Ozdemir, AEDundar, OOzkaya, O2024-09-182024-09-18200590-6605-648-70567-7572https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.682.92https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12483/78835th International Postharvest Symposium -- JUN 06-11, 2004 -- Verona, ITALYThis study was carried out to determine the effects of MM106 and MM111 rootstocks on storage performance of 'Red Chief' apple cultivar, a new cultivar in Turkey. Fruits were obtained from trees grafted on MM106 and MM111 and stored at 0 degrees C and 90% relative humidity (RH) for 6 months. Percent weight loss, fruit flesh firmness fg-force), total soluble solids (TSS) (%), starch level (1-10 scale) and titretable acidity (%) were determined on fruit samples taken at a monthly interval. The weight loss and TSS content increased while acidity and fruit flesh firmness decreased during the 6 storage period. Percent weight loss were significantly higher in 'Red Chief apples grafted on MM106 (3.29%) than on fruits MM111 (2.60%) at the end of storage. Fruits from MM106 were firmer than those from MM111 at harvest and after the storage period even with the rapid conversion of starch to sugars after 3-4 months of storage.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessapplerootstockstorage'Red Chief'Conference Object68270971410.17660/ActaHortic.2005.682.922-s2.0-69749112129Q4WOS:000232014700092N/A