Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Table 10.1
Effects of Storage Temperature on Storage and Shipping Potential of peach cultivars
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Storage and shipping
potential (weeks)
Fruit type
Flesh-stone
adhesion
Cultivar
Plant breeding program
Flesh texture
Flesh color
0°C
5°C
Autumn Flame
Doyle
Freestone
Melting
Yellow
1
0
Autumn Lady
Merrill
Semifreestone
Melting
Yellow
2
1
Autumn Rose
Richards
Freestone
Melting
Yellow
1
1
Brittney Lane
Zaiger
Clingstone
Melting
Yellow
5
5
Carnival
Merrill
Freestone
Melting
Yellow
2
1
Country Sweet
Zaiger
Clingstone
Melting
Yellow
5
5
Crimson Lady
Bradford
Clingstone
Nonmelting
Yellow
5
5
Elegant Lady
Merrill
Freestone
Melting
Yellow
4
1
Fairtime
USDA
Freestone
Melting
Yellow
3
1-2
Fay Elberta
NA
Freestone
Melting
Yellow
4
3
Flavorcrest
Weinberger
Freestone
Melting
Yellow
4
2
Ivory Princess
Bradford
Clingstone
Melting
White
5
3
June Lady
Merrill
Cling
Melting
Yellow
4
1
Kaweah
Zaiger
Freestone
Melting
Yellow
2
1
Last Chance
Sprague
Freestone
Melting
Yellow
2
1
May Sweet
Zaiger
Clingstone
Melting
Yellow
5
5
O'Henry
Merrill
Freestone
Melting
Yellow
3
2
Parade
Merrill
Freestone
Melting
Yellow
1
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Rich May
Zaiger
Clingstone
Melting
Yellow
4
3
Ryan Sun
Chamberlin
Freestone
Melting
Yellow
4
1-2
Saturn
Bailey
Freestone
Melting
White
5
3
September Flame
Burchell
Clingstone
Melting
Yellow
2
1
September Snow
Zaiger
Freestone
Melting
White
4
2
September Sun
Chamberlin
Freestone
Nonmelting
Yellow
3
1-2
Snow Fire
Zaiger
Freestone
Melting
White
5
2
Snow Kist
Zaiger
Clingstone
Melting
White
5
2
Spring Snow
Zaiger
Clingstone
Melting
White
5
5
Sugar Giant
Zaiger
Freestone
Melting
White
5
2.5
Sugar Lady
Zaiger
Freestone
Melting
White
3
2
Sugar Lady
Zaiger
Freestone
Melting
White
4.5
3
Summer Lady
NA
Freestone
Melting
Yellow
5
3
Summer Sweet
Zaiger
Freestone
Melting
White
4.5
2
Sunlit Snow
Zaiger
Clingstone
Melting
White
5
5
Super Rich
Zaiger
Clingstone
Melting
Yellow
5
5
Sweet Dream
Zaiger
Clingstone
Melting
Yellow
1
0
Sweet Scarlet
Zaiger
Freestone
Nonmelting
Yellow
4
2
White Lady
Zaiger
Freestone
Melting
White
4
2
Information was obtained from personal communications with Gary Van Sickle, Kevin Day, and David
Ramming, from Brooks and Olmos (1972), Whealy and Demuth (1993), Okie (1998), nursery catalogues
and US patents.
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