Maturity Indices for selected fruits and vegetables
Fruits/ Vegetables
Maturity indices or characteristics
Almonds
splitting of hull, separation of hull from shell, development of abscission zone
Apple
‘Golden Delicious’
12% SSC, 18 lb firmness
‘Red Delicious’
11% SSC, 18 lb firmness
Asian Pears
Pathar Nakh
Baggugosha
skin colour change from green to yellowish green
145 days after fruit set
135 days after fruit set