TLE 6 - Lesson 1 Module 6 - Week 6

It is the stage of development when a plant part possesses the necessary characteristics for use by the consumers?

• Commercial Maturity

• Physiological Maturity

• Coloring

• Ripeness

It refers to the attainment of final stage of biological

function by a plant part as a whole. It is the stage of development of any plant

organ at its maximum size and growth.

• Ripeness

• Coloring

• Physiological Maturity

• Organoleptic Quality

Color is taken as a reliable indicator of ripeness but external color

does not always give an accurate account of fruit maturity when viewed by a

naked eye.

• Coloring

• Ripeness

• Organoleptic Quality

• Commercial Maturity

This can be described by a set of attributes including

fruit appearance, taste, aroma, and texture.

• Physiological Maturity

• Coloring

• Ripeness

• Organoleptic Quality

It is a process in fruits that causes them to become more palatable.

• Coloring

• Ripeness

• Commercial maturity

• Physiological Maturity