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Dragulinescu, Stefan. "Grading the quality of evidence of mechanisms." Thesis, University of Kent, 2018. https://kar.kent.ac.uk/68526/.
Full textMisimi, Ekrem. "Computer vision for quality grading in fish processing." Doctoral thesis, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Engineering Cybernetics, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-1957.
Full textHigh labour costs, due to the existing technology that still involves a high degree of manually based processing, incur overall high production costs in the fish processing industry. Therefore, a higher degree of automation of processing lines is often desirable, and this strategy has been adopted by the Norwegian fish processing industry to cut-down production costs. In fish processing, despite a slower uptake than in other domains of industry, the use of computer vision as a strategy for automation is beginning to gain the necessary maturity for online grading and evaluation of various attributes related to fish quality. This can enable lower production costs and simultaneously increase quality through more consistent and non-destructive evaluation of the fish products.
This thesis investigates the possibility for automation of fish processing operations by the application of computer vision. The thesis summarises research conducted towards the development of computer vision-based methods for evaluation of various attributes related to whole fish and flesh quality. A brief summary of the main findings is presented here.
By application of computer vision, a method for the inspection of the presence of residual blood in the body cavity of whole Atlantic salmon was developed to determine the adequacy of washing. Inadequate washing of fish after bleeding is quite common in commercial processing plants. By segmenting the body cavity and performing a colour analysis, it was shown that the degree of bleeding correlated well with colour parameters, resulting in correct classification of the fish with residual blood. The developed computer vision-based classifier showed a good agreement with the manual classification of the fish that needed re-washing. The proposed method has potential to automate this type of inspection in fish processing lines.
In addition, a computer vision-based classifier for quality grading of whole Atlantic salmon in different grading classes, as specified by the industrial standard, was developed. In the proposed solution, after segmentation of the salmon from the image scene, with the use of the computer vision techniques, it was possible to extract non-redundant geometrical features describing the size and shape of fish. Based on these features, a classifier was developed for classification of fish into respective grading classes. The average correct rate of classification was in good agreement with the manual labelling, and the method has a potential for grading of Atlantic salmon in fish processing lines.
Regarding fillet grading, a computer vision-based sorting method for Atlantic salmon fillets according to their colour score was developed. The method and classifier/matching algorithm was based on the present industrial standard NS 9402 for evaluation of fillets by colour according to Roche Cards. As a result, fillets or parts of fillets, could be classified into different colour grades. This is important for the industry since different markets tend to have different preferences for fillet colour. This classification method is suitable for online industrial purposes. In addition, the method gives colour evaluation of fresh and smoked fillets in the CIELab space, similar to the L, a, and b values generated by a Minolta Chromameter, for different parts of fillets as well as for the entire fillet. The advantage of the computer vision-based method derives from the flexibility in the choice of the size of the region of interest of the fillet for colour measurement, as opposed to the Chromameter, where the Minolta generated values are obtained by interrogating a very small area of the fillet (8 mm). The method can also be used for detection of colour non-uniformities (discoloration) in both fresh and smoked fillets.
A method for computer vision-based measurements and monitoring of transient 2D and 3D changes in the size and shape of fillets during the rigor process and ice storage was developed. The method successfully measured the size (length, width, area) and shape (roundness) of Atlantic salmon and cod fillets, and monitored changes to these during ice storage with high precision. This was demonstrated by comparison of the exhausted and anesthetized fillets. By laser scanning of the fillet, it was possible to obtain size changes in the height (mm) and area of the fillet in cross-section. The method can be used not only for size and shape analysis of fillets but also for other fish products, both in on-line, as well as off-line conditions as a tool for monitoring 2D/3D size and shape changes. The method can also be used for determination of fillet yield measured in thickness, which is an important parameter for the industry. Together with the colour grading ability, this method can also be used for full feature evaluation and classification of any fish or food product from a single image (colour, size and shape in 2D/3D).
If filleting of fish is done pre-rigor, care should be exercised during colour grading since transient colour changes occur in the post-mortem period. As these changes are more pronounced than those that occur during ice storage, incorrect colour grading can occur. The computer vision method developed for evaluation of colour changes in fillets during rigor, ice storage, and due to effects of perimortem handling stress was considered as the most suitable method for industrial purposes when compared to both the Minolta Chromamater and sensory analysis by a panel.
A computer vision-based method for evaluation of fresh and smoked fillets with respect to bleeding was developed. This form of evaluation is important for the industry as residual blood in fillets may lead to reduced visual acceptance of the product. The method was considered suitable for the purpose of this type of evaluation.
The developed computer vision methods have potential for automation of the mentioned grading operations in the commercial fish processing lines. Application of the proposed solutions would lower the production costs, while simultaneously increasing the quality of the products through a more consistent and non-destructive evaluation of these products.
Wendel, Charlotta. "Multivariate modeling improves quality grading of sawn timber." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för fysik, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-160765.
Full textMarques, José Roberto. "'Hass' avocado fruit quality : the role of fruit minerals and rootstocks /." St. Lucia, Qld, 2002. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe16748.pdf.
Full textCapewell, Adam Daniel. "Novel grading of silicon germanium for high quality virtual substrates." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2002. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/90799/.
Full textThor, Nandan G. "Using Computer Vision to Build a Predictive Model of Fruit Shelf-life." DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2017. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/1721.
Full textLuwes, Nicolaas Johannes. "Artificial intelligence machine vision grading system." Thesis, Bloemfontein : Central University of Technology, Free State, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11462/35.
Full textSu, Qinghua. "Potato Shape Grading Using Depth Imaging." Kyoto University, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/232491.
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新制・課程博士
博士(農学)
甲第21278号
農博第2294号
新制||農||1062(附属図書館)
学位論文||H30||N5142(農学部図書室)
京都大学大学院農学研究科地域環境科学専攻
(主査)教授 近藤 直, 教授 清水 浩, 教授 飯田 訓久
学位規則第4条第1項該当
Stander, Ockert Petrus Jacobus. "Fruit split and fruit size studies on Citrus." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/79933.
Full textENGLISH ABSTRACT: Fruit size and the integrity of the rind are key components that determine the value of a citrus fruit. The application of 2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid (2,4-D) to reduce splitting, a physiological disorder which entails cracking of the rind as well as to increase fruit size was conducted on three different split-susceptible mandarin and two split-susceptible orange cultivars. Treatments were applied directly after the physiological fruit drop period, as well as in January and February at 10 mg·L-1, alone or in combination with calcium (Ca), potassium (K) or gibberellic acid (GA3). Application of 2,4-D directly after physiological fruit drop, either alone or in a tank-mix with K, consistently reduced the number of split mandarin fruit, with later applications in January and February generally being ineffective. Post physiological fruit drop application of 10 mg·L-1 2,4-D significantly increased growth rate (mm.day-1) of all the mandarin cultivars, resulting in increased fruit size. Differences in sensitivity of cultivars to 2,4-D were evident, with the January application reducing the splitting in ‘Midknight’ Valencia. However, all the 2,4-D treatments reduced the fruit growth rate of the orange cultivars. The 2,4-D treatments, in terms of splitting, increased rind thickness, -strength and -coarseness of ‘Marisol’ Clementine, throughout fruit development. In addition fruit diameter and –length increased to such an extent that the fruit shape was altered (reduced d/l-ratio), reducing the potential of the rind to crack and the fruit to split, however rind coarseness of treated fruit was also increased. There were no major negative side effects on internal and external fruit quality, except for a possible reduction in juice content (%). Therefore, 10 mg·L-1 2,4-D can be applied directly after physiological fruit drop on ‘Marisol’ Clementine and ‘Mor’ mandarin to reduce fruit splitting.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Vruggrootte asook die integriteit van die skil is belangrike aspekte in die bepaling van ʼn sitrusvrug se waarde. Die toediening van 2,4-dichlorofenoksie asynsuur (2,4-D) om vrugsplit, 'n fisiologiese defek wat tot die kraak van die sitrusskil lei, te verminder is getoets op drie mandaryn- en twee lemoenkultivars. Hiermee saam is die potensiaal van 2,4-D om vruggrootte te verbeter ook geëvalueer. Die 2,4-D behandelings is direk na die fisiologiese vrugval periode toegedien, asook in Januarie en Februarie, teen 10 mg·L-1, alleen of in kombinasie met kalsium (Ca), kalium (K) of gibberelliensuur (GS3). Al die mandarynkultivars het ʼn vermindering in die totale aantal gesplete vrugte getoon indien die 2,4-D (enkel of in kombinasie met K) toegedien was direk na fisiologiese vrugval. Suksesvolle behandelings het ook 'n toename in vruggrootte tot gevolg gehad. Toediening van behandelings in Januarie en Februarie was oor die algemeen oneffektief. Verskille in kultivar sensitiwiteit teenoor 2,4-D is gevind, met vrugsplit in ‘Midknight’ Valencia wat verminder was deur die Januarie toediening van 2,4-D. Al die 2,4-D behandelings het vruggrootte van die lemoenkultivars verlaag. Daar is bevind dat die 10 mg.L-1 2,4-D, enkel of in kombinasie met K, ‘n toename in beide skildikte en –sterkte van ‘Marisol’ Clementine teweeg bring asook ʼn growwer skil. Behandelings met 2,4-D het vrugdeursnee en –lengte laat toeneem, wat ʼn verandering in vrugvorm tot gevolg gehad het, tot so ʼn mate dat vrugte minder geneig was om gesplete te wees. Behalwe vir ʼn moontlike verlaging in die sapinhoud (%) van vrugte, was daar geen noemenswaardige negatiewe effekte op interne en eksterne vrugkwaliteit nie. Die toediening van 10 mg.L-1 2,4-D direk na fisiologiese vrugval kan dus aanbeveel word op mandaryn kultivars wat geneig is tot vrugsplit.
