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AGREEMENT INIFAP-NMBAgreement • May 3rd, 2015
In several ‘Tommy Atkins’ growing regions, ‘Pitting’ or lenticel damage have been observed at different levels. However, most of the packers do not have a clear understanding if the damage comes from the orchards or it appears in some step during the packing process. In addition, there is no clear cause of this disorder, which is observed at a higher degree in ‘Tommy Atkins’ fruit. Because of that, this project has the following objectives: a) To diagnose the presence of ‘Pitting’ in ‘Tommy Atkins’ fruit grown in Mexico; b) To determine if ‘Pitting’ is associated to a field factor or to any step during the packing process, and c) Based on results, to find a strategy to control ‘pitting’ in ‘Tommy Atkins’ fruit. During the season 2013 and 2014 (March to July) four or five samplings were done at 3-4 week interval. For each sampling 50 fruit were collected completely randomized at the following steps during the packing process: a) Arrival at the packinghouse, b) After washing, c) After qu
