If the fruits are not designated for storage or transportation, but for immediate consumption after harvesting, then we conduct the harvesting as close as possible to full maturity, because then the fruits are the largest, tastier, and more aromatic. [...] To measure the firmness of peach fruit mesocarp, At the time of penetrometers are used (Figure 1), dispatching fruits to the with a needle head diameter of 8 mm. [...] It is possible to sort the fruits in the orchard (Figure 5), especially if they are to be immediately sent to the market. [...] packaging for harvesting Figure 5 Sorting of fruits on the spot TRANSPORTATION TO If the fruits arriving at the cold storage are intended for quick sale, they can be THE COLD STORAGE sorted immediately. [...] Without a cold chain (a temperature-controlled supply chain), meaning if peach fruits are transported from the cold storage to the customer without cooling systems in the transport vehicles, then such fruits should not be cooled before the sale because as a result of the condensation on the surface of the fruits and rapid acceleration of respiration, peaches’ rate of deterioration will be signific.
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