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Boukouvalas, Constantinos R. "Colour shade grading and its applications to visual inspection." Thesis, University of Surrey, 1996. http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/843494/.
Full textPetje, Kgomoamogodi Felix. "Determination of fruit yield and fruit quality in marula (Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra) selections." Diss., Pretoria : [s.n.], 2009. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-08072009-130342.
Full textMzini, Loyiso L. "Aspects of fruit size and quality in citrus." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52699.
Full textENGLISH ABSTRACT: Fruit size can be a problem in 'Clementine' mandarin and 'Valencia' orange in the Western Cape region of South Africa. Small fruit is not only unacceptable to the consumer but is also more difficult and expensive to harvest. Means of alleviating this problem is to manage the crop load. Hand thinning trials were conducted to evaluate the effect of timing and severity thereof in enhancing fruit size. The benefits of enhancing large fruit size was obtained by a heavy-thinning (60% fruitlet removed) treatment, but the actual benefits were offset by a reduction of total yield. Yield was reduced up to 30% when heavy thinning treatments were applied. No effect on early or late treatments were obtained since the trial was conducted rather late (4 to 6 weeks after the physiological fruit drop period) to obtain the desirable results. However, better packouts are expected with thinning treatments since blemished fruit are also removed. The effect of multiple 2,4-dichlorophenoxy propionic acid (dichlorprop) sprays were also evaluated on 'Nules Clemetine' mandarin. Comparing multiple sprays with a single spray, it was observed that more than one spray was no better in improving fruit size. The use of multiple dichlorprop sprays resulted in no additional yield reduction, while internal fruit quality was also not affected. The best results were obtained with dichlorprop at 50 mg. L-1 • The use of dichlorprop with different surfactants was evaluated in both 'Clementine' mandarin and 'Valencia' orange. The fruit size was increased from 50 mg. L-1 up to 100 mg. L-1 • Yield was usually not affected but, where reductions were experienced, yield of large fruit (>55 mm) was not significantly affected. In the 'Valencia' orange trials, during the first year, dichlorprop was sprayed relatively late (fruit diameter: 19 mm). No fruit size, yield and internal fruit quality effects were observed. The following year, when early and late sprays (fruit diameter at spray time = 8 and 12 mm, respectively) were evaluated, it was observed that late sprays had no effect on fruit size, whereas fruit size (48 fruit per carton) was significantly increased by early sprays. This implies that the dichlorprop effect on fruit size is during the early stages of fruit development, just after or during the late stage of the physiological fruit drop period. Yield was drastically reduced by up to 35%, which affected the actual kilograms of large fruit adversely in some treatments. Juice percentage was inconsistent and tended to be reduced by dichlorprop application. Dichlorprop tended to increase TSS slightly in year one and significantly so in year two, but did not affect the TSS:TA ratio. The use of Orchex mineral oils as surfactant at 150 mL. 100 L-1 was effective and seemingly allowed lower rates of dichlorprop to be used. Therefore, surfactants seemed to show potential in enhancing dichlorprop efficiency to reduce the application cost. The dichlorprop-sprayed fruit was used to measure carotenoid content of the rind during the later stage of fruit development. Observations indicate that dichlorprop-sprayed fruit at 50 mg. L-1 obtained better carotenoid content in both 'Clementines' mandarin and 'Valencia' orange. Also, fruit exposed to light had higher carotenoid levels as compared to fruit shaded with brown paper bags. However, dichlorprop-sprayed fruit at 100 mg. L-1 , even though exposed to light did not show significant differences with unsprayed in both shaded and exposed conditions. Therefore, no consistent effect of dichlorprop was established on total carotenoid content of the rind.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Vruggrootte van 'Clementine' mandaryn en 'Valencia' lemoene kan 'n probleem wees in die Wes Kaap area van Suid Afrika. Klein vrugte is nie net onaanvaarbaar vir die verbruiker nie, maar is ook moeilik om te oes. Vrugdrag manipulasie is een manier om hierdie probleem te beheer. Hand uitdunningsproewe is uitgevoer om die effek van tyd en graad van uitdunning op vruggrootte te bepaal. Strawwe vruguitdunning (60% van vruggies verwyder) het groter vrugte tot gevolg gehad maar het gelei tot 'n verlaagde opbrengs. Opbrengs is tot soveel as 30% verlaag met die strawwe vruguitdunning. Vroeë en laat behandelings het egter geen effek gehad nie, aangesien die proewe te laat uitgevoer is (4 tot 6 weke na die fisiologiese vrugvalperiode) om die gewenste effek te verkry. Beter uitpak word verwag na uitdunning, aangesien vrugte met letsels ook verwyder word. Die effek van veelvuldige 2,4-dichlorofenoksie-propioonsuur (dichlorprop) spuite IS ook geëvalueer op 'Nules Clementine' mandaryn. Daar is geen verskil gevind tussen enkel en veelvuldige spuite in terme van vruggrootteverbetering nie. Die gebruik van veelvuldige dichlorprop spuite het nie tot 'n verlaging in opbrengs gelei nie, en interne vrugkwaliteit is ook nie beïnvloed me. Die beste resultate is verkry met die 50 mg. L-1 dichlorprop behandeling. Die gebruik van dichlorprop saam met verskillende benatters is op beide 'Clementine' mandaryn en 'Valencia' lemoene geëvalueer. Vruggrootte het toegeneem vanaf 50 mg. L-1 tot 100 mg. L-1 • Opbrengs was net in sekere gevalle verlaag en dan sonder 'n betekenisvolle verskil in groot-vrug produksie (>55 mm: Clementines). Tydens die eerste jaar van die 'Valencia' lemoen proef is die dichlorprop relatief laat gespuit (vrug deursneë: 19 mm). Daar was geen effek op vruggrootte, opbrengs en interne vrugkwaliteit nie. Tydens evaluasie van vroeë en laat bespuitings die volgende jaar is waargeneem dat laat bespuitings geen effek op vruggrootte gehad het nie, terwyl vruggrootte (48 vrugte per karton) betekenisvol verhoog is deur die vroeë bespuitings (Vruggrootte voor bespuiting = 8 en 12 mm, onderskeidelik). Dit impliseer dat dichlorprop se effek op vruggrootte gedurende die vroeë stadiums van vrugontwikkeling is, net na of gedurende die laat stadiums van die fisiologiese vrugvalperiode. Opbrengs is drasties verlaag deur dichlorprop, tot soveel as 35% wat die kilogram groot vrugte negatief beïnvloed het in sommige behandelings. Sappersentasie was nie konsekwent affekteer nie, maar is verlaag deur die dichlorprop bespuitings. Dichlorprop het die TSS effens verhoog in beide jare, maar het geen effek gehad op die TSS:TA verhouding nie. Die gebruik van Orchex minerale olie as benatter was effektief by 150 mL. 100 L-1 , en laat klaarblyklik die gebruik van dichlorprop by laer konsentrasies toe. Dus, kom dit voor dat benatters die potensiaal het om die effektiwiteit van dichlorprop te verbeter wat lei tot 'n verlaging in toedieningskoste. Die dichlorprop gespuite vrugte is gebruik om karotenoïed-inhoud van die skil te meet tydens die laat stadiums van vrugontwikkeling. Vrugte gespuit met dichlorprop teen 'n konsentrasie van 50 mg. L-1 het 'n beter karotenoïed-inhoud in beide 'Clementine' mandaryn en 'Valencia' lemoene tot gevolg gehad. Vrugte blootgestel aan lig het ook 'n hoër karatenoïedkonsentrasie gehad as vrugte wat met bruin papiersakke bedek was. Dichlorprop bespuite vrugte teen 100 mg. L-I, alhoewel blootgestel aan lig, het geen betekenisvolle verskil gehad in vergelyking met onbespuite vrugte nie. Dus is daar geen konsekwente effek van dichlorprop op karotenoïde inhoud van die skiI waargeneem nie.
Kondo, Tomohiro. "Effects of Mineral Nutrients on Passion Fruit Quality." Kyoto University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/175045.
