EFFECT OF MATURITY STAGE ON PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND DETERMINATION OF HARVEST TIME OF SUGAR SNAP PEA PODS
El-Seifi, S., Hassan, M., El-Bassiouny, R., Elwan, M., Nasef, I. (2014). EFFECT OF MATURITY STAGE ON PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND DETERMINATION OF HARVEST TIME OF SUGAR SNAP PEA PODS. EKB Journal Management System, 5(2), 305-314. doi: 10.21608/jpp.2014.53644
S. K. El-Seifi; M. A. Hassan; R. E. I. El-Bassiouny; M. W. M. Elwan; I. N. Nasef. "EFFECT OF MATURITY STAGE ON PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND DETERMINATION OF HARVEST TIME OF SUGAR SNAP PEA PODS". EKB Journal Management System, 5, 2, 2014, 305-314. doi: 10.21608/jpp.2014.53644
El-Seifi, S., Hassan, M., El-Bassiouny, R., Elwan, M., Nasef, I. (2014). 'EFFECT OF MATURITY STAGE ON PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND DETERMINATION OF HARVEST TIME OF SUGAR SNAP PEA PODS', EKB Journal Management System, 5(2), pp. 305-314. doi: 10.21608/jpp.2014.53644
El-Seifi, S., Hassan, M., El-Bassiouny, R., Elwan, M., Nasef, I. EFFECT OF MATURITY STAGE ON PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND DETERMINATION OF HARVEST TIME OF SUGAR SNAP PEA PODS. EKB Journal Management System, 2014; 5(2): 305-314. doi: 10.21608/jpp.2014.53644

EFFECT OF MATURITY STAGE ON PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND DETERMINATION OF HARVEST TIME OF SUGAR SNAP PEA PODS

Journal of Plant Production
Article 10, Volume 5, Issue 2, February 2014, Page 305-314  XML PDF (373.82 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/jpp.2014.53644
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Authors
S. K. El-Seifi1; M. A. Hassan1; R. E. I. El-Bassiouny2; M. W. M. Elwan1; I. N. Nasef1
1Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.
2Vegetable Handling Department, Horticulture Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Giza, Egypt.
Abstract
Two field experiments were carried out at the experimental station of the Faculty of Agriculture, Suez CanalUniversity, Ismailia, Egypt during the winter seasons of 2009-2010 and 2010-2011.The study aimed to investigate the effect ofmaturity stage on the nutritional quality and determination of the best maturity stage of sugar snap peassuitable for harvesting. Results showed that fresh weight of pods was increasedand then decreased.Length and width increased until 48, 32 days after flowering (DAF), respectively, and then decreased. Dry matter and crude fiber increased while chlorophyll and vitamin C decreased during pod development. Sugar content and SSC increased and then decreased while phenolic content decreased, and then increased with maturation of pod.The obtained results showed that the best maturity stage is at 28 DAF.
Keywords
sugar snap peas; maturity stage; harvest; ascorbic acid; fiber; total sugar; Quality
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