Delayed Light Emission As a Means of Automatic Selection of Satsuma Oranges

ABSTRACT CONDITIONS effecting the delayed light emission (DLE) intensity were investigated for the Satsuma orange. DLE intensity indices were established for the fruit conditions such as peel temperature, chlorophyll con-tent, peel treatment in the packing house line (such as brushing or waxing), and correlated to the storage period for the purpose of providing an automatic mechanization of selecting process.