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博士(農学)
甲第17616号
農博第1978号
新制||農||1009(附属図書館)
学位論文||H25||N4737(農学部図書室)
30382
京都大学大学院農学研究科地域環境科学専攻
(主査)教授 縄田 栄治, 教授 米森 敬三, 教授 間藤 徹
学位規則第4条第1項該当
Nuñez-Palenius, Hector Gordon. "Transformation of 'Galia' melon to improve fruit quality." [Gainesville, Fla.] : University of Florida, 2005. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/UFE0011467.
Full textPathaveerat, Siwalak. "Internal fruit quality evaluation using nuclear magnetic resonance /." For electronic version search Digital dissertations database. Restricted to UC campuses. Access is free to UC campus dissertations, 2002. http://uclibs.org/PID/11984.
Full textCaussiol, Laure. "Postharvest quality of conventionally and organically grown banana fruit." Thesis, Cranfield University, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/1826/909.
Full textKassim, Angzzas Sari Mohd. "Fruit quality metabolites and gene regulation in red raspberry." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.510825.
Full textChen, Ling. "Studies of mass transfer and quality in candied fruit." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.239011.
Full textBoyer, Jacob, Janos C. Keresztes, Wouter Saeys, and John Koshel. "An automated imaging BRDF polarimeter for fruit quality inspection." SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/622517.
Full textMurray, Xavier John. "Physiological studies of the influence of light and water stress on harvest and postharvest quality of deciduous fruit." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/53001.
Full textENGLISH ABSTRACT: Successful export of South African fresh fruit requires fruit of a high quality. Variable fruit quality within a consignment is detrimental to effective marketing of the product. The light microclimate under which the fruit develops is one of the factors that affect within-tree and between-tree variation in quality, maturity and yield. Light exposure effects on fruit quality at harvest and after commercial storage and ripening periods, as well as the physiological mechanisms of these responses to light exposure were studied. Increased exposure to light resulted in the development of typical sun leaf characteristics, with the associated increase in leaf nitrogen concentration and photosynthetic rates. Size and mass of 'Laetitia' plums and 'Cripps' Pink' apples increased with increasing exposure to light. Shade treatments were only started after the initial phase of cell / division was complete. Increased size of the fruit was likely due to the improved carbon balance of the exposed foliage and fruit from the end of cell division until harvest. The transpiration stream was higher in the more exposed foliage compared to the shaded parts of the canopy. This was supported by increased transpiration rates and decreased midday water potentials of exposed leaves. 'Songold' plums and 'Rosemarie' pears were also investigated in the first season, but results were not conclusive. Increased exposure to light was associated with advanced maturity of 'Laetitia' plums at harvest. Shaded fruit were able to attain a similar level of maturity as exposed fruit during storage and ripening periods. At harvest and after the storage and ripening periods, exposed fruit had a higher total soluble solid (TSS) content and therefore an improved eating quality. At harvest, blush colour of 'Laetitia' plums increased with increased exposure to irradiance. Blush colour continued to develop during storage and ripening, and after the ripening period it was evident that blush colour development was associated with a dosage effect i.e. exposure to a cumulative level of irradiance gives the fruit the potential to develop a certain amount of blush colour. Fruit exposed to more than 70% photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) were .able to develop to a similar level of blush colour, whereas, fruit exposed to less than 50% PPFD were not able to attain the same level of blush colour. Increased exposure to light did not result in advanced maturity of 'Cripps' Pink' apples at harvest, but it did lead to improved blush colour and increased TSS levels. Blush colour of 'Rosemarie' pears was also dependent on exposure to light from four weeks before harvest. Exposed 'Laetitia' plums had a greater whole fruit content of Mn and B, but concentration on a dry mass basis of P, K, and B decreased with increasing light. Exposed 'Cripps' Pink' apples had increased whole fruit content of P, K, Ca, Mg, Mn, Fe, Cu and B, but concentration on a dry mass basis of K and Na decreased with increasing light. Nutrient content is often associated with the incidence of internal disorders of fruit after storage and further investigation of this effect is necessary as internal disorders were virtually absent in this study. The termination of irrigation shortly before harvest in order to advance the maturity of all the fruit to a similar level, and the subsequent strip harvest of the fruit on a single harvest date, is a practice commonly used by South African plum producers to reduce cost and ostensibly to improve fruit quality. The effect of this practice on 'Songold' plum quality at harvest, after storage and after ripening was also studied. Drip-irrigated plums and plums subjected to soil drying had a better eating quality and were more marketable than micro-irrigated and non-droughted fruit. Following commercial storage and ripening periods these fruit were firmer, had a higher TSS content and were of a similar size and mass to micro-irrigated and non-droughted fruit. The extended harvesting period, in contrast to a strip harvest, allowed the fruit that were smaller and less mature at the beginning of the period to attain a greater size and advanced maturity toward the end of the harvesting period.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Suksesvolle uitvoer van Suid-Afrikaanse vars vrugte vereis volgehoue hoë gehalte. Wisselvallige vruggehalte binne 'n besending is nadelig vir die effektiewe bemarking van die produk. Die lig mikroklimaat waaronder die vrug ontwikkel is een van die faktore wat variasie in gehalte, rypheidsstadium en opbrengs binne die boom en tussen bome beïnvloed. Die effek van verhoogde ligblootstelling op vruggehalte by oes, na kommersiële opberging en na die rypwordingsperiode, sowel as die fisiologiese meganismes van die reaksie van verhoogde ligblootstelling is bestudeer. Verhoogde blootstelling aan lig lei tot die ontwikkeling van tipiese son-blaar karaktertrekke, met die gepaardgaande verhoging in blaar stikstof konsentrasie en fotosintetiese tempo. Grote en massa van 'Laetitia' pruime en 'Cripps' Pink' appels het toegeneem met verhoogde blootstelling aan lig. Skadu behandelings is eers begin na die einde van die periode van selverdeling. Toenemende grootte van die vrugte is as gevolg van die verbeterde koolstofbalans van die blootgestelde blare en vrugte vanaffase II van vruggroei tot oestyd. Die transpirasie stroom is geallokeer na die blootgestelde blare. Dit word ondersteun deur die verhoogde transpirasie tempo en verminderde middag waterpotensiaal van die blootgestelde blare. 'Songold' pruime en 'Rosemarie' pere is ook bestudeer, maar die uitslae is nie so oortuigend nie. Toenemende blootstelling aan lig is geassosieer met gevorderde rypheid van 'Laetitia' by oes. Dit was moontlik vir skadu vrugte om dieselfde rypheidsvlak as blootgestelde vrugte te bereik, tydens die opberging en rypwording periodes. Teen oestyd en na opberging en rypwording, het blootgestelde vrugte 'n hoër suiker inhoud gehad en dus 'n hoër eetgehalte. Teen oestyd, het die bioskleur van die pruime toegeneem met toenemende blootstelling aan lig. Ontwikkeling van bloskleur het aangehou gedurende opberging en rypwording, en na die die rypwordings periode was dit duidelik dat bioskleur ontwikkeling met 'n dosis-effek geassosieer word, m.a.w. blootstelling aan 'n sekere opgestapelde vlak van lig gee die vrug die potensiaal om 'n sekere hoeveelheid bioskleur te ontwikkel. Vrugte wat meer as 70% ligblootstelling gekry het, het dieselfde bioskleur ontwikkel, maar vrugte wat minder as 50% ligblootstelling gekry het, het minder bloskleur ontwikkel. Toenemende blootstelling aan lig het nie gelei tot gevorderde rypheid van 'Cripps' Pink' appels teen oestyd nie, maar dit het wel gelei tot verbeterde bioskleur en verhoogde suiker inhoud. Bloskleur van 'Rosemarie' pere is afhanklik van blootstelling aan lig kort voor oestyd. Blootgestelde 'Laetitia' pruime het 'n verhoogde vrug inhoud van Mn en B met verhoogde ligblootstelling gehad, maar die konsentrasie van P, K en B op 'n droë massa basis het afgeneem met verhoogde ligblootstelling. Blootgestelde 'Cripps' Pink' appels het 'n verhoogde vrug inhoud van P, K, Ca, Mg, Mn, Fe, Cu en B met verhoogde ligblootstelling gehad, maar die konsentrasie van K en Na op 'n droë massa basis het afgeneem met verhoogde ligblootstelling. Voedingstof inhoud is geassosieer met die voorkoms van interne probleme in vrugte na opberging en verdere navorsing oor hierdie effek is nodig. Die terminering van besproeiing kort voor oestyd met die doelom die rypheid van al die vrugte op dieselfde vlak te kry sowel as die gepaardgaande oes van al die vrugte op een dag, is 'n algemene praktyke wat gebruik word deur Suid-Afrikaanse pruim produsente om kostes te beperk en oënskynlik, om vruggehalte te verbeter. Die effek van hierdie praktyke op 'Songold' pruim gehalte teen oestyd, na opberging en na rypwording is ook bestudeer. Drup-besproeide pruime en pruime wat blootgestel is aan grond uitdroging het 'n beter eetgehalte en is meer bemarkbaar as mikro-besproeide en nie-droogte geïnduseerde vrugte. Na kommersiële opberging en rypwording periodes het hierdie vrugte 'n hoër fermheid en suiker inhoud gehad, en 'n gelyksoortige grootte en massa as mikrobesproeide en nie-droogte geïnduseerde vrugte. Die verlengde oesperiode het die kleiner en minder ryp vrugte aan die begin van die periode 'n kans gegee om toe te neem in grootte en 'n gevorderde vlak van rypheid te bereik aan die einde van die oesperiode.
