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Title: | Comparing the physiological changes in apples and pears during shelf-life measured by fluorescence imaging | Authors: | HUYBRECHTS, Christy VALCKE, Roland |
Issue Date: | 2005 | Publisher: | INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE | Source: | Mencarelli, F & Tonutti, P (Ed.) PROCEEDINGS OF THE 5TH INTERNATIONAL POSTHARVEST SYMPOSIUM: vol. 1-3. p. 73-78. | Series/Report: | ACTA HORTICULTURAE | Series/Report no.: | 682 | Abstract: | The physiological state of plants during their development can be determined using chlorophyll fluorescence, induced after excitation with UV-, blue-, green-, orange- or red-light. During fruit ripening and senescence, two major phenomena affect the level of chlorophyll fluorescence emission: (i) a loss of photosynthetic competence per unit chlorophyll leading to reduced PSII activity and (ii) a decrease in chlorophyll content. In this paper, chlorophyll fluorescence characteristics of some physiological changes in 'Conference' pears (Pyrus communis L.) and 'Jonagold' apples (Malus domestica Borkh.) during a shelf-life experiment are studied using the PEA (Plant Efficiency Analyser) and a custom build fluorescence imaging system (FIS). The apples and pears were bought in a local store and were followed during several days in order to detect physiological changes during this period. The results show that chlorophyll fluorescence imaging is more reliable compared to a point measuring technique such as the PEA and can be used to predict the shelf-life quality of 'Conference' pears and 'Jonagold' apples. | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/4857 | ISBN: | 90-6605-648-7 | ISI #: | 000232014700002 | Category: | C1 | Type: | Proceedings Paper | Validations: | ecoom 2006 |
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