Bruising - A damage, that gets under the skin

External quality deficiencies of the apple, such as bruises, represent a widely-spread problem for the cultivation and for the marketing of apples. Bruises reduce the market quality and the commercial value of the fruit significantly.
This article proposes the following measures to prevent bruises:
- The harvest workers should be trained. This way, they will know what technique to use when touching the fruits, how to separate the apples from the tree and how the fruits should be put into the bulk bins.
- In the case of varieties susceptible to bruises (such as Golden Delicious or Cripps Pink/Pink Lady®), harvest in the early morning or at wet or rainy conditions should be avoided.
- In addition, susceptible varieties should be treated carefully during the sorting-process and during the transport.
- In order to prevent bruises which could occur during the sorting, the refrigeration cells should be opened for some time before the sorting for aeration. This leads to the reduction of the turgor, predominant in the plant cells. This measure is only necessary if the fruit should be marketed early.

Publications

09.2017 Besseres Obst	Druckstellen: ein Schaden, der unter die Haut geht. (Bruising: a damage, that gets under the skin) Published: 01-09-2017
09.2017 Obstbau	Druckstellen - Ein Schaden, der unter die Haut geht. (Bruising - A damage, that gets under the skin) Published: 01-09-2017

Documents

	Druckstellen: ein Schaden, der unter die Haut geht. (Bruising: a damage, that gets under the skin) ()
	Druckstellen: ein Schaden, der unter die Haut geht. (Bruising: a damage, that gets under the skin) ()
	Druckstellen – ein Schaden, der unter die Haut geht. (Bruising- a damage that gets under the skin) () Barbara Stürz, Oswald Rossi, Angelo Zanella, 10.2017, Obstbau Weinbau
	Le ammaccature sulle mele (Bruising on apples) () Barbara Stürz, Oswald Rossi, Angelo Zanella, 01-02.2018, Frutta e Vite

Details

Activity type

Publication in technical journal

Activity work package

Fruit quality; improvement of fruit handling/storage

Activity number

Laimburg-WP4-A99

Activity contact

Dr. Angelo Zanella
Laimburg Research Centre
Laimburg 6 - Pfatten
I-39040 Post Auer (BZ), Italy
[email protected]

Activity partner

Laimburg

Activity country

Italy

Last edit

13-10-2017