SAES-422 Multistate Research Activity Accomplishments Report
Sections
Status: Approved
Basic Information
- Project No. and Title: NE1336 : Improving Quality and Reducing Losses in Specialty Fruit Crops through Storage Technologies
- Period Covered: 10/01/2017 to 09/30/2018
- Date of Report: 09/12/2018
- Annual Meeting Dates: 07/29/2018 to 07/30/2018
Participants
Participants Attending the Annual Meeting: Randy Beaudry, Michigan State Univ. Jennifer DeEll, OMAFRA Ines Hanrahan, Washington State Tree Fruit Research Commission Cindy Tong, Univ. of Minnesota Jeff Brecht, Univ. of Florida Steve Sergent, Univ. of Fla Christopher Walsh, Univ. of Maryland Kathy Hunt, Univ. of Maryland Renae Moran, Univ. of Maine Penelepe Perkins-Veazie, North Carolina State Univ. Elizabeth Mitcham, Univ. of California Tianbao Yang, USDA ARS Beltsville Chaim Frenkel, Rutgers Univ. Loren Honaas, Washington State Univ. Dave Rudell, USDA ARS Wenatchee Brentan Poirier, Washington State Univ. Christine McTavish, Washington State Univ. Susan Brown, Cornell Univ. Participants Submitting Reports by email: Peter Toivonen, Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre, Summerland, BC Robert Paull, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Summary of the Minutes of the Annual Meeting:
Rewrite of the new proposal is pending final approval. Randy summarized the future objectives.
Penny recorded an account of the state reports given during the meeting. Renae will assemble the group report AD421.
Susan Brown gave the report from the USDA. We are one of the strongest groups and should consider applying for an award at the national level, Multistate Research Award. Impact statements are useful. Common, but negative perception among consumers about long-term storage. New varieties – shocked by the number of disorders in supermarkets. High expectations from young trees and new varieties making it to market before postharvest worked out. RosBreed is writing a new proposal. Viral load and its impact on horticulture and postharvest aspects needs to be looked at in the future.
Accomplishments
Accomplishments:
Linkages
Internal cooperative projects were conducted by California, Florida, Maine, Minnesota, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and USDA ARS-Wenatchee.
External cooperative projects were conducted with the Univ. of Arkansas, USDA ARS-WV, ARS FL, NC140 project, PennState Univ. Cooperative Extension, Summerland Varieties Corporation (BC), Volcani Institute and various stakeholder groups and clientele in each cooperating state and province.
Fruit crops reported on this year:
Apple, blueberry, cherry, mango, muscadines, orange, papaya, peach, pear, pineapple, pitaya, plum, strawberry, walnut and watermelon.
For additional details, refer to the meeting minutes.
OBJECTIVE 1. Optimize storage regimes for existing apple, pear, plum, cherry and berry cultivars, with emphasis on new cultivars arising from breeding programs in NY, BC, ON, MI, MN and WA. Discussion led by DeEll. Reports were given by Maine, Maryland, USDA Beltsville, Michigan, Minnesota, and Ontario. After the meeting, a report was submitted from British Columbia.
British Columbia
1) Suitability for containerized shipping of new sweet cherry cultivars.
2) Effect of harvest maturity, controlled atmosphere storage and 1-methylcyclopropene on quality retention in new apple cultivars.
3) Evaluating IAD for maturity indexing in apples and resolving artefacts and measurement errors.
Peter Toivonen, Amritpal Singh, Margaret Cliff, Masoumeh Bejaei
Maine
1) Using the DA (Delta Absorbance) Meter to Schedule Harvest of Honeycrisp Apples – Years 2 and 3. Collaboration with DeEll and Tong.
2) Bitter Pit Incidence in Honeycrisp Grown on Different Rootstocks.
