Effect of sustained and regulated deficit irrigation on fruit quality of pomegranate cv. 'Mollar de Elche' at harvest and during cold storage

The effect of several irrigation strategies on fruit quality at harvest and during cold storage at 5 °C of ‘Mollar de Elche’ pomegranates (Punica granatum L.) was studied for three seasons. Irrigation treatments consisted of a control irrigated at 100% of crop evapotranspiration (ETc), a sustained d...

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Autores principales: Laribi, A. I., Palou, Lluís, Intrigliolo, Diego S., Nortes, P. A., Rojas-Argudo, Cristina, Taberner, Verònica, Bartual, Julián, Pérez-Gago, María B.
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2017
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/5463
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author Laribi, A. I.
Palou, Lluís
Intrigliolo, Diego S.
Nortes, P. A.
Rojas-Argudo, Cristina
Taberner, Verònica
Bartual, Julián
Pérez-Gago, María B.
author_browse Bartual, Julián
Intrigliolo, Diego S.
Laribi, A. I.
Nortes, P. A.
Palou, Lluís
Pérez-Gago, María B.
Rojas-Argudo, Cristina
Taberner, Verònica
author_facet Laribi, A. I.
Palou, Lluís
Intrigliolo, Diego S.
Nortes, P. A.
Rojas-Argudo, Cristina
Taberner, Verònica
Bartual, Julián
Pérez-Gago, María B.
author_sort Laribi, A. I.
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description The effect of several irrigation strategies on fruit quality at harvest and during cold storage at 5 °C of ‘Mollar de Elche’ pomegranates (Punica granatum L.) was studied for three seasons. Irrigation treatments consisted of a control irrigated at 100% of crop evapotranspiration (ETc), a sustained deficit irrigation (SDI) where trees were irrigated at 50% of the ETc during the entire season, and three regulated deficit irrigation (RDI) treatments. In the RDI regimes, severe water restrictions (25% ETc) were applied during one of three phases: flowering and fruit set (RDIfl.-fr.set), fruit growth (RDIfr.gr) or the final phase of fruit growth and ripening (RDIripe). Results showed that after 8 or 19 weeks at 5 °C plus 7 days of shelf life at 20 °C, some fruit quality attributes such as the soluble solids content (SSC), anthocyanins and fruit colour were enhanced by deficit irrigation. Higher SSC and more reddish colouration in the fruit peel were noted at harvest and during cold storage in pomegranates from SDI and RDIripe. On the other hand, higher juice anthocyanins content were obtained in the RDIfr.gr. fruit. Control fruit showed greater susceptibility to physiological disorders manifested as peel pitting, blemishes and sinking, and to weight loss with respect to deficit irrigation samples. Weight loss increased with storage time and SDI and RDIripe showed lower weight loss compared to the control treatment. Deficit irrigation, depending on the phenological period when water shortage is applied, can be then used as a field practice to control fruit ripening timing, enhance pomegranate fruit composition and improve fruit postharvest performance.
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spelling ReDivia54632025-04-25T14:42:25Z Effect of sustained and regulated deficit irrigation on fruit quality of pomegranate cv. 'Mollar de Elche' at harvest and during cold storage Laribi, A. I. Palou, Lluís Intrigliolo, Diego S. Nortes, P. A. Rojas-Argudo, Cristina Taberner, Verònica Bartual, Julián Pérez-Gago, María B. The effect of several irrigation strategies on fruit quality at harvest and during cold storage at 5 °C of ‘Mollar de Elche’ pomegranates (Punica granatum L.) was studied for three seasons. Irrigation treatments consisted of a control irrigated at 100% of crop evapotranspiration (ETc), a sustained deficit irrigation (SDI) where trees were irrigated at 50% of the ETc during the entire season, and three regulated deficit irrigation (RDI) treatments. In the RDI regimes, severe water restrictions (25% ETc) were applied during one of three phases: flowering and fruit set (RDIfl.-fr.set), fruit growth (RDIfr.gr) or the final phase of fruit growth and ripening (RDIripe). Results showed that after 8 or 19 weeks at 5 °C plus 7 days of shelf life at 20 °C, some fruit quality attributes such as the soluble solids content (SSC), anthocyanins and fruit colour were enhanced by deficit irrigation. Higher SSC and more reddish colouration in the fruit peel were noted at harvest and during cold storage in pomegranates from SDI and RDIripe. On the other hand, higher juice anthocyanins content were obtained in the RDIfr.gr. fruit. Control fruit showed greater susceptibility to physiological disorders manifested as peel pitting, blemishes and sinking, and to weight loss with respect to deficit irrigation samples. Weight loss increased with storage time and SDI and RDIripe showed lower weight loss compared to the control treatment. Deficit irrigation, depending on the phenological period when water shortage is applied, can be then used as a field practice to control fruit ripening timing, enhance pomegranate fruit composition and improve fruit postharvest performance. 2017-06-01T10:12:24Z 2017-06-01T10:12:24Z 2013 JUL 2013 article Laribi, A. I., Palou, L., Intrigliolo, D.S., Nortes, P. A., Rojas-Argudo, C., Taberner, V. et al. (2013). Effect of sustained and regulated deficit irrigation on fruit quality of pomegranate cv. 'Mollar de Elche' at harvest and during cold storage. Agricultural Water Management, 125, 61-70. 0378-3774 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/5463 10.1016/j.agwat.2013.04.009 en openAccess Impreso
spellingShingle Laribi, A. I.
Palou, Lluís
Intrigliolo, Diego S.
Nortes, P. A.
Rojas-Argudo, Cristina
Taberner, Verònica
Bartual, Julián
Pérez-Gago, María B.
Effect of sustained and regulated deficit irrigation on fruit quality of pomegranate cv. 'Mollar de Elche' at harvest and during cold storage
title Effect of sustained and regulated deficit irrigation on fruit quality of pomegranate cv. 'Mollar de Elche' at harvest and during cold storage
title_full Effect of sustained and regulated deficit irrigation on fruit quality of pomegranate cv. 'Mollar de Elche' at harvest and during cold storage
title_fullStr Effect of sustained and regulated deficit irrigation on fruit quality of pomegranate cv. 'Mollar de Elche' at harvest and during cold storage
title_full_unstemmed Effect of sustained and regulated deficit irrigation on fruit quality of pomegranate cv. 'Mollar de Elche' at harvest and during cold storage
title_short Effect of sustained and regulated deficit irrigation on fruit quality of pomegranate cv. 'Mollar de Elche' at harvest and during cold storage
title_sort effect of sustained and regulated deficit irrigation on fruit quality of pomegranate cv mollar de elche at harvest and during cold storage
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/5463
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