Flesh pressure measured by penetrometer, by line, against the minimum for storage and shipping. It is a fast, objective read on maturity at harvest and a strong predictor of how the fruit will travel and store.
Firmness (flesh pressure) is a core maturity and storage index — fruit picked and stored above the minimum firmness for the variety holds condition through the supply chain, while soft fruit loses shelf life and grade.
APAL — Maturity Testing ↗Firmness that dips below the storage minimum signals fruit picked too ripe — at risk of bruising, breakdown and a downgrade before it reaches the shelf. Tracking it by line lets you stream fruit to the right market and storage regime.
Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses, and keeps the figure current automatically.
Harvest each block within its maturity window, not all at once.
Cool fruit quickly and hold at the right temperature to retain firmness.
Stream softer fruit to nearer markets and firmer fruit to storage.
Flesh pressure measured by penetrometer, by line, against the minimum for storage and shipping. It is a fast, objective read on maturity at harvest and a strong predictor of how the fruit will travel and store.
You need: Flesh pressure by line (kg), Starch and sugar maturity (index), Tonnes per line (t). Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses and keeps the figure current automatically.
Firmness (flesh pressure) is a core maturity and storage index — fruit picked and stored above the minimum firmness for the variety holds condition through the supply chain, while soft fruit loses shelf life and grade.
Harvest each block within its maturity window, not all at once. Cool fruit quickly and hold at the right temperature to retain firmness. Stream softer fruit to nearer markets and firmer fruit to storage.
Connect the software, spreadsheets and records you already keep, and Silo keeps every benchmark on this page current automatically.
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