Variety traits
Prunus armeniaca L.
Apricot storability is an economic and biological trait that determines the ability of fruit to maintain commercial quality after harvest for a duration depending on varietal characteristics and storage conditions.
In the reference 60 varieties crop Apricot, where this is mentioned in the description.
Apricots are characterized by significant varietal differentiation in terms of storability. Varieties with low storability are characterized by rapid softening of the flesh and a short consumption period, lasting 3–4 days under ambient conditions. Varieties with high storability are capable of maintaining commercial quality for up to 2–3 weeks at temperatures below +10 °C, and when cooled to 0…+1 °C, the storage period can be doubled.
The storability trait directly determines technological decisions: fruits with higher transportability are harvested at the stage of technical maturity, which preserves flesh firmness. The low storability of most varieties requires the use of blast freezing or controlled atmosphere storage, or the processing of the harvest into jams and dried fruits directly at the production sites.
General information about the subject — on the page Keeping quality.
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Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot
Maillard Arsene / Maillard Laurence
Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot
Benoit Escande (FR)
Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot
Arsene Maillard Laurence Maillard
Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot
Maillard Arsene / Maillard Laurence
Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot
Arsene Maillard Laurence Maillard
Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot
Stephen Southwick & David Decalo
Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot
PSB produccion vegetal S.L. (ES)
Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot
Washington State University Research Foundation (US)
Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot
Jean-Marc Audergon c/o INRA
Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot
Washington State University Research Foundation (US)
Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot
Laurence Mallard, Agro Selections Fruits SAS
Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot
Marie-Laure Etève-Lambertin, Marie-Josèphe Lambertin
Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot
Washington State University Research Foundation (US)
Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot
Station Expérimentale Fruits Rhône-Alpes (SEFRA)
Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot
Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE) , CEP Innovation S.A.R.L.
Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot
Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE)
Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot
Washington State University Research Foundation
Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot
SDR Fruit LLC (US)
Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot
Washington State University Research Foundation
Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot
JEAN-LOUIS ESCANDE
Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot
Nevis Fruit Company LTD
Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot
Pépinières de Saxon Christian de Régibus
Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot
Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE)
Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot
Maillard Arsene|Elne, FR / Maillard Laurence|Elne, FR