Spear height at harvest influences postharvest quality of asparagus (Asparagus officinalis)
Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) spears harvested at intervals during a 24-h cycle exhibited a clear diurnal pattern in postharvest shelf-life, with spears harvested at 0200 h lasting 1.1 days longer at 20deg.C than spears harvested at 1400 h. Susceptibility to tip rot did not appear to fluctuate with harvest time during the day, but was […]