Leahy, Marc D. "Impact of early fruit-zone leaf removal on grapevine development and fruit quality in Vitis vinifera Merlot." Master's thesis, ISA/UL, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/8608.
Full textThe objective of this study was to determine the optimal timing of fruit-zone leaf removal for red wine grape cultivars, specifically Vitis vinifera ‘Merlot’, in the Yakima Valley, Washington using four different timings of fruit-zone leaf removal, (i) pre-bloom, (ii) full-bloom, (iii) 3 weeks post-bloom and (iv) no leaf removal (control). Fruit-zone leaf removal is a common canopy management technique, with increasing focus on early (pre-fruit set) timing. Little research exists on the impacts of early fruit-zone leaf removal in semiarid viticultural regions like the inland Pacific Northwest, USA. Shoot growth after leaf removal in the pre-bloom treatment temporarily decreased relative to the no leaf removal treatment (control). The incidence of summer lateral shoot development within the fruit-zone indicates that only pre-bloom fruit-zone leaf removal recovered to control levels by véraison. Percent fruit set was lowest in the pre-bloom treatment. Sunburn, powdery mildew and Botrytis bunch rot did not develop to any significant level in any treatment. Though not statistically significant, fruit-zone leaf removal increased surface temperatures of clusters and compound buds. The scope of this report does not provide adequate data for firm conclusions about the effects of early fruit-zone leaf removal on grapevine development and fruit quality. Outside of the summer lateral shoot data, the fruit-zone leaf removal treatments in this experiment were statistically similar to the no leaf removal treatment. However, trends in the data suggest fruit-zone leaf removal may impact vine vigor, fruit set, and fruit-zone microclimate providing ample cause for further research on this canopy management technique
Lombard, Christoffel. "Fruit size improvement of 'Royal Gala' apples." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/51769.
Full textENGLISH ABSTRACT: The effect of foliar application oftriadimenol (a triazole), Promalin'", or scoring branches on fruit set, fruit size and fruit quality of 'Royal Gala' apples were evaluated. Four treatments were tested, viz., (a) an unsprayed control, (b) triadimenol sprayed on 6 March 1997 (one month after harvest) and then every two weeks for 8 weeks until leaf drop, as well as at mouse ear and full bloom, (c) as treatment b, plus Promalin® two weeks after full bloom, and (d) Promalin® two weeks after full bloom. Four scoring treatments were tested, viz., (a) a control, (b) scoring at full bloom, (c) scoring two weeks after full bloom, and (d) scoring four weeks after full bloom. Promalin® application two weeks after full bloom improved fruit size without any detrimental effects on fruit quality. This application was in addition to the standard commercial applications of Promalin'" as part of the chemical thinning program. The possible negative effect of the G~+7 on return bloom was however not determined. The scoring treatments were not severe enough to influence growth and development significantly and should be investigated again in the future. The influence of bearing position on apple flower and subsequent fruit quality was evaluated. At full bloom in the 1997/98 season, ten flower clusters from the following bearing positions were collected and evaluated: (a) dorsal spurs, (b) ventral spurs, (c) terminal on bourse shoot, (d) terminal on long shoot, and (e) lateral on long shoots. The same bearing positions were used, one week after full bloom, for the 1998/99 season. The flowering pattern was monitored for both seasons and just prior to harvest in both seasons the length and diameter of the fruit were measured as well as the length of the bourse shoot that had developed from the same bud. Fruit thinning by hand was done in 1997 by thinning to the largest fruit per cluster, but no thinning was done in the 1998 season. The results obtained in the morphological analysis of the flower cluster of 'Royal Gala' were not very consistent. In general, the dorsal spurs appeared to be the better quality flowers and the "king" flower is believed to be the best quality flower in the cluster as far as the receptacle dimensions are concerned. When fruit were harvested, no fruit on long shoots, either in the terminal or lateral positions, were found. Even though the percentage of these positions were low at bloom, this indicates a low set potential and possibly poor flower quality of these bearing positions in 'Royal Gala'. The size of the fruit at harvest in 1998/99, did not correlate well with the parameters measured at bloom. The correlation coefficients between bourse shoot length and fruit size were significant, but relatively small. We found a positive correlation between developed seed number and fruit dimensions. Thinning and heading pruning cuts affect fruit size and yield of 'Royal Gala' apple trees. During the 1997 winter trees were pruned as follows: (a) control with no further pruning, (b) thinning cuts of only entire secondary branches (branches that were thicker than half of the trunk diameter were removed at the point of attachment to the trunk), (c) thinning cuts of secondary branches and tertiary fruiting units (positioned on branches), (d) thinning of spurs only, without removal of branches or fruiting units, and (e) thinning cuts of branches and tertiary fruiting units combined with heading back of fruiting units into the spurs leaving four bud on the fruiting units. Treatments (b) through (e), were conducted at light or heavy pruning intensities, i.e., by leaving 300 or 150 reproductive buds/tree, respectively. Pruning was followed up by hand thinning of fruitlets to one fruit per cluster. All pruning treatments increased fruit size, primarily because of a indirect fruit thinning effect except the combined thinning and heading treatments where a direct effect resulted in the largest apples without having a negative effect on yield. In winter 1998 trees were pruned as follows: (a) control with no further pruning, (b) heavy thinning of secondary branches and fruiting units leaving 250 reproductive buds/tree, (c) light thinning of secondary branches and fruiting units leaving 400 reproductive buds/tree, (d) heavy thinning of secondary branches and fruiting units combined with heading back into the spurs of the remaining fruiting units leaving 250 reproductive buds/tree, and (e) light thinning of secondary branches and fruiting units combined with heading back into the spurs of the remaining fruiting units leaving 400 reproductive buds/tree. In 1998/99 season the advantage of pruning on fruit size were not observed. Lastly, the effect of artificial extinction (removal) of flower clusters on fruit size and quality of 'Royal Gala' apples were evaluated. Individual branches were pruned as follows: (a) control, (b) 25 % removal of fruiting spurs, (c) 50 % removal of fruiting spurs, (d) 75 % removal of fruiting spurs to test for any possible enhancements of fruit size. No subsequent hand thinning of fruitlets was done. Thinning by artificial extinction methods of the fruit buds did not influence fruit size, colour, seed set or seed development. No significant differences were found between fruit number, but with 50% and 75% bud removal fewer fruit were counted. In these data the absence of any significant fruit size improvement may be due to the lack of subsequent hand thinning of fruitlets.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die effek van blaarbespuiting van triadimenol en Promalin® asook ringelering op vrugset, vruggrootte en vrugkwaliteit is geëvalueer. Vier behandelings is toegepas nl: (a) onbehandelde kontrole, (b) triadimenol op 6 Maart 1997 en dan elke twee weke tot en met blaarval asook met "muis oor" en volblom, (c) soos behandeling b, plus Promalin® twee weke na volblom, en (d) Promalin® twee weke na volblom. Vier ringelering behandelings is ook toegepas nl: (a) geen ringelering (kontrole), (b) tydens volblom, (c) twee weke na volblom, en (d) vier weke na volblom. Promalin® bespuiting twee weke na volblom verbeter vruggrootte sonder enige nadelige effekte op vrugkwaliteit. Dit moet ingedagte gehou word dat hierdie behandeling van Promalin® was addisioneel toegevoeg tot die standard kommersiele gebruik van Promalin® wat deel vorm van die chemiese uitdun program. Die moontlike negatiewe effek van GA4+7 op blominisiasie is nie bepaal nie. Die ringelering behandelings was nie straf genoeg nie en dit het nie die groei en ontwikkeling betekenisvol beïnvloed nie en sal in die toekoms weer geëvalueer moet word. Verder is die invloed van draposisies op die appel blomkwaliteit en die daaropvolgende vrugkwaliteit geëvalueer. Met vol blom in die 1997/98 seisoen is tien blom trosse van die volgende draposisies versamel en geëvalueer: (a) dorsale