date:Oct 30, 2019
their colour responses to environmental stimuli. Light is either an absolute requirement for, or enhances the synthesis of, red pigments in fruit peel. However, high levels of solar radiation can induce the degradation of pigments due to high fruit surface temperatures. With 90 per cent of Australias pears currently grown in the high-light environment of the Goulburn Valley, Victoria, the response of new pear cultivars to solar radiation is of significant interest.
The quantity of light penetra