Abstract
Physico-chemical changes in developing fruit of litchi Cvs. Shahi. China, CHES-80-1 and late Bedana was studied. Fruit development occurred in two stages characterised by seed coat and pericarp development and cotyledon and aril development which lasted for 25–40 days and 35–41 days depending upon the cultivars. Growth pattern of all the cultivars followed a sigmoid curve. Slow rate of growth in first stage was longer in late ripening cultivars compared to early or mid-season cultivars. Total soluble solids and sugars increased with increase in aril content. Non-reducing sugar declined at advanced stage of maturity while reducing sugar showed increasing trend. Titratble acidity and ascorbic acid content reduced as the maturity advanced. Brix: Acid ratio increased. At edible ripe stage fruit skin had 60–70 peT cent bright pinkish or rose colour development. Shahi was earliest to mature followed by China, CHES-80-1 and late Bedana.
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Litchi fruit development had two stages, lasting 25–40 and 35–41 days.
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- seed coat and pericarp development and cotyledon and aril developmente0
- Outcome
- Fruit development occurred in two stagese0
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- 25–40 days and 35–41 dayse0
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e0“Fruit development occurred in two stages characterised by seed coat and pericarp development and cotyledon and aril development which lasted for 25–40 days and 35–41 days depending upon the cultivars”
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Fruit growth across cultivars followed a sigmoid curve.
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e0“Growth pattern of all the cultivars followed a sigmoid curve”
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The slow first growth stage lasted longer in late ripening cultivars.
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- late ripening cultivarse0
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- Slow rate of growth in first stagee0
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- longere0
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- early or mid-season cultivarse0
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e0“Slow rate of growth in first stage was longer in late ripening cultivars compared to early or mid-season cultivars”
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Soluble solids and sugars increased with aril content.
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e0“Total soluble solids and sugars increased with increase in aril content”
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Non-reducing sugar declined at advanced maturity.
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e0“Non-reducing sugar declined at advanced stage of maturity”
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Reducing sugar increased with maturity.
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e0“reducing sugar showed increasing trend”
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Titratable acidity and ascorbic acid declined with advancing maturity.
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e0“Titratble acidity and ascorbic acid content reduced as the maturity advanced”
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Brix to acid ratio increased.
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e0“Brix: Acid ratio increased”
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Ripe fruit skin had 60–70 peT cent pink or rose coloration.
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e0“At edible ripe stage fruit skin had 60–70 peT cent bright pinkish or rose colour development”
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Shahi matured first, followed by China, CHES-80-1 and late Bedana.
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e0“Shahi was earliest to mature followed by China, CHES-80-1 and late Bedana”