The Influence of Different Harvest Time of Quality of ‘Bashan’ Plum

Abstract This paper studied the qualities of ‘Bashan’ plum of 9 different harvest times, changes of several indices were measured periodically at normal temperature after fruit picking. The results showed that from July 10th to 26th, as the harvest time of Bashan crisp plum was delayed, the fruit size gradually increased, acidity decreased and sugar content increased, hardness decreased, and the color of the peel changed from green to yellow-green. According to the standardized production of ‘Bashan’ plum, and the environment and climate conditions in this region, different harvesting dates should be used for different uses of ‘Bashan’ plum, in order to achieve the best fruit, high quality and maximum economic benefits.