Horticultural Studies (HortiS)
2018, Vol 35, Num, 2 (Pages: 96-110)
Determination of some physical and chemical changes of fruits of Edranol, Ettinger and Wurtz avocado varieties during harvest periods
Süleyman BAYRAM 1 ,Seyla TEPE 1
1 Batı Akdeniz Tarıms al Araş tırm a Ens titüs ü, Antalya
DOI :
10.16882/ derim.2018.339252
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Avocado cultivation is becoming widespread every year in the Mediterranean region due to its high market
potential in Turkey. Market value of the avocado is influenced by harvest maturity of fruit and the ripening process
in post-harvest. Due to climacteric property, determination of maturity criteria in the different ecological conditions
is essential. Therefore, fruit samples of Edranol, Ettinger and Wurtz varieties, were taken at 15 -20 days ` intervals
from october and analyzed during the harvesting and ripening period. In the describing of the fruit maturity index
of each variety, the dry weight and oil content of the fruit flesh give the most reliable results. In cases where these
index values are inadequate, other postharvest analyzes (taste, fruit firmness and fruit weight loss) can be used to
determine maturity. In the study; early harvest time was determined as from mid-october to early january for
Edranol, during october for Ettinger and mid-october to mid-january for Wurtz. The optimum harvest was
determined as from the beginning of january to the end of april for Edranol, from early november to mid -january
for Ettinger and from mid-january to late april for Wurtz. The late harvest was determined for Edranol throughout
May, for Ettinger from mid-January to mid-february, and for Wurtz from may to early june.
Keywords :
Avocado; Cultivars; Harvest; Fruit; Maturity; Index