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- Title
EVOLUTION OF SOME PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MYROBALAN PLUM FRUITS (Prunus cerasifera EHRH.) DURING THEIR GROWTH AND RIPENING.
- Authors
IONICA, Mira Elena; COSMULESCU, Sina Niculina; TUTUNARU, Ion
- Abstract
Fruits of six semi-cultivated genotypes of myrobalan plum from Mehedinti county, Romania were studied durring their growth and ripening in order to determine the evolution of their chemical and physical characteristics. Thus, the main physical properties (fruit linear dimensions, weight, volume and the specific weight, size index, shape index) were determined in addition to dry mater (%), soluble solids (%), total sugar content as well as titratable acidity of fruit. During growth and ripeness of myrobalan plums their physical characteristics vary within different limits and in certain patterns depending on the dominant characteristic. Thus, the fruit dimensions have an obvious growth from the formation of the fruit until the 90% of final size growth whereas, during ripeness, fruits grow in a much slower rhythm. Fruits ranged values of the dry matter content between 20.64% (Vargati and Valea Balacenu) and 15.11% (Tesitu). The same increasing trend can be seen when dealing with the content in total soluble solids (highest value at full ripeness stage 20.34% in Valea Balaceanu village) and total sugar (highest value at full ripeness stage 18.96 g/100 g fw in Valea Balaceanu village).
- Subjects
CHERRY plum; ACIDITY; RIPENING of crops; DOMINANCE (Genetics); FRUIT
- Publication
South-Western Journal of Horticulture Biology & Environment, 2018, Vol 9, Issue 2, p53
- ISSN
2067-9874
- Publication type
Article