This may be
the thread........ Apologies in advance, but just in case someone think Climacteric refers to my menopause or some such, here's the lowdown on THAT and why it may, or not, be yet another canna dial to turn.....probably not or a canna gardener somewhere would have been beaming such tidings far and wide to the canna world ..... I mean, surely there's NO stoned stone left unturned by now..... Right..........
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http://www.quisqualis.com/Climacteric.html
Climacteric and Non-climacteric Fruit List
Fruits were once classified as only either/or Climacteric/Non climacteric but with time many variations between the two types have been found. this original classification is better seen as two extremes of the process. Ethylene/CO2 production is generally thought as a major part of ripening but the kiwifruit has no rise in production until near the end of the ripening process when they become soft. In kiwifruit, structural alterations in cell walls became apparent at advanced stages of softening and showed predominantly dissolution of the middle lamella^. This middle lamella dissolution has also been found in several other fruits including apples and pears.While ripening is no longer perceived as always being driven by ethylene production or by a rise in respiration the usage of the terms Climacteric and Non climacteric remains a useful method of categorizing fruit ripening.
The table below has Climacteric and Non climacteric listings as well as flower information for a number of species of fruits. As more information available (reader's contributions welcomed) the list will be expanded. In very general terms a climacteric fruit can be picked from the tree at full size or maturity but before it is 'ripe' and allowed to ripen off the tree. Generally there is an increase in flavor quality, juice, sugars and other factors. Again, in general terms, non climacteric fruits tend to maintain what ever quality they had at harvest without many beneficial changes.
More technically, in climacteric fruit 'ripening' is controlled by the fruits production of Ethylene and a significant increase in CO2 production. Non climacteric fruit produce little or no Ethylene and no large increase in CO2 production. Some fruits are picked full sized and green in color and held under refrigeration with Ethylene gas added to make them suitable for sale. It seems that much of what we know about the ripening of non climacteric fruit remains poorly understood.
Some varieties of different fruit may exhibit a change in ripening when picked but still be mostly non-climacteric (some literature suggests that some grape varieties are climacteric, some citrus are considered better flavored after chilling or storage (some oranges, some grapefruit)). As information is supplied by readers the list will be updated.
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lamella:a thin plate, scale, membrane, orlayer, as of tissue, or cell walls.
CL = Climacteric NC = Non-Climacteric
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Common Names Table Link
Latin Name Common Name
Type
~~ A ~~
Actinidia deliciosa Kiwi
CL
Adansonia digitata Baobab
CL
Anacardium occidentale Cashew
NC
Ananas comosus Pineapple
NC
Annona cherimola Cherimoya
CL
Annona hybrid Atemoya
CL
Annona muricata Soursop
CL
Annona squamosa Sugarapple
CL
Artocarpus altilis Breadfruit
CL
Artocarpus heterophyllus Jakfruit, Jackfruit
CL
Asimina triloba Pawpaw
CL
Averrhoa carambola Carambola
NC
~~ B ~~
Bactris gasipaes Pejibaye
--
Borojoa patinoi Borojo
NC
Brosimum alicastrum Breadnut
--
Bunchosia armeniaca Peanutbutter Fruit
CL
~~ C ~~
Carica papaya Papaya
CL
Casimiroa edulis Casimiroa, White Sapote
--
Citrullus lanatus var.
lanatus Watermelon
NC
Citrus aurantiifolia Lime, Kinnow
NC
Citrus grandis Pummelo
NC?
Citrus limetta Mousambi, Sweet Lemon, Sweet Lime NC
Citrus paradisi Grapefruit
NC?
Citrus reticulata Mandarin
NC
Citrus sinensis Orange
NC
Cucumis melo Cantaloupe, Muskmelon, Rockmelon NC
~~ D ~~
Dimocarpus longan Longan, Dragon's Eye
NC
Diospyros digyna Black Sapote, Chocolate Pudding Fruit CL
Diospyros kaki Oriental Persimmon CL
Diospyros virginiana Persimmon
CL?
Dovyalis caffra Kei Apple
CL
Durio zibethinus Durian
CL
~~ E ~~
Eriobotrya japonica Loquat
NC?
Eugenia brasiliensis Grumichama
NC
Eugenia uniflora Surinam Cherry
NC
~~ F ~~
Feijoa sellowiana Feijoa
CL
Ficus carica Fig
CL
Flacourtia indica Governor’s Plum --
Fortunella sp
. Kumquat
NC?
Fragaria × ananassa, Fragaria sp. Strawberry
NC
~~ G ~~
Garcinia cambogia Citrin, Gambooge CL
Garcinia mangostana Mangosteen CL?
Garcinia prainiana Button Mangosteen
CL
Latin Name Common Name
Type
~~ L ~~
Lansium domesticum* Langsat,
CL?
Lansium parasiticum* Duku --
Litchi chinensis Lychee, Litchi
NC
Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato
CL
~~ M ~~
Macadamia integrifolia Macadamia Nut --
Malus domestica Apple
CL
Mangifera indica Mango
CL
Manilkara zapota Sapodilla
CL
Monstera deliciosa Monstera
CL
Musa sp
.
Banana, Plantain CL
~~ N ~~
Nephelium lappaceum Rambutan
NC
~~ P ~~
Passiflora edulis Purple Passion Fruit
CL
Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa Yellow Passion Fruit
CL
Passiflora quadrangularis Giant Granadilla
CL
Persea americana
Avocado
CL
Poraqueiba sericea Umari Roxo
NC
Pourouma cecropiaefolia Amazon Tree Grape --
Pouteria caimito Caimito
CL
Pouteria campechiana Canistel
CL
Pouteria sapota Mamey Sapote
CL
Pouteria sp Ross Sapote
CL
Prunus persica Peach
CL
Prunus armeniaca Apricot
CL
Prunus spp.
, P. domestica, P. salicina Plum
CL
Prunus spp
., P. avium, P. cerasus Cherry
CL
Psidium
friedrichsthalianum Cost Rican Guava
CL
Psidium cattleianum Cattley Guava
CL
Psidium guajava Guava
CL
Punica granatum Pomegranate
NC
Pyrus spp.,
Pyrus communis subsp.
communis Pear
CL
* There is some discussion as to Lansium domesticum being a synonym of
Lansium parasiticum. Due to the difference in the two I have left them separate. L. domesticum fruit have a short shelf life and seem quite Climacteric in nature where the fruit of L.
parasiticum seem somewhat non Climacteric less so.
Latin Name Common Name
Type
~~ R ~~
Rubus
fruticosus Blackberry, Thornless Blackberry
NC
Rubus idaeus Red Raspberry
NC
Rubus occidentalis Black Raspberry
NC
Rubus sp. Raspberry
NC
~~ S ~~
Salacca edulis Salak
--
Sandoricum koetjape Santol
--
Syzygium malaccense Malay Apple
NC
Syzygium samarangense Wax Jambu
NC
~~ T ~~
Tamarindus indica Tamarind
--
~~ V ~~
Vitis sp. Grapes
NC
~~ Z ~~
Ziziphus mauritiana Indian Jujube
CL
Ziziphus spina-christi Christ's Thorn Jujube CL?
CL = Climacteric NC = Non-Climacteric
Help us improve this table. Please let us know which plants are Climacteric and which are not -
send us the Latin name and common name and details if you can. We would also like a photo for each fruit - full credit will be given.
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