Collaborators: NC140
Maryland
1) Apple fruit maturity trials with new cultivars: Premier Honeycrisp, Honeycrisp, Gala, Crimson Crisp, Fuji, Cripps Pink and others (Baugher, Bissett, Hunt, Loeb and Walsh). Beginning in July 2017, 13 weekly fruit maturity updates on new cultivars were posted by for Mid-Atlantic growers on the Penn State Extension website. In addition, photographs showing the median starch-iodine staining patterns were included, alerting the industry to the early ripening of apples in 2017 so growers could avoid preharvest fruit drop and improve quality of stored fruit.
2) Observations of post-harvest quality after long-term storage of recently developed apple selections. (Hunt and Walsh). Eastern fruit growers are particularly interested in Evercrisp, a new cultivar that is a Fuji by Honeycrisp cross known for fruit that remains firm for a year in cold storage. Although these apples are crisp following storage, samples taken from farm markets in Maryland showed a range of calcium deficiency symptoms.
3) Conditioning trials with Premier Honeycrisp and Honeycrisp apple fruit grown in Pennsylvania and Maryland (Baugher, Bissett, Hunt and Walsh). Conditioned and unconditioned Honeycrisp apples were evaluated after six months storage. There was no soft scald seen in either treatment again in 2017. We continue to recommend that Honeycrisp apples grown in the mid-Atlantic region not be Conditioned prior to storage.
4) Asian pear fruit quality and consumer acceptance. (Hunt, Newell, and Walsh). Asian pear fruits are harvested tree-ripe. In previous years, Olympic was ranked as the best tasting fruit at Clarksville, MD. This result is similar to grower observations and particularly notable as this cultivar has also shown good field tolerance to fire blight. Breakdown was induced by hot, dry weather in August and September in 2015, 2016 and 2017. Growers have been advised to harvest prior to tree-ripe in this variety, avoiding buyer rejections and loss of crop sales.
Michigan
1) Field conditioning to prevent CA injury of Honeycrisp
CA injury due to CO2 Can be controlled conditioning fruit in the field by holding fruit for 100 degree-days using a minimum temperature of 0 °C.
2) Redesigning evaporatively cooled rooms to incorporate solar powered refrigeration in India.
A hybrid evaporatively-cooled and solar-refrigerated structure was successfully constructed in India an able to maintain temperatures between 8 and 14 °C.
Sangeeta Chopra, Diep Tran, Ben Paskus, Patrick Abeli, Robert Tritten, Bill Shane, Amy Irish-Brown, Nikki Rothwell, Phil Schwallier
Minnesota
1) Physiological basis and methods to mitigate novel postharvest storage disorder in MN1955 apple. MN1955, also known as ‘Rave’, produce fruit in mid- to late-August. If stored at 0-4 °C, the fruit’s skin can develop dimples after 1.5-2 months. Dimpling is not alleviated by treatments with DPA, 1-MCP, or preconditioning at 5 °C. Dimpling may be associated with presence of RNA viruses.
2) Testing the Felix F-750 spectrometer to assess fruit quality (Collaboration with ON and ME). The Felix F-750 spectrometer was compared to the DA meter using Honeycrisp fruit from ON, ME, and MN. Coefficients of determination showing linear fit of DA meter IAD values to those calculated from F-750 measurements ranged from 0.2 to 0.84, depending on location and harvest.
Ontario
‘AC Harrow Crisp’ pears - effects of postharvest 1-MCP and CA storage
OBJECTIVE 2. Investigate the effects of 1-MCP technology on fruit quality and storage disorders, and its interaction with cold storage and CA storage technology. Discussion led by J. Song. Reports were given by Michigan and Ontario. Reports submitted after the meeting from Hawaii.
Hawaii
1) Papaya. We have shown that jasmonic acid like 1-MCP can delay fruit ripening especially when applied before the 25% ripe stage. This will be confirmed and analyzed further with fruit from our new planting.
Michigan
Multiple applications of 1-MCP to avoid CA storage and CA injury of Honeycrisp apple.
