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Archived Postharvest Information Network (PIN) Articles

This is an archived database of research papers, reports and news articles provided by Dr. Kupferman from the now retired Postharvest Information Network website.

Disclaimer: This archive is provided for informational use only. The archive may contain outdated material and should not be used to determine current best practices.
Article IDAuthorTitleDate
EMK2000AKupfermanObservations on Maturity and Storage of Apples and Pears (Revised Fall 2002)

October

2002

EMK2000BRetamalesBitter Pit Prediction in Apples and the Commercial Use of Fruit Magnesium Infiltration

September

2000

EMK2000CKupfermanStorage Scald of Apples

July

2001

EMK2001ADunleyPear Pest Management in the Pacific Northwest

June

2001

EMK2001BKupfermanTemperature Management and Modified Atmosphere Packing to Preserve Sweet Cherry Quality

July

2001

EMK2001CKupfermanComparison of Pome Fruit Firmness Testing Instruments

December

2001

EMK2001DKupfermanControlled Atmosphere Storage of Apples and Pears

December

2001

EMK2002AKupfermanCritical Aspects of Harvest and Quality Management

June

2002

EMK2002BKupfermanFirmness Loss in Gingergold

June

2002

EMK2002CKupfermanEffects of DPA Drenching on Newer Apple VarietiesSeptember 2002
EMK2002DKupfermanMinimizing Internal Browning in Apples and PearsSeptember 2002
EMK2002FKupfermanPackinghouse Primer: Maturity, Storage and Handling of Washington ApplesDecember 1996
EMK2002GKupfermanUse of Diphenylamine, Ethoxyquin and Semperfresh on Anjou Pears

February

2003

EMK2003AKupfermanGala Lenticel Marking

February

2003

EMK2003BKupfermanQuality of the 2001 Crop of Washington Apples

April

2003

EMK2003CKupfermanQuality of the 2000 Crop of Washington State Apples

March

2002

EMK2004AKupfermanLenticel Breakdown in Gala ApplesNovember 2004
EMK2005AKupfermanA Status Report on Lenticel Breakdown of Gala Apples

July

2005

EMK2006AKupfermanWe Are in the Food Business: Providing Consumers with the Quality Apples They Want

February

2006

EMK2006BKupfermanMinimizing Bruising on Apples

February

2006

EMK2007AKupfermanEvaluation of Sweet Cherry Fruit and Stem Damage when Applying Peroxyacetic Acid or Sodium Hypochlorite after HarvestDecember 2007
EMK2007BKupfermanNon-Destructive Firmness Instrument Testing: Apples and Pears

July

2007

EMK2007CKupfermanPlain Talk About Lenticel BreakdownNovember 2007
EMK2007DKupfermanLessons about Pears from around the WorldDecember 2007
EMK2009AKupfermanLenticel Breakdown of Apples and Fruit Mineral Balance

August

2009

EMK2009BKupfermanA Status Report on Honeycrisp Apple Maturity and Storage for WashingtonSeptember 2009
EMK2009CKupfermanResearch Progress Report: Lenticel Breakdown in Gala Apples, 2008 CropDecember 2009
J10I1ALauFactors Affecting Braeburn Browning DisorderFebruary 1999
J10I1BOzanichNear-Infrared Spectroscopy: Background and Application to Tree Fruit Quality MeasurementsFebruary 1999

 

 

J10I1CMoffittMethyl Bromide Fumigation of ‘Rainier’ Sweet Cherries in Corrugated Polypropylene ContainersFebruary 1999

 

 

J10I1DLauEthylene Scrubbing Offers No Firmness and Scald Benefits to ‘Golden Delicious,’ ‘Delicious,’ and ‘Spartan’ Apples in Low-Oxygen StorageFebruary 1999

 

 

J1I1ARosenbergerPostharvest Integrated Pest Management

June

1990

J1I2AWaeltiMatching Nitrogen Equipment to Your Needs

August

1990

J2I3AKupfermanEuropean Apple Warehouse Practices

August

1991

J2I3BWaeltiHumidity Management in CA Storages

August

1991

J2I4AGuyerMinimizing Apple Bruising in the PackinglineDecember 1991
J2I4BKupfermanQuality of Red and Golden Delicious Apples Shipped from Washington State-Progress Report for the 1989 and 1990 Crop

