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Cova da Beira (Portugal) is a region that has the IGP1 “Cereja da Cova da Beira”,
which management is done by Agricultural Cooperative Fruit Growers Cova da
Beira, CRL (Cooperativa Agrícola de Fruticultores da Cova da Beira, CRL) and he
Private
Office
of
Testing
and
Certification
is
CERCOBE
(Organismo Privado de Controlo e Certificação é a CERCOBE).
This year (2012) the volume of cherry received by the cooperative, was 370.43
tons, the maximum of the recent history of Cerfundão.
In Alentejo (Portugal), the cherry has "DOP2 -" Cereja de S. Julião – Portalegre” and
the management of that is done by APAFNA - Grouping of Agricultural Producers
and Forest Northern Alentejo (Agrupamento de Produtores Agrícolas e Florestais
do Norte Alentejano) and the Private Office of Testing and Certification is the AADP.
The producers are old and the properties very small.
Protected Designation of Origin (DOP) “Cereza del Jerte”, geographical area of
production is north of Caceres (Spain), fundamentally in the valle of the river Jerte.
The main varieties are 'Ambrunés', 'Pico Negro', 'Pico Limón Negro' and 'Pico
Colorado‘ corresponding to cherries without peduncle generically known as
“Picotas”. Another variety with peduncle produced at that region is 'Navalinda'.
In the year of 2010 the area for cherry production was 10600 ha and the
production 28000 tons.
Research team for post-harvest
Research Lines
o Physical and chemical properties
•Weight loss, Caliber, Color,
•Textural characteristics,
•Soluble Solids Content, Titratable Acidity
o Sensory analysis
o Functional properties
o Post-harvest technologies (MAP and CA)
o Post-harvest diseases and disorders
Current research work - RITECA II
Efect of Different Storage Conditions, mainly Modified Atmosphere, on quality of cherry ‘Sweetheart’ from different regions of Portugal
and Spain (Fundão, Portalegre and Valle del Jerte) .
OutPuts
Agulheiro Santos, A.C. , Palma, V., Rato, A.E., Machado, G., Lozano, M., González, D. 2009. QUALITY OF CHERRY ‘SWEETHEART’ UNDER DIFFERENT STORAGE
CONDITIONS. VI International Cherry Symposium. Reñaca, Viña del Mar, Chile. November 15-19, 2009.
Agulheiro-Santos, A.C., Palma, V., Machado, G., Rato , A.E., Cabrita, M.J. 2012. QUALITY EVALUATION OF 'SUNBURST' CHERRIES HARVESTED AT DIFFERENT RIPENESS
STAGES . Acta Hort. (ISHS) 934:1127-1131 http://www.actahort.org/books/934/934_151.htm
Bernalte M.J., Sabio E., Hernández M.T., Gervasini C. 2003. INFLUENCE OF STORAGE DELAY ON QUALITY OF ‘VAN’ SWEET CHERRY. Postharvest Biology and Technology
28, 303-312.
Garrido M., Lozano M., Hernández M.T., Rodríguez A.B., González-Gómez D. 2009. FORMULATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A NEW NUTRACEUTICAL PRODUCT
BASED ON SWEET CHERRY (PRUNUS AVIUM L.) GROWN IN JERTE VALLEY (SPAIN). VI International Cherry Symposium. Reñaca, Viña del Mar, Chile. November 1519, 2009.
González-Gómez D., Lozano M., Fernández-León, M.F., Ayuso M.C., Bernalte M.J., Rodríguez A.B. 2009. DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION OF MELATONIN AND
SEROTONIN IN EIGHT SWEET CHERRY CULTIVARS (PRUNUS AVIUM L.) Eur Food Res Technol 229, 223–229.
González-Gómez D.,Lozano M., Fernández-León M.J., Bernalte M.J., Ayuso M.C., Rodríguez A.B. 2010. SWEET CHERRY PHYTOCHEMICALS: IDENTIFICATION AND
CHARACTERIZATION BY HPLC-DAD/ESI-MS IN SIX SWEET-CHERRY CULTIVARS GROWN IN VALLE DEL JERTE (SPAIN). Journal of Food Composition and Analysis 23,
533–539.
Hernández, M.T., Lozano M., Ayuso M.C., Bernalte M.J., López- Corrales M., González-Gómez D. 2009. INFLUENCE OF CALCIUM AND GIBERELIC ACID PRE-HARVEST
TREATMENTS IN SWEET CHERRIES (PRUNUS AVIUM L. CV. ‘BOURLAT’, ‘SUNBURST’, ‘AMBRUNÉS’ AND ‘SWEET HEART’) QUALITY AND SENSORIAL PARAMETERS. VI
International Cherry Symposium. Reñaca, Viña del Mar, Chile. November 15-19, 2009.
Palma, V., Agulheiro-Santos, A.C., Machado, G., Rato , A.E., Cabrita, M.J., Lozano , M. , Gónzalez, D. 2012. EFFECT OF DIFFERENT STORAGE CONDITIONS ON
NUTRITIONAL
AND
QUALITY
PARAMETERS
OF
'SWEETHEART'
CHERRY.
ActaHort.
(ISHS)
934:1027-1032
http://www.actahort.org/books/934/934_137.htm
Sampaio, A., Agulheiro Santos, A.C., Oliveira, M.C. 2006. EFEITO DE DIFERENTES ESTADOS DE MATURAÇÃO À COLHEITA NA CAPACIDADE DE CONSERVAÇÃO DA
CEREJA DA CULTIVAR SUNBURST. VIII Simpósio Nacional y V Ibérico de Maduración y Post-Recolección. Orihuela, Espanha. 27-30 de Setembro de 2006.
Serradilla, M. J., Lozano, M., Ayuso, M.C. , Bernalte, M.J. López-Corrales, M. 2009. CHARACTERIZATION OF THE OPTIMAL RIPENING STAGE IN ‘PICO COLORADO’
CULTIVAR, BASED ON COLOUR AND BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS. VI International Cherry Symposium. Reñaca, Viña del Mar, Chile. November 15-19, 2009.
Serradilla M.J., Lozano M., Bernalte M.J., Ayuso M.C., López-Corrales M., González-Gómez D. 2011. PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND BIOACTIVE PROPERTIES EVOLUTION
DURING RIPENING OF ‘AMBRUNÉS’ SWEET CHERRY CULTIVAR. LWT Food Science and Technology 44, 199-205.