Multiple applications improved the quality of air-stored Honeycrisp apple fruit when applied at 15-day intervals at 3 °C.
Ontario
1) Effect of preharvest 1-MCP (HarvistaTM) on ‘Empire’ apples after long-term CA storage
Preharvest 1-MCP spray (Harvista) increased the incidence of flesh and core browning. (G. Lum, J. DeEll, B. Shelp, and G. Bozzo)
Postharvest 1-MCP treatment (SmartFresh) further increased disorder incidence. (J. DeEll, A. Tattersall, and L. Walker)
2) Effect of preharvest 1-MCP (HarvistaTM) on quality of ‘McIntosh’ apples after harvest (J. DeEll, M. Plommer, A. Tattersall, and L. Walker)
3) Internal browning in ‘Gala’ apples during CA storage with and without 1-MCP (SmartFresh) (J. DeEll, L. Walker, and G. Lum)
4) Low O2 storage using DCA-RQ (SafePod Technology) and 1-MCP on ‘Honeycrisp’ apples (J. DeEll, L. Walker, and G. Lum)
5) Short-term CA for ‘Honeycrisp’ apples
(J. DeEll, J. Mattheis)
OBJECTIVE 3. Investigate the metabolic and physiological processes that underlie the responses of fruit to postharvest technologies. Discussion led by Moran. Reports were given by California, Michigan, Florida, Maine, USDA ARS Beltsville, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Rutgers Univ., and Washington State Univ. After the meeting, reports were submitted by British Columbia and Hawaii.
British Columbia
Managing internal browning of long term stored new apple cultivars.
California
1) Elucidating the mechanism of pit formation in sweet cherries (Prunus avium) for improving storage capacity (Kelly Richmond, Bill Biasi and Beth Mitcham).
2) Determining the role of lignification in tomato blossom-end rot development (Nicholas Reitz and Beth Mitcham).
3) Improving the quality of stored walnuts by understanding the influence of temperature and relative humidity on the rate of deterioration. (Claire Adkison, Bill Biasi, Veronique Bikoba and Beth Mitcham).
Florida (details available in the minutes)
Blueberry Mechanical Harvest [Sargent, Berry, Takeda (ARS-WV), Williamson]
Blueberry Temperature Management (De, Schneider, Sargent, Berry, Brecht)
Peach Temperature Management (Sargent, Makani, Berry, Brecht, Schneider, De)
Effect of Postharvest Cooling on the Microbial Quality and Storage of Florida Peaches (De, Bertoldi, Gutierrez, Mohammad, Sargent, Schneider)
Smart Strawberry and Peach Precooling Management [Uysal (USF), Mercier (USF), Brecht]
Peach N/Fruit Quality (Rubio, Brecht, Olmstead)
Orange Hot Water and Coating Treatment (Brecht, Chowdhury, Ritenour)
Mango Internal Discoloration (AKA "Corte Negro" or "Cutting Black") (Brecht, Schaffer, Crane, Li)
Fresh-cut Mango Quality Survey. [Brecht; Plotto, Baldwin & Bai (ARS-FL), C. Crisosto & G. Crisosto (UCD)]
It’s Fresh: The Role of Wound-induced Ethylene Production and Sensitivity to Ethylene in Determining the Efficacy of Ethylene Adsorption in Extending Produce Shelf Life (Brecht, Chang)
Harvest Maturity Stage Affects Fruit Quality and Postharvest Behavior of Red-Fleshed Pitaya (Hylocereus costaricenses) (Razali, Sargent, Berry, Brecht)
Hawaii
Pineapple. Our data also support our hypothesis that sugar accumulation by pineapple is apoplastic with hexose transporters being upregulated during ripening. Previously we had shown that methyl jasmonate (MeJA) treatment pineapple fruit had less incidence of butt rot and decay than the control fruit. Translucency and internal browning was also less than the control fruit. The treated fruit also had better crown appearance than untreated control with room temperature storage. This research is ongoing varying the critical commercial handling practices.
