Effects of fruit thinning on blueberry fruit maturation and quality

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10.2991/ifeesm-17.2018.394How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Blueberry, Fruit thinning, Ear, Maturation, Quality

Abstract

Rabbiteye blueberry cv. 'Baldwin' has been thinned in varying degrees (20%-40% per ear) in fruit development period. We determined fruit maturation and qualities to evaluate thinning. Fruit qualities included vertical and horizontal diameter, single fruit weight, firmness, water content, soluble solids content, vitamin C content, titratable acid content and anthocyanins content. The result showed that, some fruits quality indexes increase, such as vertical and horizontal diameter, single fruit weight, firmness, soluble solids content, vitamin C content and anthocyanins content. Contrarily, water content and titratable acid content of mature fruit decreased. As the degrees of fruit thinning improving, blueberry fruits gain a more concentrated and earlier maturation. The reasonable fruit thinning significant improved blueberry fruit quality and put forward the maturation.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Xiancong Zhang
AU  - Yanan Wang
AU  - Jun Wang
AU  - Xun Wang
PY  - 2018/02
DA  - 2018/02
TI  - Effects of fruit thinning on blueberry fruit maturation and quality
BT  - Proceedings of the 2017 3rd International Forum on Energy, Environment Science and Materials (IFEESM 2017)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 2182
EP  - 2185
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/ifeesm-17.2018.394
DO  - 10.2991/ifeesm-17.2018.394
ID  - Zhang2018/02
ER  -