Abstract
Poor red blush development on the surface of apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) fruit at commercial harvest causes serious economic losses to apple growers. The effects of pre-harvest spray application of ethephon and different training systems (TS) on development of red blush, accumulation of flavonoids in the fruit skin and quality of ‘Cripps Pink’ apple were investigated for two consecutive years (2004-05). ‘Cripps Pink’ apple trees trained as vase (VS), spindle bush (SB), central leader (CL), and double row (DR) TS were sprayed with single dose of ethephon (480 g L-1) 18 days prior to anticipated commercial maturity (CM). Spray application of ethephon significantly improved percent red blush, concentrations of total anthocyanin and cyanidin 3-galactoside in the fruit skin, irrespective of TS in both years. Chroma value and hue angle of the fruit colour were also significantly improved with pre-harvest spray application of ethephon.
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Claim · model-written summary
Ethephon improved red blush and two anthocyanin measures.
- Taxon
- apple
Malus domesticat0 - Organ / stage
- fruit skine0
- Treatment
- ethephone0
- Outcome
- percent red blush, concentrations of total anthocyanin and cyanidin 3-galactosidee0
- Direction
- improvede0
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e0“Spray application of ethephon significantly improved percent red blush, concentrations of total anthocyanin and cyanidin 3-galactoside in the fruit skin, irrespective of TS in both years”
t0“apple”
Claim · model-written summary
Ethephon improved fruit chroma and hue angle.
- Taxon
- appleMalus domesticat0
- Treatment
- pre-harvest spray application of ethephone0
- Outcome
- Chroma value and hue angle of the fruit coloure0
- Direction
- improvede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Chroma value and hue angle of the fruit colour were also significantly improved with pre-harvest spray application of ethephon”
t0“apple”
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