Quantitative Proposal of Tangerine Fruit Size Standard

Authors

  • Bundit Jarimopas Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart University, Kamphaengsaen, Nakhon Pathom 13140 Thailand
  • Supakit Sayasoonthorn Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart University, Kamphaengsaen, Nakhon Pathom 13140 Thailand
  • Somsak Khamma Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart University, Kamphaengsaen, Nakhon Pathom 13140 Thailand

Keywords:

tangerine, fruit standard

Abstract

This research was to study the distribution of tangerine fruit size and propose quantitatively draft of its standard. Methodology comprised i.) collection of tangerine fruit mechanically sized by 5 popular perforated
cylindrical type sizing machines at random, 5 sizes per machine, 50 fruits per size ; ii.) measurement of diameter of all fruit samples and iii) calculation of optimal seperation line between any two related sizes. The result revealed that tangerines were commercially divided into 5 sizes, ie. No. 3 (the smallest size), 2,1,0, and 00 (the biggest size). Standard size of different grade tangerine fruit was proposed as follows; diameter size ranges of no. 3, 2, 1, 0 and 00 were 43-46, >46-51, >51-56, >56-62 and >62-66 mm., respectively.

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Published

1999-12-31

How to Cite

Jarimopas, Bundit, Supakit Sayasoonthorn, and Somsak Khamma. 1999. “Quantitative Proposal of Tangerine Fruit Size Standard”. Agriculture and Natural Resources 33 (4). Bangkok, Thailand:640-43. https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/anres/article/view/240418.

Issue

Vol. 33 No. 4 (1999): October-December

Section

Research Article

License

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