Maturity determination of red and white pulp dragon fruit
There is a huge potential for dragon fruits grown in India but insufficient information may hamper its production and postharvest handling. The aim of this study was to investigate the right harvest time and maturity indices for red and white pulp dragon fruit. Growth and developmental studies were...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Society for Promotion of Horticulture - Indian Institute of Horticultural Research
2022-09-01
|
| Series: | Journal of Horticultural Sciences |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://jhs.iihr.res.in/index.php/jhs/article/view/1309 |
| _version_ | 1827861315493822464 |
|---|---|
| author | DEEP LATA Narayana C K Karunakaran G Sudhakar Rao D V Anuradha Sane |
| author_facet | DEEP LATA Narayana C K Karunakaran G Sudhakar Rao D V Anuradha Sane |
| author_sort | DEEP LATA |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description |
There is a huge potential for dragon fruits grown in India but insufficient information may hamper its production and postharvest handling. The aim of this study was to investigate the right harvest time and maturity indices for red and white pulp dragon fruit. Growth and developmental studies were undertaken using destructive (total soluble solids (TSS), titratable acidity and TSS: acid ratio) and non-destructive methods (fruit weight, specific gravity, peel colour and heat units). Fruits were collected at seven intervals (7, 14, 21, 26, 31, 36 and 41 days after flowering) to assess the right maturity. All these methods were used to standardize the optimum maturity and right time for the harvest of red and white pulp dragon fruit. Harvesting dragon fruits between 31-36 days after flowering (DAF) was found ideal for optimum maturity and quality. Both red and white pulp fruits harvested at 31 DAF showed better quality in terms of physic-chemical and sensory attributes.
|
| first_indexed | 2024-03-12T13:35:07Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-1b1218bf508b472e9e5f01aed05c5fec |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 0973-354X 2582-4899 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-12T13:35:07Z |
| publishDate | 2022-09-01 |
| publisher | Society for Promotion of Horticulture - Indian Institute of Horticultural Research |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Journal of Horticultural Sciences |
| spelling | doaj.art-1b1218bf508b472e9e5f01aed05c5fec2023-08-24T05:07:48ZengSociety for Promotion of Horticulture - Indian Institute of Horticultural ResearchJournal of Horticultural Sciences0973-354X2582-48992022-09-0117110.24154/jhs.v17i1.13091297Maturity determination of red and white pulp dragon fruitDEEP LATA0Narayana C K 1Karunakaran G2Sudhakar Rao D V3Anuradha Sane4PhD ScholarICAR- Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru 560089ICAR- Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru 560089ICAR- Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru 560089ICAR- Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru 560089 There is a huge potential for dragon fruits grown in India but insufficient information may hamper its production and postharvest handling. The aim of this study was to investigate the right harvest time and maturity indices for red and white pulp dragon fruit. Growth and developmental studies were undertaken using destructive (total soluble solids (TSS), titratable acidity and TSS: acid ratio) and non-destructive methods (fruit weight, specific gravity, peel colour and heat units). Fruits were collected at seven intervals (7, 14, 21, 26, 31, 36 and 41 days after flowering) to assess the right maturity. All these methods were used to standardize the optimum maturity and right time for the harvest of red and white pulp dragon fruit. Harvesting dragon fruits between 31-36 days after flowering (DAF) was found ideal for optimum maturity and quality. Both red and white pulp fruits harvested at 31 DAF showed better quality in terms of physic-chemical and sensory attributes. https://jhs.iihr.res.in/index.php/jhs/article/view/1309Dragon fruitheat unitsmaturityphysico-chemical properties |
| spellingShingle | DEEP LATA Narayana C K Karunakaran G Sudhakar Rao D V Anuradha Sane Maturity determination of red and white pulp dragon fruit Journal of Horticultural Sciences Dragon fruit heat units maturity physico-chemical properties |
| title | Maturity determination of red and white pulp dragon fruit |
| title_full | Maturity determination of red and white pulp dragon fruit |
| title_fullStr | Maturity determination of red and white pulp dragon fruit |
| title_full_unstemmed | Maturity determination of red and white pulp dragon fruit |
| title_short | Maturity determination of red and white pulp dragon fruit |
| title_sort | maturity determination of red and white pulp dragon fruit |
| topic | Dragon fruit heat units maturity physico-chemical properties |
| url | https://jhs.iihr.res.in/index.php/jhs/article/view/1309 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT deeplata maturitydeterminationofredandwhitepulpdragonfruit AT narayanack maturitydeterminationofredandwhitepulpdragonfruit AT karunakarang maturitydeterminationofredandwhitepulpdragonfruit AT sudhakarraodv maturitydeterminationofredandwhitepulpdragonfruit AT anuradhasane maturitydeterminationofredandwhitepulpdragonfruit |