spore, (b) ventrale spore, (c) terminaal op beurslote, (d) terminaal op langlote, en (e) lateraalop langlote. Dieselfde draposisies is versamel, een week na volblom, vir die 1998/99 seisoen. Die blompatroon is gemonitor gedurende beide seisoene. Net voor oes is die vruglengte en - deursnee gemeet as ook die lengte van die beurslote wat van dieselfde knop ontwikkel het as die vrugte. Vruguitdinning met die hand tot die grootste vrug per tros was gedoen in die 1997/98 seisoen, maar nie in die 1998/99 seisoen nie. Die resultate wat gekry is met die morfologiese analise van die blom trosse was nie baie konsekwent nie. In die algemeen vertoon die dorsale spore die beste kwaliteit blomme en die "koning" blomme het die grootste blombodems. Met die oes van die vrugte is geen vrugte op lang lote, hetsy in die terminale of laterale posisies gevind nie. Al was die persentasie van die posisies laag met volblom dui dit op lae setpotensiaal en moontlik ook op 'n lae blom kwaliteit van hierdie draposisies vir 'Royal Gala" appels. Die grootte van die vrugte van die 1998/99 oes korreleer nie goed met die parameters wat tydens blom gemeet is nie. Ongelukkig is die vrugte vir die 1998/99 seisoen nie gedurende die na-blom staduim uitgedun nie, wat daartoe bygedra het dat dit moeilik is om afleidings te maak. Die korrelasiekoeffisient tussen die beurslootlengte en vruggrootte was betekenisvol maar redelik klein. 'n Positiewe korrelasie tussen die aantal goed ontwikkelde sade en vrugdimensie is gevind. Die effek van uitdun en terugsnysnitte op vruggrootte eh opbrengs van 'Royal Gala' is ook geëvalueer. Gedurende die 1997 winter is die bome op die volgende manier gesnoei: (a) geen snoei (kontrole), (b) uitdunsnitte van hele sekondêre takke (takke wat dikker was as die helfde van die stam se deursnee by die punt van aanhegting aan die stam), (c) uitdunsnitte van sekondêre takke en tersiêre vrugdraende takke, (d) uitdun van spore alleen sonder om enige takke te verwyder, en (e) uitdunsnitte van sekondêre takke en tersiêre vrugdraende takke gekombineerd met terugsnysnitte van vrugdraende takke in die spoor sisteem in tot net vier spore per tak oorbly. Vir behandelings (b) tot (e) was die behandelings opgedeel in 'n ligte en 'n strawwe uitduning van knoppe deur onderskeidelik uit te dun tot 300 en 150 reproduktiewe knoppelboom. Die snoei was opgevolg deur handuitdunning tot een vrug per tros. Alle snoeibehandelings verbeter vruggrootte, primêr as gevolg van 'n indirekte vruguitdunnings, effek behalwe die behandeling met uitdunsnitte van sekondere takke en tersiêre vrugdraende takke gekombineerd met terugsnysnitte van vrugdraende takke. In hierdie behandeling is daar 'n direkte effek op vruggrootte sonder om 'n negatiewe effek op die oes opbrengs te he. In die winter van 1998 is die bome soos volg gesnoei: (a) geen snoei (kontrole), (b) strawwe uitdun snitte van hele sekondêre takke en vrugdraende takke tot op 250 reproduktiewe knoppe/boom, (c) ligteuitdun snitte van hele sekondêre takke en vrugdraende takke tot op 400 reproduktiewe knoppe/boom, (d) strawwe uitdunsnitte van sekondêre takke en tersiêre vrugdraende takke gekombineerd met terugsnysnitte van vrugdraende takke tot in die spoorsisteem tot op 250 reproduktiewe knoppelboom, en (e) ligte uitdunsnitte van sekondêre takke en tersiêre vrugdraende takke gekombineerd met terugsnysnitte van vrugdraende takke tot in die spoorsisteem tot op 400 reproduktiewe knoppelboom. Geen handuitdunning is gedurende die' seisoen gedoen nie, In die 1998/99 seisoen is geen voordeel van snoei op vruggrootte waargeneem nie. Snoei moet dus opgevolg word deur handuitdunning van vruggies. Laastens is daar na die effek van kunsmatige uitdun van blomtrosse op vruggrootte van 'Royal Gala' appels gekyk. Individuele takke is soos volg gesnoei: (a) kontrole, (b) 25 % verwydering van spore, (c) 50 % verwydering van spore, en (d) 75 % verwydering van spore. Geen opvolg handuitdunning is gedoen nie. Die uitdun tegniek het nie die vruggrootte, - kleur of die hoeveelheid en ontwikkeling van saad beïnvloed nie. Met die 50 % en 75 % verwydering is daar soos verwag minder vrugte geoes. Die rede dat geen vruggrootte verbetering gevind is nie kan moontlik daaraan toegeskryf word dat geen opvolg handuitdunning toegepas is nie.
Pereira, García Lara. "Genetic dissection of fruit quality and ripening traits in melon." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/663830.
Full textMelon (Cucumis melo L.) is an important crop worldwide, with a production of around 31 million tons during 2016. Although traditionally breeding programs have been focused on agronomic traits, fruit quality has become a main goal recently. Fruit quality is a complex concept, including diverse traits related to fruit appearance, nutritional and organoleptic traits. Many of these traits are associated to fruit ripening, which is the process that the fruit undergoes to become edible to promote seed dispersal. Fruits are classified according to their ripening behavior into climacteric, when the plant hormone ethylene is synthesized in an autocatalytic way at the onset of ripening, and non-climacteric, in which ethylene has not a major role. The main goal of this work was to study the genetic basis of fruit quality and fruit ripening in melon. We have developed a Recombinant Inbred Line (RIL) population from a cross between two elite cultivars, “Védrantais”, highly climacteric, and “Piel de Sapo”, non-climacteric. The phenotypic diversity in fruit quality and ripening-associated traits, including ethylene production, has been thoroughly studied. A high-density genetic map was constructed using SNPs and INDELs obtained through a genotyping-by-sequencing experiment. A first QTL mapping experiment revealed five major genes and 33 QTLs governing fruit appearance (flesh and rind color, presence of sutures, mottled rind), fruit morphology, sugar content and seed weight. A second QTL mapping experiment identified 14 QTLs modifying ethylene production and ripening-associated traits, as chlorophyll degradation and abscission layer formation. Among them, we highlight a major QTL, ETHQV8.1, involved in ethylene production that was affecting almost all the studied traits, located in a 500-kb interval in chromosome VIII. In order to genetically dissect the fruit ripening process in melon, in addition to the mentioned RIL population, we studied a climacteric near-isogenic line, 8M35, with “Piel de Sapo” background and containing an introgression from the exotic accession PI 161375. 8M35 carries a QTL, ETHQB3.5, delimited in a region of 5 Mb in chromosome III. A positional cloning strategy was followed to fine map ETHQB3.5, generating a diverse set of subNILs. After multiple evaluations of different subNILs, we determined that at least two different genetic factors should be involved in triggering climacteric ripening in 8M35. One of them, named ETHQB3.5.1, which is responsible for the major part of the variation, was delimited to a 500-kb region containing 63 annotated genes. Finally, two reciprocal introgression line (IL) collections were developed, using both “Védrantais” and “Piel de Sapo” as recurrent and donor parental lines, respectively. Recurrent backcrosses were performed in both directions and marker-assisted selection was performed in each generation to select both the target introgressions and the desired background. The current IL collections, covering approximately 95% of the donor parental genome, are formed by 38 ILs. We performed a preliminary phenotyping that allowed to validate some of the QTLs mapped in the RIL population for both fruit quality and fruit ripening traits. In addition, two segregating families of ILs with “Piel de Sapo” background were used to fine map ETHQV8.1, allowing to narrow down the region to a 150-kb interval containing 14 candidate genes. As a summary, this PhD thesis has contributed to improving our knowledge about the genetics of fruit quality and particularly fruit ripening in melon, proposing some important QTLs that will be further explored in the future. Our work suggests that climacteric behavior in melon is a complex and quantitative trait controlled by polygenic inheritance, rather than a qualitative class as described traditionally in the literature.
Wang, You Ming, of Western Sydney Hawkesbury University, Faculty of Science and Technology, and School of Science. "The chemistry and biochemistry of melon fruit development and quality." THESIS_FST_SS_Wang_Y.xml, 1994. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/86.
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Wang, You Ming. "The chemistry and biochemistry of melon fruit development and quality /." [S.l. : s.n.], 1994. http://library.uws.edu.au/adt-NUWS/public/adt-NUWS20030606.092302/index.html.
Full textCrous, Jacobus Johannes. "Managing olive yield and fruit quality under South African conditions." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/71687.
