[3Ba] Physiologically active compounds

[3Ba-05] Verification of a non-destructive measurement method for β-cryptoxanthin in mid-late ripening citrus cultivars using visible and near-infrared spectroscopy

*MINORU SUGIURA^1,2, AYAMI HISANAGA², TATSUYUKI SAKANAKA³, TERUTAKA YOSHIOKA⁴ (1. Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts, 2. Division of Citrus Research, Institute of Fruit Tree and Tea Science, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), 3. Saika Technological Institute Foundation, 4. Kyushu-Okinawa Agricultural Research Center, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO))

Keywords:non-destructive measurement, visible and near-infrared spectroscopy, mid-late ripening citrus cultivars, carotenoids, beta-cryptoxanthin