Effect of preharvest fruit bagging on fruit quality characteristics and incidence of fruit physiopathies in fully irrigated and water stressed pomegranate trees.
- Autores: Isabel Griñán, Donaldo Morales, Alejandro Galindo, Arturo Torrecillas Melendreras, David Pérez López, Alfonso Moriana Elvira, Jacinta Collado González, Ángel Antonio Carbonell Barrachina, Francisca Hernández García
- Localización: Journal of the science of food and agriculture, ISSN 0022-5142, Vol. 99, Nº 3, 2019, págs. 1425-1433
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
Background: This report studied the response of pomegranate fruit under full irrigation (FI) and water stress conditions to bagging with externally glossy, single-layer, cellulosic paper bags, open at the bottom, from the end of fruit thinning to harvest time.; Results: Bagging decreased fruit size and the maturity index, and increased antioxidant activity in FI conditions. Moreover, fruit bagging substantially reduced the incidence of peel sunburn in both irrigation conditions.; Conclusion: The delay in fruit growth and ripening as a result of pomegranate fruit bagging is outweighed by the very important commercial benefit in terms of the reduced incidence of peel sunburn and the increase in fruit antioxidant activity. © 2018 The Authors. Journal of The Science of Food and Agriculture published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.; © 2018 The Authors. Journal of The Science of Food and Agriculture published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.
