Factors Affecting Rind Breakdown of Citrus Fruits

135 MINUTES 135 U. S. DEPARTMENT 14 percent 4-day holding period 50 percent 80 Slight Moderate 85 percent relative AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE amount of rind Breakdown in Oranges BREAKDOWN OF MURCOTT brushed 3 minutes brushes developed rind BRUSHES INSPECTED commercial packinghouses Day of Harvest days had moderate delay and brushing DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE developed rind breakdown drier brushes Eaks excessive brushing fruit held fruit subjected fruit was held held 3 days held at 70 held at 85 Hopkins and McCornack injury INSPECTED 1 WEEK MARKETING SERVICE Figure Marsh and Ruby MINUTES ON BRUSHES moderate to severe Murcott Honey orange percent relative humidity Pineapple oranges position on brushes rind break rind breakdown increased rind breakdown occurred rind staining Ruby Red grapefruit severe Held severe rind breakdown SPECTED stem-end rind breakdown susceptible to rind turned end-over-end Typical severe rind VALENCIA ORANGES Held washed and brushed WEEK AFTER HARVEST