Open AccessPOSTHARVEST QUALITY OF STRAWBERRY FRUITS GROWN IN CONV ENTIONAL SYSTEM
Author(s) -
Monica Sturzeanu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
romanian journal of horticulture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2734-7664
pISSN - 2734-7656
DOI - 10.51258/rjh.2020.23
Subject(s) - postharvest , horticulture , cultivar , biology , botany
The objective of the study was to evaluate some postharvest parameters of fruitquality at seven strawberry cvs., ('Alba', 'Clery', 'Coral', 'Magic', 'Premial', 'Queen Elisa','Record') grown at RIFG Pitești, Romania in open field, in the 2016-2018 period. Thestorage method included three days in normal refrigeration condition (2-4ºC)followed by one day at room temperature (22-24 ºC). The following parameters weredetermined before and after storage: fruit weight (g), fruit firmness (kgf/cm2), fourcolor indicators (L*, a*, b*, ∆E) and percent of damaged fruits caused by pathogen.Statistically assured differences were recorded between cultivars. 'Premial' cv.proved the lowest fruit weight loss (0.27 g) and also the lowest fruit firmness loss(0.09 kgf/cm2) after storage. 'Alba' cv. had the highest percentage of healthy fruitsafter storage (86.4%). After four days storage both early cvs.were marketable.