Tailoring Organic Apples by Cultivar Selection, Production System, and Post-harvest Treatment to Improve Quality and Storage Life

• Published in: HortScience Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 92 - 101
• Main Authors: Tahir, Ibrahim I., Nybom, Hilde
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Alexandria, VA American Society for Horticultural Science 01.01.2013
• Subjects: Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; Biological and medical sciences; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Genetics and breeding of economic plants; Horticulture; Trädgårdsvetenskap/hortikultur; Horticulture; Rosaceae; Harvesting date; organic production; Artificial selection; Postharvest; Arboriculture; Climacteric; Shelf life; Malus domestica; post-harvest treatment; Orchard; Dicotyledones; Quality; Mains × domestica; Angiospermae; Fruit tree; Production system; Genetic selection; Pome fruit; Varietal selection; Alternative agriculture; Optimum; Apple; Treatment; Fruit crop; Organic agriculture; Spermatophyta; optimal harvesting date; orchard management; Cultivar

A series of pre- and post-harvest experiments were conducted to enhance apple tree productivity and improve fruit quality and storage life by altering production system and post-harvest treatments in an organic orchard. Increasing the light distribution and carbohydrate uptake (summer pruning and co...