Evaluating Maturity Index IAD for Storability Potential in Mid-Season and Late-Season Apple Cultivars in the Light of Climate Change

• Published in: Agriculture (Basel) Vol. 15; no. 8; p. 889
• Main Authors: Sjöstrand, Joakim, Tahir, Ibrahim, Stridh, Henrik, Olsson, Marie E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 19.04.2025
• Subjects: apple (Malus domestica); Apples; Chlorophyll; chlorophyll absorbance index (IAD); Climate change; Climate effects; Climatic conditions; Correlation; Cultivars; Environmental conditions; firmness; Food; Food production; Food security; Food supply; fruit losses; Fruits; Gene expression; Harvest; Horticulture; late cultivars; Maturity; Nondestructive testing; Phenology; Physiology; Seasons; storability; Temperature; Trädgårdsvetenskap/hortikultur; Weather

Reducing food losses in apple production is becoming increasingly important, as the effects of climate change constitute a challenge to food production. Improving methods for determining fruit maturity at harvest leading to the longest storability is crucial, thereby facing more unpredictable season...