December 1991

 

J3I1AKupfermanMaturity and Storage of Apple Varieties New to Washington State-1992

April

1992

J3I1BKupfermanNew Zealand’s Approach to Postharvest Handling of Apples

April

1992

J3I2ANW HortResidue Tolerances for Postharvest Chemicals

June

1992

J3I3AZhangApple Bruising Research Update: Effects of Moisture, Temperature, Cultivar

August

1992

J3I3BHydeApple Bruising Research Update: Packingline Impact Evaluations

August

1992

J3I4AKupfermanReducing Postharvest Losses in Anjou Pears:

 

A Report on the 1991 Crop

December 1992
J3I4BKupfermanRetaining the Firmness of Apples in StorageDecember 1992
J3I4CWaeltiShould We Use Plastic Bins?December 1992
J4I1ADuganAnthracnose, Perennial Canker and Bull’s-Eye Rot of Apple and Pear

June

1993

J4I1BApelChlorine Dioxide

June

1993

J4I1CSpottsFiltration to Remove Spores of Penicillium Expansum from Water in Pome Fruit Packinghouses

June

1993

J4I1DApelFlotation Materials for Pears

June

1993

J4I1ETukeyOverview of Ozone Use at Snokist Growers

June

1993

J4I1FKupfermanPostharvest Diseases of Cherries

June

1993

J4I1GKupfermanPostharvest Practices to Minimize Decay in Pears

June

1993

J4I1HKupfermanPostharvest Diseases and Disorders of Apples and Pears

June

1993

J4I1IKupfermanPostharvest Practices to Minimize Decay in Apples

June

1993

J4I1JKupfermanPreharvest Practices to Minimize Postharvest Decay

June

1993

J4I3ABrownReduce Apple Bruise DamageOctober 1993
J4I3BTruterEthylene Levels in Commercial CA and Low-Ethylene CA Storage of Golden Delicious, Starking, and Granny Smith Apples and Packham’s Triumph Pears

October 1993

 

 

J5I1AKupfermanAnjou Pear Quality:  Fruit Quality

April

1994

J5I1BKupfermanAnjou Pear Quality:  Postharvest Practices

April

1994

J5I1CKupfermanCherry Damage Surveys in 1993

April

1994

J5I1DYoungIn-Field Hydrocooling Cherry Temperature Management

April

1994

J5I1EKupfermanAnjou Pear Quality:  Disorders and Diseases

April

1994

J5I1FGuyerLighting Systems for Fruit Sorting

April

1994

J5I2AKupfermanPacking Fuji Apples in Washington State

August

1994

J5I2BKupfermanPacking Gala Apples in Washington State

August

1994

J5I2CKupfermanPacking Golden Delicious Apples in Washington State

August

1994

J5I2DKupfermanPacking Red Delicious Apples in Washington State

August

1994

J5I2EKupfermanReport to the Industry on Fruit Quality and Packing Practices for Washington Grown Apples

August

1994

J5I3AKupfermanMaturity and Storage of Gala, Fuji, and Braeburn Apples

September

1994

J6I1AThompsonReducing Cherry Damage in Packinghouse Operations-Packinghouse Evaluations

May

1995

J6I2AKupfermanPostharvest Handling of Anjou Pears

June

1995

J6I2BKupfermanPractices to Reduce Postharvest Pear Diseases

June

1995

J8I2AKupfermanNear Infrared Sorting for the Washington Apple Industry

June

1997

J8I2CDrakeApple Waxing after Methyl Bromide Fumigation

June

1997

J8I3AKupfermanObservations on Storage Regimes for Apples and Pears, 1997

October

1997

J8I3BKupfermanQuality of CA-Stored Anjou Pears Packed in Trays or Handwrapped-1996 Crop

October

1997

J8I4AHydeBruising-Impacts, Why Apples Bruise, and What You Can Do to Minimize Bruising

December

1997

J8I4BPittsElastic Modulus: What Is It?

