2.2. Avocado harvest (Test 2, 2011 season)
For Test 2, ‘Hass’ avocados were obtained monthly during the avocado season in California beginning in March and ending in August from a commercial grove near Fillmore, CA (Table 1). At each harvest 450 avocados (size 48) were picked from 8 to 10 trees, the same trees being utilized each time. Care was taken to obtain fruit free of external blemishes. After harvest the fruit were transported in an air-conditioned vehicle to the Kearney Agricultural Center (KAC) in Parlier, CA. Upon arrival the fruit were randomized and placed into separate bins corresponding to the various treatments and the fruit placed at 5 °C and 90% RH. Average fruit weights and dry weights, a measurement of fruit maturity, were determined from 10 individual fruit from each of the harvests.
2.2. Avocado harvest (Test 2, 2011 season)For Test 2, ‘Hass’ avocados were obtained monthly during the avocado season in California beginning in March and ending in August from a commercial grove near Fillmore, CA (Table 1). At each harvest 450 avocados (size 48) were picked from 8 to 10 trees, the same trees being utilized each time. Care was taken to obtain fruit free of external blemishes. After harvest the fruit were transported in an air-conditioned vehicle to the Kearney Agricultural Center (KAC) in Parlier, CA. Upon arrival the fruit were randomized and placed into separate bins corresponding to the various treatments and the fruit placed at 5 °C and 90% RH. Average fruit weights and dry weights, a measurement of fruit maturity, were determined from 10 individual fruit from each of the harvests.
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