Predictability of keeping quality of strawberry batches

• Published in: Postharvest biology and technology Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 35 - 47
• Main Authors: Schouten, Rob E., Kessler, Daniela, Orcaray, Luis, van Kooten, Olaf
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier B.V 2002; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Botrytis cinerea; Colour; Firmness; Food industries; Fruit and vegetable industries; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Fungal plant pathogens; High-performance liquid chromotography; Horticultural Supply Chains; Leerstoelgroep Tuinbouwproductieketens; Pathology, epidemiology, host-fungus relationships. Damages, economic importance; PE&RC; Phytopathology. Animal pests. Plant and forest protection; Prediction; Spoilage; Firmness; Botrytis cinerea; High-performance liquid chromotography; Spoilage; Prediction; Colour; Production quality; Plant pathogen; Small fruits; Rosaceae; Fragaria ananassa; HPLC chromatography; Temperature effect; Shelf life; Forecast model; Fungi; Disease resistance; DETERIORATION; Dicotyledones; Strawberry; Angiospermae; Pigments; Mould; Fungi Imperfecti; Thallophyta; Nutrition; Color; Fungus resistance; Infection; Postharvest physiology; Sensitivity resistance; Storage; Spermatophyta

Postharvest life of strawberries is largely limited by Botrytis cinerea infection. It is assumed that there are two factors influencing the batch keeping quality: the Botrytis pressure and the resistance of the strawberry to infection. The latter factor will be discussed in this article. A colour mo...