December

1997

J8I4CPittsEvaluating Apple Firmness Sensors

December

1997

J8I4DCavalieriDetection of Watercore in Apples

December

1997

J9I1AKupfermanPostharvest Applied Chemicals to Pears:

 

A Survey of Pear Packers in Washington, Oregon, and California

June

1998

N1I2AProebstingBing Cherry Maturity

May

1983

N1I2BPattersonCA Storage of Bing Cherries

May

1983

N1I2CPattenReduction of Surface Pitting in Sweet Cherries

May

1983

N1I3ABramlageMeasuring Fruit Firmness with a Penetrometer

August

1983

N1I4ABlanpiedThe Many Faces of CA Storage

November

1983

N1I4BWaeltiEnergy Conservation in Apple Storages

November

1983

N2I1AKupfermanCarbon Monoxide in Storage Rooms and Packing Houses

February

1984

N2I1BBlanpiedLow Oxygen Hazard In CA Storage

February

1984

N2I2AKolattukudyNatural Waxes on Fruits

May

1984

N2I2BKupfermanWaxing Red Delicious

May

1984

N2I3ABramlageFactors Influencing DPA Residues on Apples

August

1984

N2I4AOlsenMonitoring the Quality of Apples in Long-Term CA Storage

November 1984

 

N2I4BKupfermanUsing Chlorine in the PackinghouseNovember 1984
N3I1AChenSome Advantages and Disadvantages of Low-Oxygen Storage of Red Delicious Apples

February 1985

 

N3I1BMeheriukLow-Oxygen Atmospheres to Control Superficial Scald in Red Delicious Apples

February 1985

 

N3I1CLauStorage Factors Influencing the Quality of ApplesFebruary 1985
N3I2AMitchellReducing Handling Injuries During Fruit Harvest

May

1985

N3I2BKupfermanCherry Quality Research Summary

May

1985

N3I3ATvergyakPear Maturity Indexes Used to Time Harvest Date

August

1985

N3I3BKupfermanPractices to Reduce Postharvest Pear Diseases

August

1985

N3I4ALoescherUnderstanding WatercoreNovember 1985
N4I1AWaeltiForced Air Cooling of Cherries

May

1986

N4I1BKupfermanAn Introduction to Cherry Quality and Handling

May

1986

N4I1CKupfermanThe Role of Ethylene in Determining Apple Harvest and Storage Life

May

1986

N4I2APattersonPreserving Granny Smith Quality and Condition

July

1986

N4I2BBartschReducing Energy Costs in CA Storage

July

1986

N4I2COlsenViews on CA Storage of Apples

July

1986

N4I3AKupfermanRetail Quality of Washington ApplesNovember 1986
N4I3BKupfermanControl of Major Postharvest Apple DiseasesNovember 1986
N4I3CLauDessert Quality and Storability of Jonagold ApplesNovember 1986
N5I1APattersonFactors of Loss and The Role of Heat Removal for Maximum Preservation of Sweet Cherries

May

1987

N5I1BGlennRole of Calcium in Delaying Softening of Apples and Cherries

May

1987

N5I2AKlahreD’Anjou Harvest Maturity and Storage

August

1987

N5I2BKupfermanBrown Core, a Disorder of CA Stored Pears

August

1987

N6I1AWaeltiPotential for Explosions in CA Storage Facilities

March

1988

N6I2AKupfermanFruit Mineral Analysis–An UpdateSeptember 1988
N6I2BPattersonHarvest Maturity and Storage of Granny Smith Apples for Late CA and Uniform Market QualitySeptember 1988
N6I2CBramlageApple Scald, a Complex ProblemSeptember 1988
N6I3AMeheriukHarvest Maturity and Storage Regime for PearsDecember 1988
N6I3BKupfermanSkin Speckling and Pithy Brown Core of D’Anjou PearsDecember 1988
N7I1AKupfermanCherry Warehouse Survey Report, 1988

May

1989

N7I2AApelDump Tank ChemicalsSeptember 1989
N7I2BKupfermanThe Early Beginnings of Controlled Atmosphere StorageSeptember 1989
N7I2CSugarFlotation Materials for PearSeptember 1989
N7I3AWillettPostharvest Diseases and Disorders of Apples and PearsDecember 1989
N7I3BWillettPractices to Minimize Postharvest Decay of Apples and PearsDecember 1989
N7I3CWillettFlotation Materials For PearsDecember 1989
N7I3DWillettPostharvest Diseases of CherriesDecember 1989
PC2000AWillettInternational Chemical Standards

