Harvest time affects valencias: Yield, fruit size and grade influenced by early, late, or midseason timing of orange harvesting

Jones, W; Cree, C

Harvest time affects valencias: Yield, fruit size and grade influenced by early, late, or midseason timing of orange harvesting

Authors

Winston W. Jones
Clarence B. Cree

Authors Affiliations

Winston W. Jones is Horticulturist, University of California, Riverside; Clarence B. Cree is Principal Laboratory Technician, University of California, Riverside.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 9(1):11-11. DOI:10.3733/ca.v009n01p11. January 1955.

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Abstract

Delayed harvest of Valencia oranges—if consistently delayed several weeks beyond the point of the legal fruit maturity of eight parts soluble solids to one part citric acid in the juice—seems to result in reduced fruit yield and reduced fruit grade.

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