Table 3.
Effects of harvest time different on Hunter value and fruit quality of ‘Niitaka’ pear fruit in 2007

Treatment	Hunter value			Fruit weight (g)	Fruit firmness (N)	SSC (°Brix)
	L	a	b
	7 days before optimum maturity	58.9^a1)	9.7^a				36.9^a	76^a	10.06^a	11.4^a
Optimum maturity	57.9^a	9.2^a	37.0^a	760^a	10.77^a	11.4^a
7 days after optimum maturity	56.5^a	10.3^a	36.1^a	773^a	9.80^a	12.0^a

Storage date : 5 November, Storage condition : Temp. 0℃, RH 80∼85%.
Mean separation within columns by Duncan's multiple range test at p<0.05 level.