Postharvest
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Plants need water to grow, but rainfall near harvest can have negative impacts on blueberries. One of these is the tendency for ripe fruit to split after rainfall (Figure 1). Rain splitting typically occurs when water is imbibed through the skin of ripe berries. Likewise, water taken up by the roots can also contribute to…
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Authors: Yi-Wen Wang, D. Scott NeSmith, Rachel Itle, Renée Holland, and Savithri Nambeesan. In this study we evaluated postharvest fruit quality attributes of five southern highbush cultivars, Miss Lilly, Miss Alice Mae, Miss Jackie, Rebel and Suziblue. This article summarizes the fruit quality attributes of these 5 cultivars shortly after harvest and their postharvest shelf-life. Methods: Fruit were…
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Part 1: Fruit Firmness Authors: Rion T. Mooneyham, Savithri U. Nambeesan, and Rachel A. Itle This article is the first of a series from my master’s research. Overall, this work is the examination and comparison of fruit quality traits in southern highbush (SHB), rabbiteye (RE), and northern highbush (NHB) cultivars in commercial postharvest cold storage across…
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