasori | C. Bonghi

164. TOLERANCE OF A VERY LATE SEASON PEACH CULTIVAR TO TEMPERATURE AND ATMOSPHERE COMPOSITION

A. Ferrer | S. Remón | J.M. Peiró | R. Oria

165. EFFECT OF STORAGE ATMOSPHERE AND TEMPERATURE ON SOLUBLE SOLIDS IN MAMEY AMARILLO (Mammea americana L.) FRUITS

J.E. Manzano-Mendez | R. Dris

166. QUALITY OF SAPOTE ANDINO FRUITS (CHUPA CHUPA) STORED UNDER CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE

J.E. Manzano-Mendez | R. Dris

167. INFLUENCE OF OXYGEN CONCENTRATION ON RESPIRATION AND OXYGEN PARTIAL PRESSURE IN TISSUE OF BROCCOLI AND CUCUMBER

U. Praeger | J. Weichmann

168. EQUILIBRIUM MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGES OF MINIMALLY PROCESSED VEGETABLES FOLLOWED THROUGH THE DISTRIBUTION CHAIN

L. Jacxsens | F. Devlieghere | J. Debevere

169. EFFECT OF CUTTING STYLE, LOW-OXYGEN ATMOSPHERE AND COLD TEMPERATURE ON THE RESPIRATION RATE OF MINIMALLY PROCESSED VEGETABLES

C.L. Chu | S.L. Wang

170. INFLUENCE OF LIGHTING IN RETAIL MARKETS ON ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION IN VEGETABLE PACKAGING

W.B. Herppich | M. Linke

171. IMPACT OF EXOGENOUS AND ENDOGENOUS FACTORS ON THE SHELF-LIFE OF FRESH-CUT LEAFY ASIAN VEGETABLES

T.J. O'Hare | L.S. Wong | A. Prasad | A.J. Able

172. DEVELOPMENT OF A CO-EXTRUDED FILM FOR THE PACKAGING OF FRESH CUT VEGETABLES

I. Verlodt | P. Verschaeren

173. EFFECT OF PROCESSING ON THE ASCORBIC ACID CONTENT AND VISUAL QUALITY OF FRESH CUT LETTUCE

A. Chiesa | A. Massa | S. Filiippini de Delfino | D. Frezza | S. Moccia

174. THE EFFECT OF PEELING METHOD AND DIPPING TREATMENT ON THE QUALITY OF PRE-PEELED POTATO

R. Kervinen | T. Luoma | R. Ahvenainen

175. MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING OF FRESH-CUT TOMATO

M.I. Gil | M.A. Conesa | F. Artés

176. FACTORS AFFECTING THE POST-CUTTING LIFE AND QUALITY OF MINIMALLY PROCESSED PINEAPPLE

A. Marrero | A.A. Kader

177. SHELF LIFE OF MINIMALLY PROCESSED PINEAPPLE (Ananas comosus L.) FRUIT PRODUCTS

R. Corona | J.E. Manzano-Médez | R. Dris

178. SENSORY AND MICROBIOLOGICAL CHANGES IN MINIMALLY PROCESSED CACTUS PEAR (Opuntia ficus indica)

C. Sáenz | H. Berger | L. Galletti | F. Coronado

179. MINIMAL PROCESSING OF POMEGRANATE cv. ESPAÑOLA: EFFECT OF THREE PACKAGE MATERIAL

180. THE INFLUENCE OF STORAGE TEMPERATURE ON COMPOSITION AND PROCESSABILITY OF POTATO CULTIVARS

S. Sirtautaite | E. Treciokaite | R. Dris | R. Niskanen

181. STORAGE HUMIDITY AND POST-STORAGE HANDLING TEMPERATURE AFFECT BRUISING AND OTHER APPLE QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS

R.K. Prange | J.M. DeLong | P.A. Harrison

182. APPLE QUALITY – PREDICTION, CONTROL AND ASSURANCE: SYSTEM VALIDATION

I. Prigojin | A. Hetzroni

183. SHORT TERM STORAGE OF LATE-HARVESTED RED DELICIOUS

E.M. Kupferman

184. POSTHARVEST SENSORY ANALYSIS OF APPLE VARIETIES GROWN IN HUNGARY

Z. Kokai | P. Sass | M. Erdelyi | B. Sipos

185. THE EFFECTS OF STORAGE TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY ON THE WATER STATUS AND QUALITY OF JAPANESE PEARS

T. Asakura | N. Muramatu | K. Tanaka

186. EFFECT OF COOLING PERIOD ON QUALITY AND RIPENING OF ‘DOYENNE DU COMICE’ PEARS

R. Miró | J. Graell | C. Larrigaudiere | M.L. López

187. CHANGES IN FRUIT QUALITY OF PEACH AND NECTARINE FROM TRANSPORT TO SHELF

C. Peano | G. Giacalone | G. Bounous

188. QUALITY VARIATION AND STORAGE OF SALA FRUITS CV.NERNWONG

S. Dangcham | J. Siriphanich

189. QUALITY CHANGES OF MUSHROOMS DURING STORAGE

A. Jacobsson | J. Bower | N. Amos

190. QUALITY CHANGES OF TWO SUGAR SNAP PEA CULTIVARS DURING COLD STORAGE

M. Ihl | E. Conejeros | M. Mera | V. Bifani

191. POST-HARVEST QUALITY ASSURANCE FOR POT PLANTS IN THE U.K.

S.C. Clifford | N.R. Parsons | R.N. Edmondson | F.A. Langton | S.A. Foster

192. POSTHARVEST ALTERATIONS OF ECHINACEA PURPUREA HERB

E.A. Brovelli | R.M. Johnson

193. QUALITY CHANGES OF SWEET CORN CULTIVARS DURING COLD STORAGE

R. Türk | I. Turgut | S. Aydincioglu