Effects of Altitude and Harvest Maturity on Fruit Darkening in 'Hasanbey' and 'Kabaaşı' Apricot Cultivars

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dc.contributor.authorCaliskan, Mehmet
dc.contributor.authorAsma, Bayram Murat
dc.contributor.authorAkbulut, Guelcin Beker
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-19T06:41:10Z
dc.date.available2026-06-19T06:41:10Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentMalatya Turgut Özal Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractMalatya province is the leading apricot-producing region of T & uuml;rkiye, with 'Hasanbey' and 'Kabaa & scedil;& imath;' being the most widely cultivated cultivars. This study aimed to investigate the enzymatic and biochemical changes in apricot fruits harvested at two altitudes (1000 and 1600 m) and two ripening stages (semi-ripe and fully ripe), and stored under normal atmosphere (NA) and modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) conditions. Total phenolic content (TPC) and polyphenol oxidase (PPO) activity were measured at 15-day intervals to evaluate their correlation with fruit browning. Browning was observed in semi-ripe 'Kabaa & scedil;& imath;' fruits harvested at 1600 m, where TPC and PPO activity reached 963.17 mg GAE/kg FW and 2089.93 U/mg protein, respectively. In contrast, no browning occurred in fully ripe fruits or in the 'Hasanbey' cultivar. These results suggest that increased TPC and PPO activity may contribute to browning during storage and transport. Therefore, it is recommended to harvest 'Kabaa & scedil;& imath;' apricots at a more advanced ripening stage to minimize quality losses.
dc.description.sponsorshipDirectorate General of Agricultural Research and Policy (TAGEM) [TAGEM/BBAD/A/21/A1/P3/3981]
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was conducted as a PhD thesis in 2021-2022 and was supported and budgeted by the Directorate General of Agricultural Research and Policy (TAGEM) with the title A Research on the solution of the problem of quality losses occurring during cold storage in Kabaasi and Hasanbey apricot cultivars for table consumption and the project number TAGEM/BBAD/A/21/A1/P3/3981.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10341-025-01530-4
dc.identifier.issn2948-2623
dc.identifier.issn2948-2631
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0003-4465-9037
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105013263035
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10341-025-01530-4
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12899/6114
dc.identifier.volume67
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001551413700001
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofApplied Fruit Science
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20260612
dc.subjectApricot
dc.subjectStorage
dc.subjectFruit Darkening
dc.subjectPolyphenol Oxidase
dc.subject'Kabaa & Scedil;& Imath;'
dc.titleEffects of Altitude and Harvest Maturity on Fruit Darkening in 'Hasanbey' and 'Kabaaşı' Apricot Cultivars
dc.typeArticle

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