Table 7: ‘Braeburn’ apple fruit quality attributes at harvest in Year 1z.
|
Nutrient regime |
Weight (g) |
Color (1-5)z |
Soluble solids (oBrix) |
Firmness (N) |
Starch pattern (1-6)z |
Bitter pit (%) |
Sunburn (%) |
Water core (%) |
Russet (%) |
Pale spot (%) |
Green stain (%) |
Crack (%) |
|
Grower’s |
180.4a |
3.40b |
10.9b |
85.7a |
3.16b |
7.24a |
10.7a |
7.5a |
5.9a |
0.67b |
0.67a |
0.67a |
|
Sysstem |
174.0a |
4.55a |
11.5a |
83.8a |
3.97a |
0.67b |
5.5b |
5.0a |
6.8a |
4.02a |
1.36a |
0.01a |
zMean separation within columns by LSD at 0.05 levels.
Abbreviations: Color scales: 1= green, progressively to 5 = red, Starch degradation pattern (SDP) was ranked from 1= very starchy to 6 = most mature fruit.