Volume 49 Number 1 Article 9
Year 1995 Month 1
Title: Southern Highbush Blueberry Clones Differ in Postharvest Fruit Quality
Authors: P. Perkins-Veazie, J.R. Clark, J.K. Collins, and J. Magee
Abstract:
Fruit from genotypes of southern highbush
blueberries (Vaccinium spp.), and 'Sierra* were
compared for postharvest quality.
Commercially
important rabbiteye (cv.
Climax) and northern
highbush (cv.
Bluecrop) were included as standards. 'Gulfcoast,' 'Cooper* and 'Cape Fear' fruit
retained 10-20$ of pedicels after harvest ('stem
ming') while very few pedicels were retained
on other cultivars.
Fruit from the selection G616
were greatest in weight (2.8g) and 'Cooper* the
smallest (1.7g). A109 fruit had the smallest stem
scar and MS108 the largest. 'Sierra' and 'Climax'
fruit had the least decay among all clones.
G616
fruit were the least firm of all clones after
storage.
Soluble solid concentration/titratable
acidity ratios were between 10 and 19 for all
clones.
Anthocyanin content was highest in 'Cape
Fear' and lowest in MS108. Of the new southern
highbush clones, 'O'Neal,' G616 and A109 culti
vars were equal to or better than 'Bluecrop' or
'Climax' in postharvest quality,and shelf life.
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