March

2000

PC2000AACurryConsiderations in Using Ethephon and ReTain To Regulate Maturity of Deciduous Tree Fruit

March

2000

PC2000BAshbyRetail Sales Trends in Washington State Apples

March

2000

PC2000BBHarkerWhat Makes Fruit Firm and How to Keep It That Way

March

2000

PC2000CFoxFood Safety: The Commercial Advantage

March

2000

PC2000CCLutzSuccessful Apple Marketing in the New Millennium

March

2000

PC2000DEschbachEthylene Concentrations in Controlled Atmosphere Storage

March

2000

PC2000DDMattheisResponses of Apple and Pear Fruit to

 

1-Methylcyclopropene

March

2000

PC2000EBlankenshipPotential MCP Revolution

March

2000

PC2000EECurryPredicting Physiological Disorders: Bitter Pit

March

2000

PC2000FBlankenshipEthylene: The Ripening Hormone

March

2000

PC2000FFGriffinMonitoring the Controlled Atmosphere Storage Environment: Ammonia Sensors and Infrared Vapor Analysis

March

2000

PC2000GZehmWater Quality, Water Availability, and Salmon Recovery

March

2000

PC2000HChenEthylene and Anjou Pears

March

2000

PC2000IMitchamEthylene Treatment of Bartlett Pears in Transit to Improve Ripening and Quality

March

2000

PC2000JPowersOpening New Markets

March

2000

PC2000KHallierBar-Coding Individual Fruit

March

2000

PC2000LFergusonAn Insurer’s Perspective on Postharvest

March

2000

PC2000MGranatsteinAlternative Markets for Fruit: Organic and Integrated Fruit Production

March

2000

PC2000NThompsonTransport and Packaging to Optimize Pear Quality

March

2000

PC2000OThompsonGood Temperature Management Improves Fruit Quality

March

2000

PC2000PMortonEvaporator Fan Variable Frequency Drive Effects on Energy and Fruit Quality

March

2000

PC2000QSchickOptimizing Cherry Stem Quality

March

2000

PC2000RHellicksonPear Cool-Down and Mass Loss: Comparing Plastic and Wooden Bins

March

2000

PC2000SSauerImproving Plant Operations Using Information Technology

March

2000

PC2000TSauerNew Marketing Opportunities:

 

Some Bright Lights of Hope on the Horizon for Washington Apples

March

2000

PC2000UBedfordPreventing Decay

March

2000

PC2000VSwearingenAdvertising Program Evaluation:

 

February 1999 to February 2000

March

2000

PC2000WZagoryWash Water Sanitation: How Do I Compare Different Systems?

March

2000

PC2000XZagoryWhat Modified Atmosphere Packaging

 

Can and Can’t Do for You

March

2000

PC2000YEwartNew Postharvest Chemicals: The Environmental Protection Agency and the Risk Cup

March

2000

PC2000ZSandersonManagement of Decay Around the World and at Home

March

2000

PC2001AAndrewsGala Splitting

March

2001

PC2001BArgentaResponses of MCP-Treated Fuji and Braeburn Apple Fruit to Air and CA Storage Conditions

March

2001

PC2001CArgentaDevelopment of Internal Browning in Fuji Apples During Storage

March

2001

PC2001DBatesIntroducing AgroFreshTM

March

2001

PC2001ECliffQuality Assurance Based on Sensory Evaluation

March

2001

PC2001FDrakeThe Influence of Paper Wraps on the Quality and Disorders of Anjou Pears After Controlled Atmosphere Storage

March

2001

PC2001GFergusonCalcium in Apple Fruit

March

2001

PC2001HHansenExporting Without Methyl Bromide

March

2001

PC2001IHellicksonReducing Energy Costs in Fruit Storage Warehouses

March

2001

PC2001JHydeConditioning to Reduce Impact Bruising in Fruits and Vegetables

March

2001

PC2001KMcEvoyOrganic Regulations for Washington and USA

March

2001

PC2001LMullinixDeveloping a Washington Tree Fruit Industry Strategic Plan

March

2001

PC2001MO’RourkeWhere Do We Go From Here?

