Pomegranates do not ripen after harvest and must be picked fully ripe to ensure the best eating quality. Very few studies of the responses of pomegranates to CA have been conducted. Physiological Disorders Chilling Injury. External symptoms include brown discoloration of the skin and increased susceptibility to decay. Pathological Disorders Heart Rot.
Affected fruit show a slightly abnormal skin color, and internally a mass of blackened arils.
The disease develops while the fruit is on the tree. Affected pomegranates can be detected and removed by sorters in the packinghouse. One Shields Ave.