EFFECT OF MATURITY AND FROST ON THE LEAF COLOR OF STORAGE CABBAGE

Over 3-yr periods, storage cabbages were (a) harvested at different times or stages of maturity (b) harvested from frosted and non-frosted plots. Three color component measurements of the wrapper leaves were taken during storage on a Hunterlab Color and Color Difference Meter. The early harvested cabbages were variable for "L" lightness but were greener "a" and less yellow "b" than those from the later harvests or more mature specimens. Frosted cabbages were variable for greenness but were lighter and yellower than the ones that were not frosted.