Maine
Bioactive Compounds and Antioxidant Capacity in Cultivars of Three Plum Species.
Moran, Myracle, Cole and Hwang
Michigan
1) Effects of CO2 and O2 on fermentative volatile production by ‘Honeycrisp’ apple fruit. Fermentative volatile emanations increased with increasing damage due to CO2 injury, but are likely the result, not the cause of tissue damage.
2) Effects of CO2 and O2 on key metabolites by ‘Honeycrisp’ apple fruit.
Exposure to high levels of CO2 in the storage environment upset metabolite balance in 'Honeycrisp' apple fruit. ATP, AEC, and ascorbate levels diminished, succinate increased, but NADH and NADPH were largely unaffected.
Nova Scotia
1) A Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS) of Apple Quality, Collaborators: Kendra A. McClure, Daryl J. Somers and Sean Myles.
2) Quantitative proteomic changes in apples in response to ‘Harvista’ and 1-MCP treatments, Collaborators: Jennifer DeEll (OMAFRA)
New Jersey
Molecular basis for chilling tolerance. Hydration state of fatty acid hydrocarbon chain in membrane lipid might be a molecular basis for cold stress and tolerance. Se-Young Ju and Chaim Frenkel
North Carolina
1) Changes in sugars in stored muscadine grapes or with different species.
2) Composition of watermelon tissue from grafted watermelons with or without hollow heart.
3) Use of a refractometer/acidity meter to predict titratable acidity.
Cooperators: Jim Ballington, Terry Bland, Massimo Iorrizo, Hamid Ashrafi, Jonathan Schultheis, Marlee Trandel, John Clark, Gina Fernandez
Impacts
- Growers are educated about best storage conditions and shelf life of fresh market muscadines.
- Sensitive germplasm for watermelon hollow heart is verified and will lead to information on how to minimize this disorder.
- Growers can use a simple process to check for titratable acidity in fruit crops.
- Incidence of bitter pit in was low with B.10, G.969 and M.26 rootstocks despite large fruit size.
- Peach growers in Florida are now aware that N fertilization rates can be minimized without compromising peach fruit yield or quality.
- Best temperature management practices for maintaining the postharvest quality of peaches have been communicated to Florida peach growers and handlers.
- Citrus growers in Bangladesh are testing hot water immersion followed by application of semipermeable fruit coating to citrus fruits to extend shelf life by stimulating the antioxidant system and creating and maintaining an internal modified atmosphere.
- Mango shippers now know that internal discoloration (aka "corte negro" or "cutting black") can be prevented by avoiding exposure to postharvest chilling temperatures even though the factor(s) affecting predisposition of fruit to the disorder are still unknown.
- Based on the results from our fresh-cut mango retail quality survey, the National Mango Board began an outreach program to encourage processors to use “conditioning” (i.e., ripening) programs for whole fruit in order to improve fresh-cut product quality.
- Pitaya growers and extension faculty were informed of these results and can choose to implement them to achieve longer shipping times with higher fruit quality.
