78
Harvest Date
1 September
12 September
22 September
3 October
% Rotting
0
(0.7)
0.5
(1.3)
0.7
(1.2)
18.1
(35.6)
GreennessColor score:
1-green 4-yellow
1.2
(2.0)
1.7
(2.2)
2.1
(2.4)
2.8
(3.4)
Hunter “a”
13.7
(
11.2)
12.6
(
10.8)
11.0
(
10.0)
—
(
)
Firmness
72.0
(66.3)
63.7
(58.8)
59.4
54.3
(52.2)
Taste:
Sugar/acid (max 5)
(2.5)
(4.7)
(4.9)
(3.2)
Texture (max 5)
(2.7)
(4.3)
(3.3)
(2.3)
Aroma (max 10)
(2.3)
(5.4)
(6.4)
(6.3)
Table 4.3. The Effect of Harvest Date in 1994 on the Storage Quality of Cox’s Orange Pippin Apples Stored in 1.2% O
<1% 2
CO
) at 3.5°C until Early January. Figures in Parentheses Refer to Fruit Kept in Air for a Further 7 Days at 18°C to Simulate 2
Marketing. (Data Are Means for 30 Orchards Except for the Final Pick, where Fruit Was Unavailable from Two Orchards.)
Hunter “a”—the more negative the figure, the greener the fruit. Color score 3 is too yellow for premium quality.Firmness measured as Newtons (N) using an automatic penetrometer fitted with an 11 mm diameter probe.–red color had developed to an extent that precluded measurement of background color.
