Early harvest delays berry skin browning of ‘Princess’ table grapes

Vial, P; Crisosto, C; Crisosto, G

Early harvest delays berry skin browning of ‘Princess’ table grapes

Authors

Pablo M Vial
Carlos H Crisosto
Gayle M Crisosto

Authors Affiliations

P.M. Vial is Research Associate, Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis, located at the UC Kearney Research and Extension Center, Parlier; C.H. Crisosto is Postharvest Physiologist, Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis, located at the UC Kearney Research and Extension Center, Parlier; G.M. Crisosto is Staff Research Associate, Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis, located at the UC Kearney Research and Extension Center, Parlier.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 59(2):103-108. DOI:10.3733/ca.v059n02p103. April 2005.

PDF of full article, Cite this article

Abstract

Table grapes commonly suffer from tissue browning during harvest, packing, storage and shelf life, resulting in lower prices and reduced access to markets. We evaluated the development of browning symptoms in ‘Princess’ table grapes. The berries had high skin browning but very low flesh browning incidences. The most skin browning was found in highly mature grapes and appeared after 3 weeks of cold storage. Skin browning was directly related to fruit maturity, but vineyard location had a greater impact on the incidence of skin browning than maturity. In all locations, the skin browning susceptibility of ‘Princess’ table grapes rapidly increased when the berries reached a titratable acidity of less than or equal to 0.60% and/or a soluble solids concentration greater than or equal to 18.0%. Based on this work, we recommend harvesting ‘Princess’ at a soluble solids concentration between 16.0% and 18.0%.

References

Crisosto CH, Badr SA, Garner D, et al. Screening for orchard factors that influence ‘Princess’ table grapes berry browning during cold storage. Research Report to California Table Grape Commission 2002. Fresno, CA:

Crisosto CH, Garner D, Crisosto G. High carbon dioxide atmospheres affect stored ‘Thompson Seedless’ table grapes. HortScience. 2002. 37:1074-8.

Crisosto CH, Smilanick JL, Dokoozlian NK. Table grapes suffer water loss, stem browning during cooling delays. Cal Ag. 2001. 55(1):39-42.

Crisosto CH, Smilanick JL, Dokoozlian N, Luvisi DA. Maintaining table grapes post-harvest quality for long distance markets. In: International Symposium on Table Grape Production, Anaheim, CA. Am Soc Enol Viticul. 1994. 95-9.

Dokoozlian N, Peacock B, Ebisuda N, Macias A. Influence of vine training and pruning system on ‘Princess’ table grapes, 2001–02. California Table Grape Commission Viticulture Research Report, Vol XXX 2001. p.5.

Luvisi DA, Shorey H, Smilanick J, et al. Sulfur Dioxide Fumigation of Table Grapes. UC DANR Bull 1932 1992. p.21.

Nelson KE. Controlled atmosphere storage of table grapes. Proc Natl CA Res Conf, Michigan State Univ. Hort Rpt. 1969. 9:69-70.

Ramming D. New table grape varieties. Dinuba Table Grape Seminar, Feb. 24, 1999. California Table Grape Commission, Fresno, CA 1999.

Sapis JC, Macheix JJ, Cordonnier RE. The browning capacity of grapes II. Browning potential and polyphenol oxidase activities in different mature grape varieties. Am J Enol Vitic. 1983. 34:157-62.

Vial P. Relationship between fruit maturity and berry browning potential in several table grape cultivars. M.S. thesis, Department of Pomology, UC Davis 2003. 68 p.

Wissemann KW, Lee CY. Characterization of polyphenoloxidase from Ravat 51 and Niagara grapes. J Food Sci. 1981. 46:506-8. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1981.tb04897.x

Also in this issue:

A Classification System for California's Hardwood Rangelands

Letters: April-June 2005

Collaboration fosters Kearney scientific achievements

Agricultural innovation marks 40 years at Kearney

“Farm to palate” postharvest research ensures high-quality produce

UC nematologists battle tiny underground pests

Lygus study validates treatment thresholds

Blueberry research launches exciting new California specialty crop

The future of California raisins is drying on the vine

Orchard-system configurations increase efficiency, improve profits in peaches and nectarines

Labor costs may be reduced …

Methyl bromide alternatives … Soil solarization provides weed control for limited-resource and organic growers in warmer climates

Mulches reduce aphid-borne viruses and whiteflies in cantaloupe

Large bugs damage pistachio nuts most severely during midseason

Reduced-risk fungicides help manage brown rot and other fungal diseases of stone fruit

Conventional and molecular assays aid diagnosis of crop diseases and fungicide resistance

Deep vadose zone hydrology demonstrates fate of nitrate in eastern San Joaquin Valley

Weighing lysimeters aid study of water relations in tree and vine crops

Ozone reduces crop yields and alters competition with weeds such as yellow nutsedge