Jh. Bowen et Cb. Watkins, FRUIT MATURITY, CARBOHYDRATE AND MINERAL-CONTENT RELATIONSHIPS WITH WATERCORE IN FUJI APPLES, Postharvest biology and technology, 11(1), 1997, pp. 31-38
Relationships of watercore severity with physiological and biochemical
factors in 'Fuji' apples were examined in fruit harvested weekly on n
ine occasions during maturation and ripening. Statistical analysis was
done using harvest date as a covariate to remove the effect of maturi
ty. Higher watercore severities were associated with higher internal e
thylene concentrations, soluble solids and dry matter, increased sorbi
tol and sucrose concentrations and decreased glucose and fructose conc
entrations. Flesh firmness, starch and calcium concentration decreased
with slight watercore incidence but increased with moderate to severe
watercore. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.