"Consumers don't like a pale color, so the flesh should be as green as possible. On the other hand firmness is helpful for storage and shipment overseas. At the degree of firmness at which we harvest today, the fruit can be stored for as long as nine months," says HortResearch scientist Russell Lowe.
「消費者不喜歡蒼白的顏色，所以顏色愈綠愈好；硬度則有助於儲藏、外銷，我們現在的採收硬度甚至可以儲存九個月之久」，研究員拉賽爾．羅說。