Harvest and Storage of Apple

Apple is a common fruit in the market, which is mainly planted in a large area north of the Yangtze River in China, among which there are many excellent varieties. Every year, the apples in these apple-producing areas need to be picked by hand and transported to all parts of the country for sale. So what should be paid attention to in picking and how to ensure that transportation is not spoiled are all important issues. We will talk about this below.

I. harvesting

If the planting area is large, pick as many people as possible to shorten the picking time and ensure the quality. In general, pickers need to wear clean gloves and pick with sterilized special fruit-cutting scissors, leaving a stalk of about 1 cm when cutting. The cut should be flat and crisp. Should first pick the fruit of high maturity, or the fruit outside the crown, the top fruit can be harvested together, first rough selection, large high-quality, small, bird peck to distinguish, convenient for later screening. In addition, the deformed fruit and rotten fruit will be removed.