Publications
Publications
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Adkison, E. C., Biasi, W. B., Bikoba, V., Holstege, D. M., & Mitcham, E. J. (2018). Effect of canning and freezing on the nutritional content of apricots. Journal of food science. Basinger, N, Jennings, K., Monks, D, Mitcham, W. Perkins-Veazie, P., Chaudhari, S. 2017. In-row vegetation-free strip width effect on established ‘Navaho’ blackberry. Weed Technol. 1-5. doi:10.1017/wet.2017.85 Beaudry, R. 2017. Mechanization for harvest and postharvest handling of fruits and vegetables. Great Plains Growers Conference, Jan. 12-14, Missouri, USA (abstract). Beaudry, R.M. 2016. Atmosphere control in packages and CA rooms: Biology, technology, and future opportunities. International Congress on Post-harvest Technologies of Agricultural Produce for Sustainable Food and Nutritional Security, Nov. 10-12, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India (abstract). Beaudry, R.M. 2017. Atmosphere Control in Packages and CA Rooms: Biology, Technology, and Future Opportunities. International Controlled Atmosphere and Modified Atmosphere Packaging (CAMA) Conference, June 17-22, Warsaw, Poland (abstract). Beaudry, R.M. 2017. Lessons from the US: Current postharvest technologies in fruit and vegetables. Vietnam Educational Foundation meeting, Feb. 11, Phoenix, AZ (abstract). Beaudry, R.M. and D.R. Dilley. 2017. Postharvest management of stone and pome fruits. Michigan Fruit Management Guide, E-154, pp. 254-258. Beaudry, R.M., D. Tran. 2017. CO2 injury in ‘Honeycrisp’ and 'Empire' apples: Dose response to diphenylamine. International Controlled Atmosphere and Modified Atmosphere Packaging (CAMA) Conference, June 17-22, Warsaw, Poland (abstract). Boonruang, K., Kerddonfag, N., Chinsirikul, W., Mitcham, E. J., & Chonhenchob, V. (2017). Antifungal effect of poly (lactic acid) films containing thymol and R-(-)-carvone against anthracnose pathogens isolated from avocado and citrus. Food Control, 78, 85-93. Boz, Z., B.A. Welt, J.K. Brecht, W. Pelletier, E. McLamore, G.A. Kiker, and J.E. Butler. 2018. Review of challenges and advances in modification of food package headspace gases. J. Applied Packaging Res. 10:62-97. Brecht, J. K. 2018. Mango, Ch. 21. In: S. Pareek and S. Tonetto de Freitas (eds.). Physiological Disorders in Fruits and Vegetables. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fla. (in press) Brecht, J.K. and E.M. Yahia. 2017. Harvesting and postharvest technology of mango, p. 105-129. In: M. Siddiq, J.K. Brecht, and J.S. Sidhu (eds.). Handbook of Mango Fruit: Production, Postharvest Science, Processing Technology and Nutrition. Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Co., Oxford, UK. Brecht, J.K., A. Plotto, E.A. Baldwin, J. Bai, C. Crisosto, and G. Crisosto. 2017. Sensory quality of fresh-cut mango at the consumer level sampled through the year. Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc. 130:158–164. 2017. Brikis, C.J., A. Zarei, C. Trobacher, J.R. DeEll, K. Akama, R.T. Mullen, G. Bozzo, and B.J. Shelp. 2017. Ancient plant glyoxylate/succinic semialdehyde reductases: GLYR1s are cytosolic, whereas GYLR2s are localized to both mitochondria and plastids. Frontiers in Plant Sci. 8: 601, 11 pp. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00601 Brikis, C.J., A. Zarei, G.Z. Chiu, K.L. Deyman, J. Liu, C.P. Trobacher, G. Hoover, S. Subedi, J.R. DeEll, G. Bozzo, and B.J. Shelp. 2018. Targeted quantitative profiling of metabolites and gene transcripts associated with 4-aminobutyrate (GABA) in apple fruit stored under multiple abiotic stresses. Hort. Res. (accepted, in press) doi: 10.1038/s41438-018-0069-3 Casamali, B., J.G. Williamson, A.P. Kovaleski, S.A. Sargent and R.L. Darnell. 2016. Mechanical Harvesting and Postharvest Storage of Two Southern Highbush Blueberry Cultivars Grafted onto Vaccinium arboreum Rootstocks. HortScience 51:1503-1510. DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI11323-16 Chopra, S. and R. Beaudry. 