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Abiotic changes in fruits which are associated with climatic or management practices are known as physiological disorders. These are commonly found in temperate fruits during their development on the tree and during storage. The disorders can be found in storage also without having any trace of them during the developmental stages of the fruit. Stone fruits which comprise peach, nectarines, plum, apricot and cherry are greatly affected by the occurrence of the physiological disorders which reduce their consumer acceptability and market value. Temperate fruit develops many physiological disorders during their developmental stages with all of them exhibiting particular symptoms. However, the processes involved in the development of these disorders have not been completely understood as of now. Some of the commonly observed physiological disorders in stone fruits are internal breakdown, gummosis, split and shattered pits, fruit discoloration, gel breakdown and pit burning in apricots, fruit cracking in cherry, etc. Proper identification, understanding the biology and correction measures like adaption of resistant varieties and proper cultural practices will help the farmers in reducing the losses due to these disorders.
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Malik, A.R., Raja, R.H.S., Javaid, R. (2021). Physiological Disorders in Stone Fruits. In: Mir, M.M., Iqbal, U., Mir, S.A. (eds) Production Technology of Stone Fruits. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8920-1_7
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