Abstract
Abiotic factors such as light influence the physicochemical properties of fruit and may alter the response of the fruit to the environment. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of two postharvest storage conditions on the overall quality and natural fungal disease incidence (fruit decay) of organic nectarines. Experiments were conducted with four organically grown nectarine cultivars (two early-mid season and two late-season) that were unbagged or bagged during preharvest. After harvest, they were stored for 7–9 days in darkness or under a treatment with lighting. Quality parameters (weight, diameter, firmness, soluble solids content, titratable acidity, and single index of absorbance difference), ethylene production, and fruit decay (% incidence of decay) were evaluated. Preharvest bagging reduced fruit decay in the late-season cultivars, for which storage under darkness reduced fungal decay (up to 100%) more than storage under lighting treatment (47% reduction). Bagging altered the initial fruit quality, but values were within official recommendations. Storage conditions reduced differences attributed to bagging, especially under storage with lighting. This work highlighted the importance of modulating the light, both in the field by fruit bagging and during postharvest, to reduce fruit decay and improve fruit quality. These results may serve as a tool for both farmers and postharvest chain managers.
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Claims 6
Claim · model-written summary
Preharvest bagging reduced fruit decay in late-season nectarine cultivars.
- Taxon
- nectarine
Prunus persica var. nucipersicae0 - Material
- late-season cultivarse1
- Treatment
- Preharvest bagginge1
- Outcome
- fruit decaye1
- Direction
- reducede1
- Comparator
- unbaggede0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Experiments were conducted with four organically grown nectarine cultivars (two early-mid season and two late-season) that were unbagged or bagged during preharvest”
e1“Preharvest bagging reduced fruit decay in the late-season cultivars, for which storage under darkness reduced fungal decay (up to 100%) more than storage under lighting treatment (47% reduction)”
Claim · model-written summary
Storage under darkness reduced fungal decay in late-season nectarines by up to 100% more than storage under lighting.
- Taxon
- nectarinePrunus persica var. nucipersicae0
- Material
- late-season cultivarse1
- Treatment
- storage under darknesse1
- Outcome
- fungal decaye1
- Direction
- reducede1
- Value
- up to 100%e1
- Comparator
- storage under lighting treatmente1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Experiments were conducted with four organically grown nectarine cultivars (two early-mid season and two late-season) that were unbagged or bagged during preharvest”
e1“Preharvest bagging reduced fruit decay in the late-season cultivars, for which storage under darkness reduced fungal decay (up to 100%) more than storage under lighting treatment (47% reduction)”
Claim · model-written summary
Storage under lighting treatment reduced fungal decay by 47% in late-season nectarines.
- Taxon
- nectarinePrunus persica var. nucipersicae0
- Material
- late-season cultivarse1
- Treatment
- storage under lighting treatmente1
- Outcome
- fungal decaye1
- Direction
- reductione1
- Value
- 47%e1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Experiments were conducted with four organically grown nectarine cultivars (two early-mid season and two late-season) that were unbagged or bagged during preharvest”
e1“Preharvest bagging reduced fruit decay in the late-season cultivars, for which storage under darkness reduced fungal decay (up to 100%) more than storage under lighting treatment (47% reduction)”
Claim · model-written summary
Preharvest bagging altered initial nectarine fruit quality, with values within official recommendations.
- Taxon
- nectarinePrunus persica var. nucipersicae0
- Treatment
- Bagginge2
- Outcome
- initial fruit qualitye2
- Direction
- alterede2
- Qualifier
- values were within official recommendationse2
- Comparator
- unbaggede0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Experiments were conducted with four organically grown nectarine cultivars (two early-mid season and two late-season) that were unbagged or bagged during preharvest”
e2“Bagging altered the initial fruit quality, but values were within official recommendations”
Claim · model-written summary
Storage conditions reduced differences in nectarine fruit quality attributed to bagging, especially under storage with lighting.
- Taxon
- nectarinePrunus persica var. nucipersicae0
- Treatment
- Storage conditionse3
- Outcome
- differences attributed to bagginge3
- Direction
- reducede3
- Qualifier
- especially under storage with lightinge3
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Experiments were conducted with four organically grown nectarine cultivars (two early-mid season and two late-season) that were unbagged or bagged during preharvest”
e3“Storage conditions reduced differences attributed to bagging, especially under storage with lighting”
Claim · model-written summary
Modulating the light, by bagging in the field and during postharvest storage, is important for reducing nectarine fruit decay and improving fruit quality.
- Taxon
- nectarinePrunus persica var. nucipersicae0
- Treatment
- modulating the lighte4
- Outcome
- reduce fruit decay and improve fruit qualitye4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Experiments were conducted with four organically grown nectarine cultivars (two early-mid season and two late-season) that were unbagged or bagged during preharvest”
e4“This work highlighted the importance of modulating the light, both in the field by fruit bagging and during postharvest, to reduce fruit decay and improve fruit quality”
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