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Advances in understanding pre-harvest apple fruit development

Code: 9781835450574
Publication date: 29/01/2024
Extent: 26 pages

Contributions by: Luigi Manfrini and Alessandro Bonora, Bologna University, Italy

Chapter synopsis:

Fruit growth is a complex mechanism linking biochemical and biophysical processes promoting water and dry matter uptake in fruit tissues. This chapter describes growth mechanisms in apple fruit at different phenological stages and relates phases to key physiological parameters for fruit growth, including phloem and xylem inflows as well transpiration losses. A fundamental understanding of how apple fruit develop can allow the production chain to optimise resource management, leading to higher quality and more profitable and sustainable production.



DOI: 10.19103/AS.2023.0127.08
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Table of contents
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Apple fruit growth models and precision orchard management
  • 3 Apple fruit growth: cell organisation and intercellular spaces
  • 4 Environmental factors affecting fruit growth: light, temperature, altitude and latitude
  • 5 Agronomic factors affecting fruit growth: crop load and thinning, irrigation and tree architecture
  • 6 Fruit development and pre-harvest fruit sensory quality
  • 7 Conclusion
  • 8 Where to look for further information
  • 9 References

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