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Softening Delay

Softening Delay is a postharvest quality trait in plant breeding that refers to the extended maintenance of fruit firmness during ripening and storage, distinguishing it from related physiological processes by its focus on the temporal retardation of textural deterioration in harvested produce.

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Citations

122

Authors

42

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Publications

27

Post-harvest biochemical changes associated with the softening phenomenon in Capsicum annuum fruits

K.M. Priya Sethu, Thangavelu Prabha, Rudrapatnam N. Tharanathan · Phytochemistry · 1996 · 103 citations

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Lower cell wall pectin solubilisation and galactose loss during early fruit development in apple (Malus x domestica) cultivar ‘Scifresh’ are associated with slower softening rate

Jovyn K.T. Ng, Roswitha Schröder, David A. Brummell et al. · Journal of Plant Physiology · 2015 · 82 citations

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Induced mutations in tomato SlExp1 alter cell wall metabolism and delay fruit softening

Silvia Minoïa, Adnane Boualem, Fabien Marcel et al. · Plant Science · 2015 · 77 citations

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Maturity assessment at harvest and prediction of softening in an early and late season melting peach

Susan Lurie, Haya Friedman, Asya Weksler et al. · Postharvest Biology and Technology · 2012 · 63 citations

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Harvest date and fruit size affect postharvest softening of apple fruit

Jason W. Johnston, E.W. Hewett, Maarten Hertog et al. · The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology · 2002 · 63 citations

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Authors

122

  1. JW
    Jason W. Johnston

    Plant & Food Research, New Zealand

    3 publications · 162 citations

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    h-index

  2. EH
    E.W. Hewett

    Massey University, New Zealand

    2 publications · 80 citations

    2

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  3. SL
    Susan Lurie

    Agricultural Research Organization, Israel

    2 publications · 78 citations

    2

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  4. MH
    Maarten Hertog

    KU Leuven, Belgium

    2 publications · 80 citations

    2

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  5. PE
    P. Eccher Zerbini

    Food Technology Research Unit, Italy

    2 publications · 78 citations

    2

    h-index

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Institutions

42

  1. Massey University

    Palmerston North, New Zealand

    3 h-index

    11 publications

    330 citations

  2. Agricultural Research Organization

    Rishon LeZiyyon, Israel

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    399 citations

  3. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    76 citations

  4. Wageningen University & Research

    Wageningen, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    78 citations

  5. Plant & Food Research

    Auckland, New Zealand

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    555 citations

  6. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    129 citations

  7. KU Leuven

    Leuven, Belgium

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  8. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

    Jerusalem, Israel

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    63 citations

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Venues

  1. HortScience

    4 publications · 101 citations

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  2. New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

    NZJC · 2 publications · 35 citations

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  3. Postharvest Biology and Technology

    2 publications · 78 citations

    2

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