Full textENGLISH ABSTRACT: Olives have been produced commercially in the Mediterranean-type climate of the Western Cape region of South Africa since the early 1900’s. As in the rest of the world, South African table olive producers struggle with alternate bearing. Naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) has been used since the 1950’s to thin table olives in California. To date, South African producers opted to tolerate rather than try to reduce the negative effects of alternate bearing. However, due to increased olive production, profit margins are decreasing and producers can no longer ignore the negative effects of alternate bearing. Since the efficacy of NAA as a thinning agent is modulated by environmental conditions and genotype, trials were conducted to evaluate the use of NAA on locally important cultivars under South African conditions. The main aim was to establish optimum application rates for ‘Barouni’, ‘Mission’ and ‘Manzanillo’. NAA decreased the fruit number per tree, thereby improving fruit quality (increased fruit size and a higher proportion black fruit in the case of ‘Mission’) in all three cultivars. Thinning did not affect the return bloom in any of the cultivars. In the case of ‘Barouni’, the lack of a return bloom response could be due to the low level of thinning achieved, while climatic conditions during flower development may be to blame for the lack of response in ‘Mission’ and ‘Manzanillo’. Although NAA application did not affect the income per hectare, profitability may increase as harvesting costs account for roughly 50% of the input costs. Based on our results, NAA at 200 mg L-1, applied 10 to 15 days after full bloom, is recommended for local conditions. This concentration is slightly higher than the application rates used in California. An even higher NAA concentration might be used when premium prices are paid for large fruit, as in the case of ‘Mission’ and ‘Manzanillo’. However, NAA at 400 mg L-1 seemed to decrease vegetative growth in ‘Mission’, which may decrease bearing positions for the next season. Earlier application should be considered for a heavy “on” crop while the concentration can be decreased or the spray time delayed to decrease thinning when an average crop is anticipated. Gibberellic acid (GA3) was applied during an “off” season to ‘Mission’ and ‘Manzanillo’ to determine when during the season floral induction is inhibited by the simulated seed produced hormone. GA3 had its greatest effect on the extent of flowering in ‘Manzanillo’ when applied at the time of endocarp sclerification in early December. It follows from this result that to prevent the negative effects of a crop load on flowering in the subsequent season, thinning has to occur before endocarp sclerification. Later application of GA3 in January and February also decreased flowering, but to a lesser extent than application in December. These later applications possibly decreased flower initiation in buds on shoots that continued growing for longer or they may also have interfered with flower differentiation. The effect of the reduced “on” crop in the 2010/2011 season in GA3-treated trees on yield in the 2011/2012 season still needs to be determined.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Olywe word sedert die vroeë 1900’s kommersieel geproduseer in die Mediterreense tipe klimaat Wes-Kaap streek van Suid Afrika. Soos in die res van die wêreld, is alternerende drag ‘n reuse struikelblok vir Suid-Afrikaanse olyfprodusente. Anders as in California waar naftaleenasynsuur (NAA) reeds vanaf die 1950’s gebruik word om tafel olywe uit te dun, het Suid-Afrikaanse produsente tot op hede die gevolge van alternerende drag verduur eerder as om die negatiewe effekte daarvan te probeer verminder. Weens ‘n afname in winsgewendheid vanweë ‘n toename in olyfproduksie kan Suid-Afrikaanse olyfprodusente egter nie meer langer die negatiewe effekte van alternerende drag ignoreer nie. Die effektiwiteit van NAA as uitdunmiddel word beïnvloed deur omgewingstoestande asook deur die plant se genetika. Gevolglik is proewe onderneem om die gebruik van NAA te evalueer op plaaslik belangrike kultivars en onder Suid-Afrikaanse kondisies. Die hoofdoel van die proewe was om optimale toediening konsentrasies van NAA vir ‘Barouni’, ‘Mission’ en ‘Manzanillo’ te bepaal. NAA het die vruglading per boom verminder en daardeur vrugkwaliteit (vruggrootte asook ‘n groter proporsie swart vrugte in die geval van ‘Mission’) in al drie kultivars verbeter. In al drie kultivars het uitdunning egter geen effek op die volgende seisoen se blom gehad nie. In die geval van ‘Barouni’ kan die swak opvolgblom moontlik toegeskryf word aan die lae vlak van uitdun terwyl klimaatstoestande tydens blomontwikkeling moontlik die oorsaak was vir die swak reaksie van ‘Mission’ en ‘Manzanillo’. Alhoewel toediening van NAA nie die bruto inkomste per hektaar verhoog het nie, kan winsgewendheid moontlik toeneem aangesien oeskoste ongeveer 50% van insetkostes uitmaak. Gebaseer op die resultate van die studie, word NAA toediening teen 200 mg L-1, 10 tot 15 dae na volblom, aanbeveel vir plaaslike toestande. Hierdie konsentrasie is effens hoër as konsentrasies wat in Kalifornië gebruik word. Selfs hoër NAA konsentrasies kan toegedien word wanneer ’n premium betaal word vir groter vrugte, soos in die geval van ‘Manzanillo’ en ‘Mission’. NAA teen 400 mg L-1 het egter vegetatiewe groei in ‘Mission’ verlaag en dit kan moontlik lei tot ‘n vermindering in draposisies in die volgende seisoen. Vroeër toediening moet oorweeg word wanneer ‘n groot “aan” oes verwag word, terwyl die NAA konsentrasie verminder of toediening uitgestel kan word ten einde uitdunning te verminder indien ‘n gemiddeld oes verwag word . Gibberelliensuur (GA3) is in die “af” seisoen toegedien op ‘Mission’ en ‘Manzanillo’ om vas te stel wanneer gedurende die seisoen saad-geproduseerde hormone blominduksie inhibeer. Die grootste effek op blominduksie van ‘Manzanillo’ is verkry met toediening tydens pitverharding gedurende vroeë Desember. Om die negatiewe effek van ‘n hoë vruglading op die volgende seisoen se blom te voorkom, moet vruguitdunning dus voor pitverharding geskied. Later toediening van GA3 in Januarie en Februarie het ook blom verminder, maar tot ‘n mindere mate as toediening in Desember. Hierdie later toedienings het moontlik blominisiasie van knoppe wat later gevorm het geïnhibeer of kon moontlik blomdifferensiasie negatief beïnvloed het. Die effek van die verlaagde “aan” jaar in die 2010/2011 seisoen in reaksie op GA3 toediening op opbrengs in die 2011/2012 seisoen moet nog bepaal word.
Campbell, Richard J. "Canopy light environment influences apple leaf physiology and fruit quality." Diss., Virginia Tech, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/39857.
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Fisk, Tylar S. "Quality Changes in Grafted Pepper (Capsicum annumm L.) Scion Fruit." The Ohio State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1511899552661231.
Full textKyaw, Poe Nandar. "Regulation of Ethylene Production and Postharvest Fruit Quality of Stone Fruit Using Different Formulations of New Ethylene Antagonists." Thesis, Curtin University, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/78297.
Full textNovela, Precious. "Delayed fruit harvest on yield, nutritional value and post-harvest quality of late maturing reed avocado (Persea Americana Mill)." Thesis, University of Limpopo, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/1711.
Full textDelayed fruit harvest (DFH) or on-tree-fruit storage is a strategy being considered to extend the harvest season of late maturing ‘Reed’ avocado. However, avocado fruit growth beyond physiological maturity is accompanied by alterations in chemical and physical properties. Thus, the study aimed to investigate the effects of delayed harvest on tree productivity, mineral nutrition and post-harvest quality of late maturing ‘Reed’ avocado and further to evaluate the fruit quality response to varying ripening temperature regimes. As treatments, fruit were harvested early, mid and late in the season, with one month apart from each harvest during 2013 and 2014 seasons. Yield and fruit size were recorded at harvest. During each harvest time, two sets of fruit samples were collected to determine the fruit nutritional content while the second set was cold stored at 5.5°C for 28 days. After storage, fruit were ripened at 16, 21 or 25°C and evaluated for post-harvest disorders, pathological diseases and fruit physico-chemical properties. Yield dropped from 42 to 12 kg/tree from early to late harvest during 2013, while treatments showed no effect during 2014. Furthermore, treatments had no effect on fruit size during both seasons. Phosphorus content decreased by 40 and 23% from early to late harvest time during 2013 and 2014 seasons, respectively. Similar decreasing patterns were observed for K, Ca and Mg content. Zinc content remained constant during 2013; however, mid-season fruit maintained higher zinc levels during 2014 season when compared to early and late harvest time. Protein content was constant for early and mid-season fruit but significantly decreased during the late harvest in both seasons. Moisture content decreased from 74.0 to 65.0% from early to late harvest during both seasons. Starch, oil and ash content were high during late harvest time in both seasons; while crude fibre was high during the mid-harvest time when compared with early and late harvest time. Internal chilling injury increased with maturity and ripening temperature. In both seasons, higher temperatures induced higher anthracnose incidences during early and mid-harvest compared with late harvest time. Similarly, vascular browning was high on fruit ripened at 16°C during early and mid-harvest time but decreased on late harvest fruit during 2013. However, low ripening temperatures induced high incidences of vascular browning during 2014 season. Stem-end rot was high on fruit ripened at 16°C than 21 and 25°C during 2014 season. xvi Physico-chemical quality parameters showed similar behaviour in both seasons. Fruit lightness increased with ripening time regardless of ripening temperature during the early harvest, but remained constant during mid and late harvest. Hue angle (h0) and Chroma (C*) values were slightly reduced during ripening. Fruit ripened at 25°C had the highest respiration rate and reached a climacteric peak earlier (day 2) than fruit ripened at 21 and 16°C (day 4). Fruit firmness and weight loss were high and rapid at 25°C followed by 21 and 16°C regardless of the harvest time. Delayed harvest had no effect on yield and fruit size. Generally, nutritional content of avocado fruit increased with fruit maturity. Furthermore, fruit maturity played a major role in the response of fruit to ripening temperature. Higher temperature enhanced fruit ripening, but was conducive for development of post-harvest diseases. Keywords: Harvesting time, nutrition, yield, fruit size, ripening temperature, post-harvest quality
Woodward, Tim. "Variation in 'Hayward' kiwifruit quality characteristics." The University of Waikato, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10289/2640.
