The effect of extended bloom period on fruit quality. By Grethe Bestbier. “I don’t have to explain to this audience the challenges of trying to farm apples with mixed maturity,” said Dr Esmé Louw from the Department of Horticultural Science…
Compiled by Store‐it Group for Hortgro Science. NOTE: these best-practice guidelines are regularly updated. Please consult the Hortgro website for the latest version. What is the correct harvest maturity for long-term storage? Starch breakdown <40%. Optimum is 20%–30%. Can be…
Why is there so much variability? By Anna Mouton. Inconsistent fruit quality and ripening is the bane of apple growers everywhere. How is one supposed to harvest at optimum maturity when there is so much variation on the same tree?…