2016. Solar evaporative cooled storage structures for storage of fruits and vegetables. 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Innovative evaporatively-cooled solar-refrigerated structures for storage of perishables in India. American Society for Horticultural Science, Sept. 16-20, Kona, HI, (abstract). Chopra, S., S. Dhumal, P. Abeli, R. Beaudry, E. Almenar. 2017. Metal-organic frameworks can sorb, store and release ethylene and 1-methylcyclopropene. American Society for Horticultural Science, Sept. 16-20, Kona, HI, (abstract). Chowdhury, M.G.F, J.K. Brecht, M.A. Ritenour, and C.A. Sims. 2018. Improving postharvest quality retention of oranges during ambient storage using hot water immersion and fruit coating: the role of internal modified atmosphere. Acta Hort. 1194: 313-320 (Proc. VIII Intl. Postharvest Symp., July, 2016) Cliff, M.A. and Toivonen, P.M.A. 2017. Sensory and quality characteristics of Ambrosia apples in relation to harvest maturity and storage conditions. 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Non-destructive prediction of soluble solids and dry matter content using NIR spectroscopy and its relationship with sensory quality in sweet cherries. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 128, 112-120. Escribano, S., Sugimoto, N., Macnish, A. J., Biasi, W. V., & Mitcham, E. J. (2017). Efficacy of liquid 1-methylcyclopropene to delay ripening of ‘Bartlett’ pears. Postharvest biology and technology, 126, 57-66. Evans, S.F. Beebe, M, Mahmood, M, Janthachotikun,S, Eldoumi H, Peterson, S, Payton,M, Garth M. Sanewski, Duane P. Bartholomew and Robert E. Paull, 2018, The Pineapple 2nd Edition Botany, Production and Uses. 336 pages, CABI, United Kingdom Gong, Y., Song, J., Du, L., Vinqvist, M., Campbell, L., Fillmore, S., Pang, X. and Zhang, Z. 2018. Characterization of laccase from apple fruit during postharvest storage and its response to diphenylamine and 1-methycyclopropene treatments. Food Chemistry. 253:314-321. doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.01.142. Guimarães, G.H., R.L. Dantas, A.S. 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Modelling the effect of preharvest weather conditions on the incidence of soggy breakdown in ‘Honeycrisp’ apples. HortScience 52:756-763. Lobo, M. G. and R. E. Paull. 2017. Handbook of Pineapple Technology. Production, postharvest science, processing and nutrition. Wiley Blackwell, West Sussex, United Kingdom. 263 pp. Lou, H., Song, J., Toivonen, P., Gong, Y., Forney, C., Campbell L., Fillmore, S., Pang, X. and Zhang, Z. 2017. Proteomic changes in ‘Ambrosia’ apple fruit during cold storage and in response to delayed cooling treatment. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 137: 66-76. doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2017.11.011. Lum, G.B., J.R. DeEll, B.J. Shelp, and G. Bozzo. 2018. Quality of stored ‘AC Harrow Crisp’ pears is affected by 1-methylcyclopropene and controlled atmosphere. Can. J. Plant Sci. 98:505-508. doi: 10.1139/cjps-2017-0197 Lum, G.B., J.R. DeEll, G. Hoover, S. Subedi, B.J. Shelp, and G. 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Schneider, KR, J De, Y Li, A Sreedharan, R Goodrich-Snyder, MD Danyluk, DM Pahl, CS Walsh, J Todd-Searle, DW Schaffner, W Kline and RL Buchanan. 2017. Food Control. 73:511-517.
Smith, J. C., Biasi, W. V., Holstege, D., & Mitcham, E. J. (2018). Effect of passive drying on ascorbic acid, α‐tocopherol, and β‐carotene in tomato and mango. Journal of food science, 83(5), 1412-1421.
Takeda, F., W.Q. Yang, C. Li, A. Freivalds, K. Sung, R. Xu, B. Hu, J. Williamson and S. Sargent. 2017. Applying New Technologies to Transform Blueberry Harvesting. Agronomy 7(2):33; doi:10.3390/agronomy7020033
Tiyayon, Chantalak and Robert E. Paull. 2017. Mango Production. pp 17 - 35. In. Handbook of Mango Fruit: Production, Postharvest Science, Processing Technology and Nutrition. M. Siddiq (Ed), J. K. Brecht & J. S. Sidhu (Assoc. Eds.). Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK.
