Nondestructive measurement of canary melon maturity by delayed light emission

Nondestructive measurement of canary melon maturity by delayed light emission

Canary melons (cv. Juan Canary) representative of the full range of maturities were evaluated in 1988 and 1989 for differences in delayed light emission (DLE) measurements and physical and chemical properties that are related to melon maturity. DLE, chlorophyll, yellow pigments and firmness decrease...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of food quality 1992-05, Vol.15 (2), p.119-127
Hauptverfasser: Forbus, W.R. Jr. (USDA, ARS, Richard B. Russell Agricultural Research Center, Athens, GA), Dull, G.G, SMittle, D.A
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
ALIMENTOS
Biological and medical sciences
CALIDAD
CUCUMIS MELO
ENSAYO
Food industries
Fruit and vegetable industries
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
LUMIERE
LUZ
MADURACION
MATURATION
MEDICION
MESURE
PRODUIT ALIMENTAIRE
PROPIEDADES FISICO-QUIMICAS
PROPRIETE PHYSICOCHIMIQUE
QUALITE
TESTAGE
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Zusammenfassung:Canary melons (cv. Juan Canary) representative of the full range of maturities were evaluated in 1988 and 1989 for differences in delayed light emission (DLE) measurements and physical and chemical properties that are related to melon maturity. DLE, chlorophyll, yellow pigments and firmness decreased with maturity and soluble solids increased. DLE correlated highly (r = 0.85) with maturity index (MI), which was calculated for each melon based on values for chlorophyll, yellow pigments and soluble solids content. The high correlation of DLE with MI indicates that DLE could provide a nondestructive method for measuring the maturity of canary melons
ISSN:0146-9428
1745-4557
DOI:10.1111/j.1745-4557.1992.tb00980.x