March

2001

PC2001NMattheisResponses of Pacific Northwest Apples to 1-methylcyclopropene (MCP)

March

2001

PC2001OOzanichNear-Infrared Spectroscopy Progress Report

March

2001

PC2001PPlottoTools of Sensory Analysis Applied to Apples

March

2001

PC2001QStaplesMinimizing Energy Use in Storage

March

2001

PC2001RSugarModified Atmosphere Packaging for Pears

March

2001

PC2001SToivonenFactors Involved in Developing Apples Slices

March

2001

PC2001TWilcoxEnergy Efficiency in Fruit Storage Warehouses

March

2001

PC2001UCurryLenticel and Cuticle Disorders: A Survey

March

2001

PC2001VHarkerConsumer Response to Apples

March

2001

PC2002ACarpenterThe Sales Desk and the Apple Commission: Working Together on Retail Promotions

March

2002

PC2002BCurryFactors Contributing to Lenticel Breakdown

March

2002

PC2002CHuberFresh Fruit Packing General Permit Renewal: The Fruit Industry and WSDOE Working Together

March

2002

PC2002DKupfermanThe Quality of Washington Apples

March

2002

PC2002EMattheisFactors Influencing Successful Use of 1-MCP

March

2002

PC2002FMarinConsumers’ Evaluation of Apple Quality

March

2002

PC2002GMemmottRetaining and Motivating Employees

March

2002

PC2002HMoffittConditioned Fruit: Is It What Consumers Are Looking For?

March

2002

PC2002JSchlectFood Safety/Food Security: Will It Be Important?

March

2002

PC2002KSugarPear Flotation Studies, 2001-2002

March

2002

PC2002Lvan Someren GréveTechnology and Automation–Can It Decrease Warehouse Costs/Improve Grower Returns?

March

2002

PC2002MZoffoliThe Apple and Cherry Industry of Chile

March

2002

PC2003ASchraderStress-Induced Disorders: Effects on Apple Fruit Quality

December 2003

 

PC2003BBrunnerInformation from the Careful Evaluation of Packlingline Culls

December 2003

 

PC2003CCrouchResearch and Commercial Experience with SmartFresh in South Africa

December 2003

 

PC2003DCrouchPost-Harvest Apple Practices in South AfricaDecember 2003
PC2003EMcEvoyOrganic Certification in the United States and Europe

December 2003

 

PC2003FMoggiaApple Postharvest Practices in ChileDecember 2003
PC2003GMoggiaUse of Thermofogging for DPA and Fungicide Applications in Chile

December 2003

 

PC2003HSmilanickUse of Ozone in Storage and Packing FacilitiesDecember 2003
PC2003IWillettMaking Sense of Organic, Food Safety and Food Security Certification Programs

December 2003

 

PC2004ABylemansPENBOTEC 400 SC, a New Postharvest FungicideDecember 2004
PC2004BKelleyChlorine Disinfectants and ORP ControlDecember 2004
PC2004CXiaoDecay Control with New ToolsDecember 2004
PC2004DNevenHigh Pressure Washing and Organosilicones: Improvements and Impacts on Pear Quality, Pathogens, and Surface Arthropods

December 2004

 

PC2004ESchraderFruit Skin DisordersDecember 2004
PC2004FSholbergBin and Storage Room SanitationDecember 2004
PC2004GTedfordScholar–A New Broad-Spectrum Postharvest Fungicide for Pome Fruits

December 2004

 

PC2004HJonesCull Analysis: Moving Towards a Better SystemDecember 2004
PC2005AHernandezQuality of Pink Lady AppleDecember 2005
PC2005BDeEllOntario Experiences with 1-MCP (SmartFreshTM) on Apples

December 2005

 

PC2005CDeEllPostharvest Quality and Handling of ‘Honeycrisp’ Apples

December 2005

 

PC2005DDrakeThe Influence of Aminoethoxyvinylglycine and Ethephon on Objective and Sensory Quality of ‘Delicious’ Apples and Apple Juice at Harvest and After Storage

