Environmental Factors Inducing High Transpiration at Harvest Increase Peach Bronzing
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Bronzing, Peach, Skin disorderAbstract
Peaches with bronzing skin disorder (bronzing) are unmarketable to consumers as they possess blotches of variable shapes and sizes that range from a single patch to covering most of the skin. Little is known about the cause, but in years of high occurrence, the disorder has commonly been associated with rainfall and high temperatures before harvest. In this study, we assessed the influence of environmental parameters on bronzing incidence and severity in orchards with different irrigation regimes. Results showed that environmental factors leading to increased transpiration at harvest were linked to higher bronzing incidence and severity.
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