Determination of Shelf-Life of New Satsuma (Rize) Mandarin (Citrus unshiu Marc.) Cultivar Candidates Obtained by Clonal Selection

Authors : Keziban YAZICI, Burcu GÖKSU KARAOĞLU, Mehmet Zahit AYDIN

Pages : 28-35

Doi:10.16882/hortis.1264865

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Publication Date : 2023-04-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Satsuma insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Rize); Mandarin is Türkiye\`s most widely produced and exported mandarin variety. Due to its early ripeness and seedlessness, Satsuma mandarin insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Citrus unshiu Marc.); is a popular citrus fruit in domestic and foreign markets. The present study was conducted at Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture in 2020-2021 to determine the shelf-life of Satsuma mandarin genotypes obtained as a result of clonal selection carried out in Rize province and its districts. The harvested mandarin variety candidates were pomologically analyzed and stored in an environment containing at 15°C ± 1 temperature and 55-60% humidity. The changes in fruit weight insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(g);, fruit juice content insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(%);, rind thickness insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(mm);, total soluble solid insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(%, TSS);, and titratable acid insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(%, TA); content were examined at one-week intervals during the storage period. It was determined that weight loss insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(%); and TSS insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(%); increased steadily, while fruit juice content insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(%);, rind thickness insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(mm);, and titratable acid insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(%); decreased steadily during storage in all genotypes and control. Also, the differences detected in terms of the properties examined were lower on 7 and 14 days than the initial value, whereas they were higher on 21 days. As a result of the findings, it was determined that the quality losses of mandarin genotypes showed differences during the shelf-life, but they could be stored for 14 days without much loss in quality.
Keywords : Breeding, Citrus unshiu Marc, Quality, Rize, Storage