Publication: Training and Pruning for Improved Postharvest Fruit Quality
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Date
2018
Journal Title
Preharvest Modulation of Postharvest Fruit and Vegetable Quality
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Publisher
Elsevier Inc.
Abstract
The postharvest fruit quality depends on the maintenance and health of the fruit trees in orchard. The various preharvest operations, such as irrigation, training, pruning, fertilizer application, spray of various plant growth regulators, insecticides, and pesticides are the deciding factors that regulate the ultimate quality of the fruits during postharvest handling and storage. Training is done to achieve the desirable shape and form of the trees while pruning is mainly done to obtain quality fruit production. Training and pruning operations are essential in perennial fruit crops to optimize the light distribution, minimize the insect pest and diseases attack and for production of fruits of optimum quality. Training and pruning operations play a significant role in obtaining regular and prolific quality fruit production. The size, color, nutritional quality, and postharvest shelf life of fruits are all significantly affected by the training and pruning operations done during the preharvest stages in orchard. This chapter provides an insight into the basics of training and pruning systems and how they affect the postharvest fruit quality. © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Keywords
Fruit quality, Postharvest, Preharvest factors, Pruning, Training