Apple biological and physiological disorders in the orchard and in postharvest according to production system.
Apple biological and physiological disorders in the orchard and in postharvest according to production system.
Author(s): MARTINS, C. R.; HOFFMANN, A.; ROMBALDI, C. V.; FARIAS, R. de; TEODORO, A. V.
Summary: The study aimed to evaluate the incidence of biological and physiological disorders in the field and postharvested apples cvs. Gala, Fuji and Catarina grown in four production systems: conventional, organic transition, integrated and organic. Apples were evaluated for damages related to biological and physiological disorders in the orchard and after harvest. The greatest damages were attributed to pests, especially Anastrepha fraterculus in the organic system and Grapholita molesta in the organic transition. Apples produced in organic orchards had higher damage levels caused by postharvest physiological disorders than those grown in other production systems. For apples becoming from organic orchards most of the damage was due to lenticels breakdown and degeneration ('Gala'), and bitter pit ('Fuji' and 'Catarina'). The incidence of postharvest rot was not influenced by apple production system. Index terms: Apple tree, Malus domestica, organic production, integrated production.
Publication year: 2013
Types of publication: Journal article
Keywords: Apple, Maçã, Production sistems, Sistema de Produção
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