Review of the concept of quality in Hass avocado and the pre-harvest and harvest factors that determine it under tropical conditions

Avocado is one of the most desirable fruits worldwide because of its flavor and nutritional contributions. Currently, Colombia is a very dynamic country where the cultivated area and volumes of exported fruits have been increasing year after year. This situation poses a challenge for the country, wh...

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Main Authors: Ramírez-Gil, Joaquín Guillermo, Franco, German, Henao-Rojas, Juan Camilo
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Published: Sociedad Colombiana de Ciencias Hortícolas-SCCH and Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia-UPTC 2019
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description Avocado is one of the most desirable fruits worldwide because of its flavor and nutritional contributions. Currently, Colombia is a very dynamic country where the cultivated area and volumes of exported fruits have been increasing year after year. This situation poses a challenge for the country, which must produce fruits with excellent parameters of ripening, external and internal quality. This study used a series of elements associated with quality in avocado and its application in tropical conditions, which were determined based on reports from the world scientific literature reported in journals, books, manuals and conferences. In addition, information obtained from commercial esays on plantations and the experiences of packing and marketing companies in Colombia was used. The approach presented here is associated with a modern concept of quality in the food industry and how it can be applied to the avocado value chain; preharvest aspects that determine quality, management practices conducive to improving quality, and harvest parameters and their relationship with quality were also used. This study generated alternatives for increasing the added value in the avocado production system based on quality parameters and identified delays in the supply chain of this important agro-industry under tropical conditions.
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spelling oai:oai.revistas.uptc.edu.co:article-105032020-08-04T02:22:24Z Review of the concept of quality in Hass avocado and the pre-harvest and harvest factors that determine it under tropical conditions Revisión del concepto de calidad en aguacate Hass y los factores pre-cosecha y cosecha que la determinan bajo condiciones tropicales Ramírez-Gil, Joaquín Guillermo Franco, German Henao-Rojas, Juan Camilo Consumers Supply chain Harvest index Sustainable agriculture Harvest Consumidores Cadena de suministro Índice de cosecha Agricultura sostenible Poscosecha Avocado is one of the most desirable fruits worldwide because of its flavor and nutritional contributions. Currently, Colombia is a very dynamic country where the cultivated area and volumes of exported fruits have been increasing year after year. This situation poses a challenge for the country, which must produce fruits with excellent parameters of ripening, external and internal quality. This study used a series of elements associated with quality in avocado and its application in tropical conditions, which were determined based on reports from the world scientific literature reported in journals, books, manuals and conferences. In addition, information obtained from commercial esays on plantations and the experiences of packing and marketing companies in Colombia was used. The approach presented here is associated with a modern concept of quality in the food industry and how it can be applied to the avocado value chain; preharvest aspects that determine quality, management practices conducive to improving quality, and harvest parameters and their relationship with quality were also used. This study generated alternatives for increasing the added value in the avocado production system based on quality parameters and identified delays in the supply chain of this important agro-industry under tropical conditions. El aguacate es una de las frutas más deseables en todo el mundo debido a su sabor y aportes nutricionales. Colombia es un país muy dinámico, donde el área plantada y los volúmenes de fruta exportada han ido creciendo año tras año. Esta situación plantea un desafío para el país, que debe producir en función de la calidad, logrando posicionar una fruta con excelentes parámetros de maduración, calidad externa e interna. En este trabajo, se presentan una serie de elementos asociados con la calidad del aguacate y su aplicación a las condiciones tropicales, que se determinaron con base en reportes de la literatura científica mundial como revistas, libros, manuales y conferencias. Además, utilizamos información obtenida a través de ensayos comerciales de plantaciones y experiencias de empresas de empaque y comercialización en Colombia. El enfoque presentado aquí está asociado con un concepto moderno de calidad en la industria alimentaria y cómo se puede aplicar a la cadena de valor del aguacate, también presentamos aspectos de cosecha y poscosecha que determinan la calidad y prácticas de manejo conducentes a mejorar la calidad. Este trabajo genera alternativas para aumentar el valor agregado en el sistema de producción de aguacate con base en parametros de calidad e identifica los retrasos de la cadena de valor de esta importante agroinustria bajo condiciones tropicales. Sociedad Colombiana de Ciencias Hortícolas-SCCH and Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia-UPTC 2019-09-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Text Texto Texte Testo Texto application/pdf https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/ciencias_horticolas/article/view/10503 10.17584/rcch.2019v13i3.10503 Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Hortícolas; Vol. 13 No. 3 (2019); 359-370 Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Hortícolas; Vol. 13 Núm. 3 (2019); 359-370 Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Hortícolas; Vol. 13 No 3 (2019); 359-370 Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Hortícolas; V. 13 N. 3 (2019); 359-370 Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Hortícolas; v. 13 n. 3 (2019); 359-370 2422-3719 2011-2173 eng https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/ciencias_horticolas/article/view/10503/9128 Tropical countries Países tropicales Copyright (c) 2019 Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Hortícolas
spellingShingle Consumers
Supply chain
Harvest index
Sustainable agriculture
Harvest
Consumidores
Cadena de suministro
Índice de cosecha
Agricultura sostenible
Poscosecha
Ramírez-Gil, Joaquín Guillermo
Franco, German
Henao-Rojas, Juan Camilo
Review of the concept of quality in Hass avocado and the pre-harvest and harvest factors that determine it under tropical conditions
title Review of the concept of quality in Hass avocado and the pre-harvest and harvest factors that determine it under tropical conditions
title_alt Revisión del concepto de calidad en aguacate Hass y los factores pre-cosecha y cosecha que la determinan bajo condiciones tropicales
title_full Review of the concept of quality in Hass avocado and the pre-harvest and harvest factors that determine it under tropical conditions
title_fullStr Review of the concept of quality in Hass avocado and the pre-harvest and harvest factors that determine it under tropical conditions
title_full_unstemmed Review of the concept of quality in Hass avocado and the pre-harvest and harvest factors that determine it under tropical conditions
title_short Review of the concept of quality in Hass avocado and the pre-harvest and harvest factors that determine it under tropical conditions
title_sort review of the concept of quality in hass avocado and the pre harvest and harvest factors that determine it under tropical conditions
topic Consumers
Supply chain
Harvest index
Sustainable agriculture
Harvest
Consumidores
Cadena de suministro
Índice de cosecha
Agricultura sostenible
Poscosecha
topic_facet Consumers
Supply chain
Harvest index
Sustainable agriculture
Harvest
Consumidores
Cadena de suministro
Índice de cosecha
Agricultura sostenible
Poscosecha
url https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/ciencias_horticolas/article/view/10503
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