Abstract
Fruits and vegetables with the similar weight and uniform shape are in high demand in terms of marketing value. Therefore, an awareness of grading fruits and vegetables based on weight is crucial. A part of this research was aimed to present some physical properties of Medlar fruit. In addition, in this study the mass of Medlar was predicted with using different physical characteristics in four models includes: Linear, Quadratic, S-curve, and Power. According to the results, all properties considered in the current study were found to be statistically significant at the 1% probability level and the best and the worst models for prediction the mass of Medlar were based on Volume and Length of the Medlar with determination coefficients of 0.996 and 0.580, respectively. At last, mass model based on thickness from economical standpoint is recommended.
Highlights
Mespilusgermanica, known as the common medlar is a large shrub or small tree, and the name of the fruit of this tree
A summary of the physical properties of Medlar is shown in Table[1].These properties were found at specific moisture contents about 27.13% wet basis
Mass models and coefficient of determination (R2) that obtained from the data for Medlars are shown in table 2
Summary
Mespilusgermanica, known as the common medlar is a large shrub or small tree, and the name of the fruit of this tree. Despite its Latin name, which means German or Germanic medlar, it is indigenous to southwest Asia and southeastern Europe, mostly the Black Sea coasts of modern Turkey. It may have been cultivated for as long as 3000 years. The deciduous plant grows up to 8 metres (26 ft) tall. It is shorter and more shrub-like than tree-like. M. germanica leaves are dark green and elliptic, 8–15 centimetres (3.1–5.9 in) long and 3–4 centimetres (1.2–1.6 in) wide.
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