Manejo postcosecha de fruta de hueso sometida a riego deficitario controlado

Abstract

Spain is the fourth highest producer country of nectarines and peaches. The new cultivars and the advances in irrigation and postharvest technologies induce a stable tendency in stone fruit production during the last years. This kind of fruit growing requires an average of 5,000 to 7,000 m3 ha–1 year–1. This quantity is a great issue for areas which suffer from water scarcity such as southern Spain or West Coast of the Unites States. In this sense, it is necessary the application of regulated deficit irrigation (RDI) strategies which can optimize water use while keep yield and fruit quality. However, there are few studies about stone fruit postharvest behavior, after being subjected to water stress during cultivation. Therefore, in this work the results obtained after storage of RDI nectarines and peaches under controlled atmospheres and 1–methylcyclopropene treatments are shown.