Full textMagwaza, Lembe Samukelo. "Non-destructive prediction and monitoring of postharvest quality of citrus fruit." Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/85578.
Full textENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to develop non-destructive methods to predict external and internal quality of citrus fruit. A critical review of the literature identified presymptomatic biochemical markers associated with non-chilling rind physiological disorders. The prospects for the use of visible to near infrared spectroscopy (Vis/NIRS) as non-destructive technology to sort affected fruit were also reviewed. Initial studies were conducted to determine the optimum condition for NIRS measurements and to evaluate the accuracy of this technique and associated chemometric analysis. It was found that the emission head spectroscopy in diffuse reflectance mode could predict fruit mass, colour index, total soluble solids, and vitamin C with high accuracy. Vis/NIRS was used to predict postharvest rind physico-chemical properties related to rind quality and susceptibility of ‘Nules Clementine’ to RBD. Partial least squares (PLS) statistics demonstrated that rind colour index, dry matter (DM) content, total carbohydrates, and water loss were predicted accurately. Chemometric analysis showed that optimal PLS model performances for DM, sucrose, glucose, and fructose were obtained using models based on multiple scatter correction (MSC) spectral pre-processing. The critical step in evaluating the feasibility of Vis/NIRS was to test the robustness of the calibration models across orchards from four growing regions in South Africa over two seasons. Studies on the effects of microclimatic conditions predisposing fruit to RBD showed that fruit inside the canopy, especially artificially bagged fruit, had lower DM, higher mass loss, and were more susceptible to RBD. The study suggested that variations in microclimatic conditions between seasons, as well as within the tree canopy, affect the biochemical profile of the rind, which in turn influences fruit response to postharvest stresses associated with senescence and susceptibility to RBD. Principal component analysis (PCA) and PLS discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) models were applied to distinguish between fruit from respectively, inside and outside tree canopy, using Vis/NIRS signal, suggesting the possibility of using this technology to discriminate between fruit based on their susceptibility to RBD. Results from the application of optical coherence tomography (OCT), a novel non-destructive technology for imaging histological changes in biological tissues, showed promise as a potential technique for immediate, real-time acquisition of images of rind anatomical features of citrus fruit. The study also demonstrated the potential of Vis/NIRS as a non-destructive tool for sorting citrus fruit based on external and internal quality.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die studie het ten doel gestaan om nie-destruktiewe meeting metodes te toets en ontwikkel wat die interne en eksterne-kwaliteit van sitrusvrugte kan voorspel. In ʼn litratuuroorsig is biochemies verandering in die skil en wat geassosieer word met die ontwikkeling van fisiologies skildefekte geïdentifiseer, asook is die moontlikheid ondersoek om Naby Infrarooi spektroskopie (NIRS) as ‘n nie-destruktiewe tegnologie te gebruik om vrugte te sorteer. Eerstens was die optimale toestande waarby NIRS meetings van sitrusvrugte geneem moet word asook die akkuraatheid van die toerusting en chemometrika data-ontleding beproef. Daar is gevind dat die uitstralings-kop spektrofotometer in diffusie-weerkaatsings modus vrugmassa, skilkleur, totale opgeloste stowwe asook vitamien C akkuraat kan voorspel. Daarna van NIRS gebruik om na-oes fisies-chemiese eienskappe wat verband hou met skilkwaliteit en vatbaarheid vir skilafbraak van ‘Nules Clementine’ mandaryn. Deur gebruik te maak van “Partial least squares” (PLS) statistieke was gedemonstreer dat die skilkleur, droë massa (DM), totale koolhidrate en waterverlies akkuraat voorspel kon word. Chemometriese analises het ook getoon dat optimale PLS modelle vir DM, sukrose, glukose en fruktose verkry kan word deur modelle te skep wat gebaseer is op “Multiple scatter correction” (MSC) spektrale voor-verwerking. ʼn Belangrike stap in die ontwikkeling van NIRS gebaseerde indeling is om die robuustheid van die kalibrasiemodelle te toets en was gedoen deur vrugte te meet en sorteer van vier boorde en oor twee seisoene. ʼn Verder eksperiment om die impak van mikroklimaat op die skil se vatbaarheid vir fisiologiese defekte te ontwikkel het getoon dat vrugte wat binne in die blaardak ontwikkel (lae vlakke van sonlig) ʼn laer DM, hoër gewigsverlies het en was ook meer vatbaar vir skilafbraak. Die resultate dui daarop dat verskille in mikroklimaat oor die seisoen asook in die blaardak die skil se biochemiese profiel beïnvloed, wat lei tot ʼn negatiewe reaksie op na-oes stres en verhoogde voorkoms van fisiologiese skilafbraak. Die ontwikkelde “Principal component analysis” (PCA) en PLS-diskriminant analise modelle was daarna suksesvol toegepas om vrugte te skei na NIRS meetings, op die basis van vrugpossies in die blaardak. Nuwe, nie-destruktiewe tegniek, nl. “Optical coherence tomography” (OCT) was suksesvol getoets as manier om ʼn fotografiese beeld te skep van histologiese veranderinge in die skil. Die resultate dui op die potensiaal van die onontginde tegnologie om intak biologiese-materiaal te analiseer. Hierdie studie het getoon dat daar wesenlike potensiaal is om NIRS verder te ontwikkel tot ʼn tegnologie wat gebruik kan word om vrugte te sorteer gebaseer op eksterne (skil) asook interne (pulp) eienskappe
Callan, Roger J. "An empirical study to determine the pre-eminent range of attributes of United Kingdom hotels as perceived by the hotelier and the customer and to educe how proficiently such ascriptions are measured by hotel classification and grading schemes." Thesis, Manchester Metropolitan University, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.296089.
Full textFernández, Moreno Josefina Patricia. "TOMATO FLESHY FRUIT QUALITY IMPROVEMENT: CHARACTERIZATION OF GENES AND GENOMIC REGIONS ASSOCIATED TO SPECIALIZED METABOLISM IN TOMATO FLESHY FRUIT." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Politècnica de València, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10251/55505.
Full text[ES] Hasta hace poco, la mejora genética del cultivo del tomate (Solanum lycopersicum) había estado centrada principalmente en caracteres agronómicos, como la productividad y la resistencia a estreses, tanto bióticos como abióticos. Así, el interés en la calidad del fruto de tomate es relativamente reciente. La superficie del fruto del tomate puede considerarse tanto un carácter agronómico como de calidad, pues influye en la primera impresión de los consumidores en términos de color y brillo, así como también en los procesos de resistencia o sensibilidad a la rotura ('cracking') o a la pérdida de agua. Estos factores determinan el aspecto del fruto y condicionan atributos relacionados con su manipulación (transporte y procesado). La cutícula se deposita sobre la pared celular de las células epidérmicas y es la primera barrera que interacciona con el ambiente. Está constituida por dos grandes tipos de metabolitos: las ceras cuticulares y la cutina. Otros metabolitos pueden aparecer embebidos en la matriz cuticular, como es el caso de los triterpenoides y los flavonoides. Estos metabolitos contribuyen a la correcta funcionalidad de la cutícula. La compresión de la biosíntesis y regulación génica de la cutícula requiere del desarrollo de metodologías de análisis sencillas y rápidas para el estudio de estos metabolitos especializados en grandes poblaciones (colecciones de mutantes o líneas de introgresión), así como para la identificación de genes y regiones génicas responsables de la producción y acumulación de dichos compuestos, pudiendo ser muy útiles para implementar programas de mejora de la calidad del tomate. El objetivo de esta tesis es contribuir a la comprensión sobre los programas moleculares subyacentes a la calidad del fruto de tomate, proporcionando: i) un protocolo general de análisis del contenido de ceras cuticulares en diferentes especies, incluyendo el tomate; ii) un mapa de QTL de la composición cuticular (incluyendo ceras y monómeros de cutina) obtenido con la población de líneas de introgresión de Solanum pennellii; iii) un protocolo detallado de uso de la herramienta de genética reversa Fruit-VIGS con el que realizar estudios de funciones génicas en fruto de tomate; y iv) una minuciosa caracterización de un nuevo alelo nulo del factor de transcripción SlMYB12 (Slmyb12-pf) en fruto de tomate, proporcionando nueva información sobre la regulación de la ruta biosintética de los flavonoides en la piel del fruto, utilizando espectrometría de masas de alta resolución y de nuevas tecnologías de secuenciación.
