Ortiz Sánchez, MC.; Torregrosa, A. (2014). Mechanical properties of citrus and impact damage under different storage conditions. Transactions of the ASABE. 57(2):593-598. https://doi.org/10.13031/trans.57.10479
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Mechanical properties of citrus and impact damage under different storage conditions
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Author:
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Ortiz Sánchez, María Coral
Torregrosa, A.
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UPV Unit:
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Universitat Politècnica de València. Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica y del Medio Natural - Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyeria Agronòmica i del Medi Natural
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Abstract:
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[EN] Mechanical handling of fresh-market citrus is restricted by damage susceptibility. The objective of this research
study was to determine the effect of variety and storage conditions on the resistance of citrus to ...[+]
[EN] Mechanical handling of fresh-market citrus is restricted by damage susceptibility. The objective of this research
study was to determine the effect of variety and storage conditions on the resistance of citrus to impact damage.
Three citrus varieties, two of them in two different stages of maturity, were tested in two different experiments: a freedropping
experiment and a physical properties experiment. Two relative humidity conditions and two temperature conditions
were studied. In the physical properties test, puncture resistance and compression resistance were measured. Significant
differences were found in the damage resistance of each of the varieties. Puncture resistance of the peel of postharvest
citrus and whole-fruit compression resistance are related to storage temperature and relative humidity conditions. To
increase citrus whole-fruit compression resistance and peel puncture resistance, low temperatures and high relative humidity
should be used. Under suitable previous temperature and relative humidity conditions, citrus varieties such as ‘Valencia
Late,’ with a high resistance to compression and low peel deformation, could be apt for aggressive mechanical
handling.
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Subjects:
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Citrus fruits
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Damage
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Mechanical handling
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Mechanical properties
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Relative humidity
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Temperature
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Copyrigths:
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Reserva de todos los derechos
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Source:
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Transactions of the ASABE. (issn:
0001-2351
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DOI:
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10.13031/trans.57.10479
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Publisher:
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American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers I
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Publisher version:
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http://dx.doi.org/10.13031/trans.57.10479
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Project ID:
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info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MICINN//RTA2009-00118-C02-02/ES/Optimización de los parámetros que afectan al desprendimiento y recogida de frutos cítricos mediante procedimientos mecánicos/
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Thanks:
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This study was funded by the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (research project RTA2009-00118-C02-02) and FEDER.
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Type:
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Artículo
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