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Establishing a Quality Control System

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Topic: Quality Control

Sort Desciption: It also is essential to evaluate production processes by establishing a quality control. system. It will help to identify segregate and keep records of ...

Content Inside: Establishing a Quality Control System C.H. Crisosto Postharvest Physiologist Pomology Department UC Davis Kearney Agricultural Center Parlier CA In recent years the production and marketing of fresh stone fruits has increased rapidly but consumption remains low at approximately 5.9 pounds per capita per year for nectarines and peaches and 1.3 for fresh plums and prunes. Surveys (Bruin 1991) to explain this low consumption indicate that consumers object to hard fruit and lack of flavor (Table 1). As the volume of shipments is still increasing greater attention must be given to the production and delivery of high quality stone fruits. Table 1. Consumer satisfaction with peach purchases. Consumer complaint % Little flavor 30 Too hard 21 Too soft 5 Mealy 13 Preliminary and limited studies associated high soluble solids concentration (SSC) with higher consumer acceptance. Unfortunately there are more factors involved such as acidity phenolics volatiles etc. in consumer acceptance than just the simple SSC value. Thus since we do not know enough about consumer acceptance and stone fruit chemical composition during maturation/ripening we are not able to propose any quality standards. Furthermore the variability of the SSC among fruit from different orchards and within the tree is so large that it is impossible to set any minimum maturity standard. The best way to assure high quality produce is by using the right cultivars training systems pruning thinning good irrigation and fertilization practices etc. in combination with late harvesting. It also is essential to evaluate production processes by establishing a quality control system. It will help to identify segregate and keep records of fruit quality. Also it will help to evaluate the effect of changes in cultural practices on fruit quality and to identify cultivars with high SSC levels. A correct handling of the information will benefit growers and the California fruit industrys reputation. Measurem ...

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