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HARVEST AND POSTHARVEST PRACTICES TO PROMOTE OPTIMUM QUALITY OF FRESH PEARS

Objective

Identify additional indicators of physiological and/or horticultural maturity that are indicative of storability; identify protocols for 1-MCP use that ensure predictable ripening; and characterize how pear fruit ripening and development of disorders are impacted by prolonged storage at the low 02 limit.

Investigators
Mattheis J P
Institution
USDA - Agricultural Research Service
Start date
2006
End date
2009
Funding Source
Agricultural Research Service
Project number
5350-43000-005-06T
Accession number
411258
Categories
Chemical Contaminants
Commodities
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