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Effects of Harvesting Time and Fruit Size on Physical and Biochemical Properties of Pomegranate Fruit cv. ‘Rabab Neiriz’ in Ghalletol-Baghmalak

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Fatemh rashno nuzhad
norola moallemi 1
seyad mohamad hasan Mortazavi 2
1 Professor of Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Shahid Chamran university
2 Associate Professor of Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Shahid Chamran university
10.22055/ppd.2016.12065
Abstract
Background and Objectives
Pomegranate (Punica granatum) is a nonclimacteric fruit rcent respectively. In general, the results of the present study confirmed that the medium fruit size at the third harvesting time has a better quality as compared to other sizes and harvesting times.
 
 
Keywords
pomegranate
Size
Vitamin C
Yield
Quality
Subjects
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