does not have a long storage life, so growers need to be conscious of its maturity stage if they have
plans to hold it for any length of time.

Golden Delicious
Pressure
Hunterdon:23.2
Mercer:21.8
Monmouth:22.05

Brix
12.8%
10.6%
10.7%

StarchSeeds
13/4 mature
2.12/3 mature
1.53/4 mature

Size
2.69"
2.87"
2.93"

Cultivar
Smothee
Gibson
Smothee

Golden Delicious was tested form three Central Jersey locations. They appear to still be at least three
weeks away from harvest maturity.

Golden Supreme was harvested with maturity indices that suited the fresh market on Monday (8/30) in
Pittstown, Hunterdon County. Golden Supreme is an early golden type that tends to ripen
approximately three weeks ahead of Golden Delicious.

For additional information on determining apple maturity with the starch iodine testing method,
refer to the adjoining article in this weeks Plant Pest Advisory fruit newsletter, "Painless and Efficient
Maturity Testing". The article is also available on the World Wide Web in the New Jersey Fruit Focus
section of the Virtual Orchard at:
http://www.virtualorchard.net/rce/

1999 North Jersey Tree Fruit Annual Report

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