New methods to spot storage rots in apples

Healthy and artificially infected Kanzi® apples (infected with Phacidiopycnis washingtonensis two weeks before harvest) were stored at 2 °C in glass jars or storage cells from October 2016 to March 2017 and the temperature in the vicinity of the fruits, the respiration rate, and the incidence of storage rot was monitored. No rots developed in the healthy control apples, whereas rubbery rot caused by P. washingtonensis developed in 20% and 33% of all Kanzi® apples from the storage cells or the glass jars, respectively, during 5 months storage. Overall, diseased samples had higher respiration rate that healthy samples indicating that temperature in the vicinity of apples could be a potential method to spot storage rots in apple fruits.

Publications

The Danish Technical Magazine 'Gartnertidende' ISSN:0106-8393

New methods to spot storage rots in apples Published: 09-08-2018

Documents

New methods to spot storage rots in apples / Nye metoder til at spotte lagerråd i æbler (Danish) Industry article

Details

Activity type

Publication in technical journal

Activity work package

Fruit quality; improvement of fruit handling/storage

Activity number

AU-WP4-A8

Activity contact

Associate professor Merete Edelenbos
Aarhus University, Department of Food Science
Kirstinebjergvej 10, 5792 Aarslev, DK
[email protected]

Activity partner

AU

Activity country

Denmark

Last edit

02-11-2018