Abstract
ABSTRACT: The aim of this research was to evaluate the effect of preharvest boron application on the physical and chemical quality of 'Galaxy' apples after harvest and in controlled atmosphere storage during eight months, plus seven days of shelf life at 20°C. The experiment was performed with two treatments applied on the field: [1] Control (fruit without boron application) and [2] Foliar application of boron (four applications of 1.5kg ha-1). Findings showed that the boron application promoted a higher ethylene production and respiratory rate and it application also reduced the flesh firmness in relation to the fruits without it. A similar result was obtained after eight months of storage plus seven days of shelf life. The preharvest application of boron makes it possible to harvest apples earlier due to the fact that it accelerates the fruit metabolism. However, the fruits end up presenting a lower storage potential as a result of the higher ethylene production, respiration rate, decay incidence, mealiness and a reduction of the healthy fruit percentage and flesh firmness after CA storage.
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Claims 9
Claim · model-written summary
Boron increased ethylene production in Galaxy apples.
- Taxon
- apples
Malus domesticat0 - Material
- 'Galaxy't0
- Treatment
- boron applicatione0
- Outcome
- ethylene productione0
- Direction
- highere0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the boron application promoted a higher ethylene production and respiratory rate”
t0“'Galaxy' apples”
Claim · model-written summary
Boron increased apple respiratory rate.
- Taxon
- applesMalus domesticat0
- Material
- 'Galaxy't0
- Treatment
- boron applicatione0
- Outcome
- respiratory ratee0
- Direction
- highere0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the boron application promoted a higher ethylene production and respiratory rate”
t0“'Galaxy' apples”
Claim · model-written summary
Boron reduced apple flesh firmness versus untreated fruit.
- Taxon
- applesMalus domesticat0
- Material
- 'Galaxy't0
- Treatment
- boron applicatione1
- Outcome
- flesh firmnesse0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Comparator
- fruits without ite0
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Verbatim
e0“it application also reduced the flesh firmness in relation to the fruits without it”
e1“the boron application promoted”
t0“'Galaxy' apples”
Claim · model-written summary
The same boron effects were reported after eight months of storage and seven days of shelf life.
- Taxon
- applesMalus domesticat0
- Outcome
- similar resulte0
- Qualifier
- after eight months of storage plus seven days of shelf lifee0
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Verbatim
e0“A similar result was obtained after eight months of storage plus seven days of shelf life.”
t0“'Galaxy' apples”
Claim · model-written summary
Preharvest boron was interpreted to permit earlier apple harvest through accelerated fruit metabolism.
- Taxon
- applesMalus domesticae0
- Treatment
- preharvest application of borone0
- Outcome
- harvest apples earliere0
- Qualifier
- accelerates the fruit metabolisme0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The preharvest application of boron makes it possible to harvest apples earlier due to the fact that it accelerates the fruit metabolism.”
Claim · model-written summary
Preharvest boron lowered storage potential after controlled-atmosphere storage.
- Taxon
- applesMalus domesticat0
- Treatment
- preharvest application of borone1
- Outcome
- storage potentiale0
- Direction
- lowere0
- Qualifier
- after CA storagee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the fruits end up presenting a lower storage potential as a result of the higher ethylene production, respiration rate, decay incidence, mealiness and a reduction of the healthy fruit percentage and flesh firmness after CA storage.”
e1“preharvest application of boron”
t0“'Galaxy' apples”
Claim · model-written summary
Boron-treated fruit showed higher decay incidence after CA storage.
- Taxon
- applesMalus domesticat0
- Treatment
- preharvest application of borone1
- Outcome
- decay incidencee0
- Direction
- highere0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“higher ethylene production, respiration rate, decay incidence, mealiness and a reduction of the healthy fruit percentage and flesh firmness after CA storage”
e1“preharvest application of boron”
t0“'Galaxy' apples”
Claim · model-written summary
Boron-treated fruit showed higher mealiness after CA storage.
- Taxon
- applesMalus domesticat0
- Treatment
- preharvest application of borone1
- Outcome
- mealinesse0
- Direction
- highere0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“higher ethylene production, respiration rate, decay incidence, mealiness and a reduction of the healthy fruit percentage and flesh firmness after CA storage”
e1“preharvest application of boron”
t0“'Galaxy' apples”
Claim · model-written summary
Boron-treated fruit had a lower healthy-fruit percentage after CA storage.
- Taxon
- applesMalus domesticat0
- Treatment
- preharvest application of borone1
- Outcome
- healthy fruit percentagee0
- Direction
- reductione0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“a reduction of the healthy fruit percentage and flesh firmness after CA storage”
e1“preharvest application of boron”
t0“'Galaxy' apples”
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