December 2005

 

PC2005EHellicksonImproving Air Distrubution in Fruit Storage Warehouses

December 2005

PC2005FKupfermanLatest Research on Lenticel Breakdown of ApplesDecember 2005
PC2005GMitchamTree Fruit Research in CaliforniaDecember 2005
PC2005HSpottsNew High-Tech Methods to Solve Old Decay Problems

December 2005

PC2006AHanrahanLenticel Disorders Industry SurveyDecember 2006
PC2006BSugarAdvances in Integrated Management of Pear Postharvest Decay

December 2006

PC2006CThompsonRequirements for Successful Forced-Air CoolingDecember 2006
PC95ADrakeQuality of Gala Apples as Related to Maturity, Storage Atmosphere and Storage with Bartlett Pears

March

1995

PC95BGrantInternal Browning of Fuji: Central California Experiences

March

1995

PC96AChenStorage Challenges with Winter Pears

March

1996

PC97AChenCA Regimes for Control of Superficial Scald of d’Anjou Pear

March

1997

PC97BWitneyFruit Mineral Uptake and Augmentation in the Orchard: Postharvest Quality Implications

March

1997

PC97CWolkPractical Application of Fruitlet Mineral Analysis

March

1997

PC97DPittsApple Size and Length of Storage Affects Firmness

March

1997

PC97EDrakeFruit Quality as influenced by Wax Application

March

1997

PC97FCavalieriDetection of Watercore in Apples

March

1997

PC97GFossumHarvesting Jonagolds

March

1997

PC97HCurryConsiderations in Assessing Maturity of Braeburn Apples

March

1997

PC97IMitchamEvaluation of Four Cherry Firmness Measuring Devices

March

1997

PC97JMattheisPostharvest Management of Watercored Fuji Apples

March

1997

PC97KHydeOptimizing Temperature and Moisture to Minimize Fruit Bruising

March

1997

PC97LSandersonFungicidal Drenches for Control of Postharvest Decay in d’Anjou

March

1997

PC97MLennoxBotrytis Gray Mold as a Postharvest Pathogen in D’Anjou Pear

March

1997

PC97NSugarControl of Postharvest Decay with Chemical and Biological Fungicides

March

1997

PC97OSmithChemical Safety: What You Can Mix and What You Can’t

March

1997

PC97PSeamanThermosyphon Oil Cooling Demonstration Project

March

1997

PC97QBlackOperation and Energy Benefits of Computerized Control Systems

March

1997

PC97RGrayWarehouse Electrical Systems

March

1997

PC97SJourdanProcess Safety Management: Compliance of Refrigeration Plants

March

1997

PC97TInghamEnergy Savings Associated with Computer Control of Refrigeration

March

1997

PC97UWilcoxImproving Aging Refrigeration Systems in the Fruit Industry

March

1997

PC98AEwartThe Food Quality Protection Act of 1996

March

1998

PC98AAMcLaughlinPotential Areas of Research for Modification of the Fresh Fruit Packing General Permit

March

1998

PC98BSomerenModern Labor Realities

March

1998

PC98CKukulanWorldwide Market Potential and Technical Barriers for the Export of Stone Fruit

March

1998

PC98DSkeltonThe “Partners in Quality” Program

March

1998

PC98EHellicksonChanges in Pear CA Storage Rooms as Influenced by Evaporator Fan Operation

March

1998

PC98FStaplesEvaporator Fan VSD’s: Fruit Quality Considerations

March

1998

PC98GWilcoxThe Evaporator Fan VFD Initiative

March

1998

PC98HHoustonAmmonia Leak Detection in CA Storage

March

1998

PC98IGriffinEvaluation of Ammonia Sensors for Controlled-Atmosphere (CA) Applications

