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  4. DEVELOP POSTHARVEST CHEMICAL AND NON-CHEMICAL MB ALTERNATIVES FOR QUALITY MAINTENANCE OF FRESH CALIFORNIA GROWN COMMODITIES

DEVELOP POSTHARVEST CHEMICAL AND NON-CHEMICAL MB ALTERNATIVES FOR QUALITY MAINTENANCE OF FRESH CALIFORNIA GROWN COMMODITIES

Objective

Develop acceptable physical and chemical alternatives to MB for postharvest quality maintenance of California-grown fresh fruit & vegetable commodities to facilitate domestic marketing and export; evaluate incipient injury and phytotoxicity of fresh commodities to MB alternative treatments; determine the physiological and biochemical basis of phytotoxicity related to various commodity treatments; and develop sensitive microanalytical methods for measurement and assessment of fresh commodities.

Investigators
Obenland D M
Institution
USDA - Agricultural Research Service
Start date
2002
End date
2007
Funding Source
Agricultural Research Service
Project number
5302-43000-028-00D
Accession number
406569
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