Correct harvest date Cox and clones - picking date criteria Bramley's Seedling - picking date criteria Gala and clones - picking date criteria Braeburn and clones - picking date criteria Meridian - picking date criteria Discovery - picking date criteria …
Specification requirement Planning Training of pickers and supervisors Bin placement for picking without trains Equipment Supervision of …
Planning transport of fruit to the store Distances and location Roads and access Equipment required for transporting fruit Increase in fruit temperature once picked Shaded area for holding fruit once picked Fruit transferred to store within two hours of …
Details on the Starch-Iodine staining test …
There is general agreement that apples destined for medium or long-term storage should be in an unripe condition at the point of harvest but close to the onset of ripening (sustained increase in ethylene production and in respiration rate). Picking too …
Picking on the correct harvest date is crucial in ensuring that the quality of apples reaching the consumers is optimal and that consignments meet the quality criteria that are set by multiple retailers and the wholesale market. For each cultivar the time …
Picking date recommendations for Cox's Orange Pippin and clones - medium to long-term storage …
Picking date recommendations for Cox’s Orange Pippin and clones – immediate sale or short-term storage …
Cox’s Orange Pippin and clones for medium (December/January) to long-term storage (February/March) Picking dates of Cox for storage should be guided mainly by firmness of the fruit at the point of harvest. To achieve 6 kg firmness in fruit stored in CA …
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