Identification of Optimum Harvest Time of the Turkish Ziraat 0900 Sweet Cherry (Prunus avium L.) Cultivar Using Physico-Chemical Changes During Ripening

Figures & Tables

No.	Harvest Date	L*	a*	b*	h⁰	C*
1	02.05.2017	39.96±0.71^b	−4.39±0.33^c	5.65±0.54^c	128.01±0.65	7.16±0.63^e
2	09.05.2017	33.40±0.38^d	−7.91±1.01^cd	14.89±1.65^b	117.87±1.03^a	16.87±1.91^cd
3	16.05.2017	34.91±0.07^cd	−7.92±0.30^cd	15.13±0.24^b	117.60±0.58^a	17.08±0.35^cd
4	23.05.2017	40.30±1.15^b	−8.57±0.19^d	22.67±0.64^a	110.71±0.34^b	24.24±0.65^b
5	30.05.2017	43.91±1.09^a	12.83±1.69^b	16.60±1.25^b	52.77±1.63^c	21.00±2.01^bc
6	06.06.2017	36.78±1.81^c	29.82±2.16^a	15.07±2.48^b	26.29±2.77^d	33.53±2.87^a
7	13.06.2017	29.72±1.22^e	28.56±1.55^a	8.61±1.74^c	16.31±2.35^e	29.90±1.98^a
8	20.06.2017	25.59±0.08^f	14.67±0.45^b	1.06±0.20^d	4.08±0.66^f	14.71±0.47^d

Significance⁺⁺		0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000

Cultivar	Harvest Date	Stem length (mm)	Stem thickness (mm)	Fruit weight (g)	Fruit width (mm)	Fruit length (mm)	Sphericity (%)
0900 Ziraat	02.05.2017	36.35±1.59^c	1.47±0.04^a	0.69±0.06^g	10.47±0.37^h	12.28±0.23^h	88.36±1.13^e
	09.05.2017	46.11±0.85^a	1.04±0.03^c	1.01±0.07^fg	11.60±0.27^g	13.48±0.3^g	89.78±0.53^e
	16.05.2017	42.47±1.78^ab	1.15±0.03^c	1.45±0.08^f	13.35±0.28^f	14.91±0.24^f	92.07±0.59^d
	23.05.2017	40.88±1.51^abc	1.28±0.04^b	2.44±0.14^e	15.69±0.26^e	17.11±0.24^e	94.40±0.68^bc
	30.05.2017	35.63±2.43^c	1.25±0.03^b	4.40±0.31^d	20.55±0.58^d	20.16±0.58^d	97.68±0.32^a
	06.06.2017	37.25±2.11^bc	1.18±0.03^b	6.31±0.23^c	23.94±0.42^c	21.58±0.34^c	96.26±0.46^ab
	13.06.2017	42.44±1.80^ab	1.24±0.04^b	8.49±0.25^b	25.95±0.38^b	23.97±0.25^b	93.95±0.77^c
	20.06.2017	42.12±1.91^ab	1.20±0.04^b	9.80±0.22^a	27.43±0.44^a	24.87±0.18^a	95.91±0.31^ab

Sig⁺⁺.		0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000