[CAT] Fins fa poc de temps, la millora genètica de la tomata (Solanum lycopersicum) anava dirigida fonamentalment als caràcters de tipus agronòmic, com la productivitat i la tolerància a estressos biòtics o abiòtics, resultant que l'interés per la qualitat dels fruits és relativament nou. La superfície de la tomata pot ser considerada tant com un caràcter agronòmic com un de qualitat, ja que és l'aspecte de la superfície del fruit el que confereix al consumidor la primera impressió de color, brillantor, però és també la pell del fruit la responsable de la diferent susceptibilitat del fruit a desenvolupar clevills o que el fruit sofrisca més o menys pèrdues d'aigua, tot tenint importants conseqüències en la manipulació (i.e. transport i processament del fruit). La cutícula és dipositada per sobre de la paret cel·lular que envolta la capa de cèl·lules epidèrmiques i constitueix la primera barrera en la interfase planta-medi ambient. La composició de la cutícula presenta dos grups principals de metabòlits: les ceres i la cutina. També es poden trobar altres metabòlits els triterpenoids i el flavonoids. Aquests darrers components cuticulars menors són implicats en el correcte funcionament de la cutícula. Per tal de comprendre la biosíntesi i la regulació genètica de la cutícula cal desenvolupar tecnologies analítiques senzilles i rapides que permeten estudiar aquests metabòlits especialitzats en poblacions grans de plantes (i.e. Col·leccions de mutants o de línies d'introgressió), a més de la identificació de gens i regions genòmiques que són responsables de la seua producció. Aquesta tesi té com a objectiu contribuir a millorar la nostra comprensió dels programes moleculars que afecten determinats aspectes de la qualitat de la tomata mitjançant els següents objectius: i) proporcionar un protocol general per obtenir perfils de ceres cuticulars en diferents espècies, inclosa la tomata; ii) obtenir un mapa de QTL per a la composició cuticular (i.e. ceres cuticulars i monòmers de cutina) mitjançant la utilització de la població de línies d'introgressió de Solanum pennelli; iii) descriure amb detall el protocol d'una eina de revers genètica denominada Fruit-VIGS que resulta molt adequada per estudiar funció gènica a la tomata; y iv) fer una caracterització exhaustiva del primer al·lel nul del factor de transcripció SlMYB12 (ie. Slmyb12-pf) en tomata la qual proporciona informació nova sobre la regulació de la ruta de biosíntesi de flavonoides en la pell de la tomata mitjançant espectrometria de masses d'alta resolució i RNAseq.
Fernández Moreno, JP. (2015). TOMATO FLESHY FRUIT QUALITY IMPROVEMENT: CHARACTERIZATION OF GENES AND GENOMIC REGIONS ASSOCIATED TO SPECIALIZED METABOLISM IN TOMATO FLESHY FRUIT [Tesis doctoral no publicada]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/55505
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Full textMorgan, Megan Jayne. "Identification of molecular-genetic determinants of quality traits of tomato fruit." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2011. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:662d8b1e-70cf-44fb-9ed3-46dcacc39bad.
Full textCarvalho, JoseÌ MaÌrcio. "Transaction arrangements and quality management strategies in British-Brazilian fruit trade." Thesis, University of Reading, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.402913.
Full textBudu, Agnes Simpson. "Physiological and quality changes in minimally processed pineapple (Smooth Cayenne) fruit." Thesis, Cranfield University, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.274020.
Full textNturambirwe, Jean Frederic Isingizwe. "Non-destructive measurement of internal fruit quality using SQUID-NMR techniques." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/71801.
Full textENGLISH ABSTRACT: The SQUID-NMR technique has been increasingly recommended by many researchers as holding a lot of potential, and it is believed it will become an invaluable tool for non-destructive evaluation in the future. Most of its potential is yet to be exploited. Non-destructive quality control of food products is one of the applications where such a system is being tried. Much of the progress that has been made in improving such a system to the present degree of user friendliness and cost effectiveness shows that, with more effort, it would be possible to implement the technology for on-line sorting, and possibly to reduce it down to hand-held devices. The goal was to investigate the feasibility of the internal fruit quality measurements using the NMR technique, and to develop a SQUID system suitable for SQUID-NMR application, intended for a later integration in a full SQUID-NMR system. A working dc SQUID was manufactured on an YBCO (Y Ba2Cu3O7 ) thin film deposited on a 10 mm x 10 mm MgO substrate. The SQUID was made of microbridge Josephson junctions, patterned by using the double resist laser lithography method, implemented during the course of this manufacturing process. The test of the SQUID showed a non-hysteretic current-voltage characteristic. Under the action of bringing a magnet closer to the SQUID under test, and then retracting it, the modulation of the I-V curve was observed. The critical current of the SQUID was 20 A and the resistance was 5.5 A series of experiments were performed on destructive measurements of the sugar content in table grapes using NMR, in order to evaluate the feasibility of this technique. The total sugars(TSS) measurements of the same samples were carried out by refractometry, chosen as a conventional method for validation. The NMR measurements were evaluated to be 5.4% precise and have an accuracy of 9.3% relative to the refractometry measurements. A further series of experiments were carried out on a high-Tc SQUID-NMR system. A high correlation coefficient (0.85) of the increasing values of the T1 and T2 relaxation times to the decreasing concentration of sugar (sucrose) in water was obtained. Non-destructive measurements T1 and T2 in table grapes suggested a possible prediction of sugar content in table grapes from the values of T1 or T2. This technique also presented many advantages compared to the conventional high field NMR technique, such as the fast measurements that do not require spectral processing, the ease of sample preparation, and its non-destructive nature.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die SQUID-NMR tegniek word al hoe meer aanbeveel deur navorsers oor die groot potensiaal, en dit beloof om in die toekoms van onskatbare waarde te wees in nie vernietigende evaluering. Die potensiaal moet grotendeels nog ontgin word, en die nie vernietigende kwaliteitsbeheer van voedselprodukte is een van die toepassings wat hier getoets word. Die vooruitgang tot dusver om die stelsel te verbeter wat die gebruikersvriendelikheid en koste-effektiwiteit betref, toon dat met effens meer moeite dit moontlik sal wees om die tegnologie aan te pas vir lynsortering van vrugte, en om dit dalk ook as handtoestel beskikbaar te stel. Die vooruitgang tot dusver om die stelsel te verbeter wat die gebruikersvriendelikheid en koste-effektiwiteit betref, toon dat met effens meer moeite dit moontlik sal wees om die tegnologie aan te pas vir lynsortering van vrugte, en om dit dalk ook as handtoestel beskikbaar te stel. Die doel is om die uitvoerbaarheid van interne vrugtekwaliteit metings deur hierdie tegniek te ondersoek en om ’n SQUID stelsel te ontwikkel wat gepas is vir SQUIDNMR toepassing, met die doel om dit later in ’n volledige SQUID-NMR stelsel te kan integreer. ’n Werkende GS-SQUID is vervaardig op ’n YBCO dunfilm wat op ’n 10 mm x 10 mm MgO substraat gedeponeer is. Die SQUID is van mikro-brug Josephson aansluitings/ voegvlakke, waarop in die loop van die vervaardigingsproses ’n patroon m et dubbelweerstand laser litografie neergelê is. Toets van die SQUID het ’n niehisterese stroom-spanning as kenmerkend getoon. Die nader bring en terugtrekking van ’n magneet het gelei tot waarneming van die modulasie van die I-V kurwe. Die kritieke stroom van die SQUID was 20 A en die weerstand was 5.5 ohm. ’n Reeks eksperimente is uitgevoer oor vernietigende metings van die suikerinhoud van tafeldruiwe met gebruik van NMR, om die gangbaarheid van hierdie tegniek te evalueer. Totale suikers (TSS) metings van dieselfde monsters is uitgevoer deur refraktometrie, wat gekies is as gebruiklike metode vir geldigheidsbepaling. Die NMR metings is as 5.4% presies/noukeurig evalueer, en met ’n akkuraatheid van 9.3% teenoor die refraktometrie metingsyfers. ’n Verdere reeks eksperimente is uitgevoer op ’n hoë-Tc SQID-NMR stelsel. ’n Hoë korrelasiekoëffisiënt van 0.85 van die toenemende waardes van T1 en T2 ontspantye teenoor die afname in konsentrasie van sukrose in water is waargeneem. Nie-vernietigende metings van T1 eb T2 in tafeldruiwe het gelei tot die moontlikheid van gebruik van hierdie tegniek om suikerinhoud van tafeldruiwe te voorspel. Die tegniek het ook baie voordele getoon in teenstelling met die gebruiklike hoëveld NMR tegniek, onder andere dat hierdie metings vinniger is, nie verdere verwerking van die spektrum benodig nie, die maklike voorbereiding van die monsters en die nie-vernietigende aard van die proses.
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