March

1998

PC98JDrakeElevated Carbon Dioxide Storage of Loose Packed ‘Bosc’ Pears

March

1998

PC98KThompsonEffects of RetainTM on ‘Delicious’ Apple Maturity and Storability

March

1998

PC98LPrangeDetermination of Maturity for Long-Term Storage of Apples

March

1998

PC98MCurryEthylene in Fruit Physiology

March

1998

PC98NMattheisMaximizing Postharvest Quality of Gala and Fuji Apples

March

1998

PC98OWaliserConcorde Pear and CameoTM Apple

March

1998

PC98PCurryPhysiology of Braeburn Maturity and Disorders: A Discussion

March

1998

PC98QDoorninkWashington Tree Fruit Research Commission’s Postharvest Projects

March

1998

PC98RSandersonFungicidal Drenches for Control of Postharvest Decay in Pome Fruit

March

1998

PC98SSholbergPostharvest Strategies that Reduce Risk of Pome Fruit Decay

March

1998

PC98TMcPheeField Management of Postharvest Rots

March

1998

PC98UMcEvoyHandling Organic Fruit

March

1998

PC98VWillettA Brief Summary of Some Package Labeling Issues

March

1998

PC98WPrangeBruising Reduction: Effect Of Storage Humidity and Post-Storage Handling on Compression Bruising of CA Stored Apples

March

1998

PC98XHanfordReducing Emissions from Forklifts

March

1998

PC98YHuberThe Fresh Fruit Packing General Wastewater Discharge Permit: Compliance Trends and Permit Re-Issuance

March

1998

PC98ZMrachekWastewater Sampling Techniques

March

1998

PC99ACurryDelicious Quality Can Be Affected by Ethephon or ReTainTM

March

1999

PC99BDrakeShort-Term Controlled Atmosphere Storage of Apples

March

1999

PC99CThompsonDelicious Harvest Maturity and Storage

March

1999

REP2001ARitenourSanitizers for Citrus Packinghouse Recirculated Water Systems

August

2001

REP2002AChenPre-Conditioning of D’Anjou Pears in Transit During Early Marketing Season

June

2002

REP2002BSmithA Brief Handout to Aid in the Identification and Control of Common Postharvest Diseases of Apples and Pears

September 1996

 

REP2002CKetchieEffect of Winter Damaged Spurs on the 1986 Apple Crop

August

1986

REP2002DSwindemanFruit Packing and Storage Loss Prevention Guidelines

December 2002

REP2003AKolattukudyNatural Waxes on Fruits

March

2003

REP2003BCurryFactors Associated with Apple Lenticel Breakdown

April

2003

REP2007ARitenourRed Color Development of Apple: A Literature Review

June

2007

REP2009ASilsbyCA Storage Safety

August

2009

REP2009BSugarRe-Thinking the Chill Requirement for Pear Ripening

December 2009

REP2010ABeaudryA summary of ‘Honeycrisp’ storage recommendations across North America: What is best for Michigan?

December 2009

 

REP2010BHansenBIN SANITATION: AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO REDUCE CODLING MOTH AND FUNGAL DECAY SPORES

May

2010

REP2010B-SpanishPrietoLa Desinfeccion de las Cajas PaletJanuary 2011
REP2010CCalvoAntioxidant Use In Apple And Pear Storage Part 1 – Regulatory Situation

October 2010

REP2010DCalvoAntioxidant Use In Apple And Pear Storage Part 2 – Alternatives to Antioxidants

October 2010

REP2010ECalvoAntioxidant Use In Apple And Pear Storage Part 3 – Storage Scald and 1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP)

October 2010

REP2011AYuriPartiduras En CerezasJanuary 2011
RP2000AGurnseyImproving Apple ColorDecember 1999
W99A01KupfermanNotes on the Relationship of Internal Browning and Titratrable Acidity in Fuji Apples

October 1999

W99A02SandersonEffect of Paper Wraps on Postharvest Decay and Disorders of Anjou Pear Fruit, 1997

October 1999

W99A03McPheeProper Management of Your DPA Program Can Save You Money and Headaches!

October 1999

Aniline BlueCurryPredicting Susceptibility of ‘Gala’ Apples to Lenticel Breakdown Disorder: Guidelines for Using the Dye Uptake Test

August

2004

EM9001SpottsPredicting and managing gray mold rot of pear in Oregon

January 2010

Market DiseasesUSDAMarket Diseases of Apples, Pears and Quinces

May

1971

Market DiseasesUSDAMarket Diseases of Apples, Pears and Quinces

May

1971