Toivonen, P., Batista, A. and Lannard, B. 2017. Development of a predictive model for ‘Lapins’ sweet cherry dry matter content using a visible/near infrared spectrometer and its potential application to other cultivars. Canadian Journal of Plant Science. 97: 1030–1035. dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjps-2017-0013
Tran, D, R.M. Beaudry. 2017. Multiple applications of 1-MCP in air storage as an alternative to CA storage for ‘Honeycrisp’ apple. American Society for Horticultural Science, Sept. 16-20, Kona, HI, (abstract).
Tran, D., R.M. Beaudry. 2017. Controlling CO2 Injury in Honeycrisp and Empire with diphenylamine (DPA). Vietnam Educational Foundation meeting, Feb. 11, Phoenix, AZ, (abstract).
Wallis, A., Harshman, J., Butler, B., Price, D., Fazio, G., Walsh, C. 2017. Performance of Geneva® apple rootstock selections with ‘Brookfield Gala’ and ‘Cripps Pink’ on a tall spindle system. Journal of American Pomological Society. 71(3): 137-148.
Wehner, T.C., R. Naegele, and P. Perkins-Veazie. 2017. Heritability and genetic variance components associated with citrulline, arginine, and lycopene content in diverse watermelon cultigens. HortScience 52: 936-940
Xu, Y, T Ma, NP Howard, C Chen, CBS Tong, G Celio, JR DeEll, RE Moran. 2017. Microstructure of soft scald in ‘Honeycrisp’ apples. J Amer Soc Hort Sci 142:1-6. doi: 10.21273/JASHS04250-17.
Zarei, A., C.J. Brikis, V.S. Bajwa, G.Z. Chiu, J.P. Simpson, J.R. DeEll, G.G. Bozzo, and B.J. Shelp. 2017. Plant glyoxylate/succinic semialdehyde reductases: comparative biochemical properties, function during chilling stress, and subcellular localization. Frontiers in Plant Sci. 8: 1399, 13 pp. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01399
Zhang, X., Fang, F., He, Q., Zhang, X., Shi, N., Song, J., Zhang, Z. and Pang, X. 2017. Enzymatic Characterization of a Laccase from Lychee Pericarp in Relation to Browning Reveals the Mechanisms for Fruit Color Protection. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation. Doi:10.1111/jfpp.13515.
Zheng, X. and J.K. Brecht. 2017. Oxalic acid treatments, 35-49. In: S. Pareek (ed.). Novel Postharvest Treatments of Fresh Produce. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, Fla.
Zhou, X., Gao, H., Mitcham, E. J., & Wang, S. (2018). Comparative analyses of three dehydration methods on drying characteristics and oil quality of in-shell walnuts. Drying Technology, 36(4), 477-490.
Zoffoli, J.P., P. Toivonen and Y. Wang. 2017. Postharvest Biology and Handling for Fresh Markets, pp. 460-484. In: Quero-Garcia, J., Lezzoni, A., Pulawska, J. and Lang, G. (eds), Cherries: Botany, Production and Uses. CABI, Wallingford, UK. ISBN-13: 978-1780648378.
Presentations
Bartz, J.A. (Presenter), D. Spiceland, M.T. Elkahky, A. Berry, S. Sargent, and G. E. Vallad: “Control of Rhizopus Rot of Tomato Fruit by Postharvest Fungicide Application.” Annual Meeting American Phytopathological Society. 5-9 August, 2017. APS / 572-P. (poster)
Brecht, J.K. (Presenter): “Fresh-cut Quality Issues Regarding Cell Integrity, Translucency & Juice Leakage.” Fresh-cut Short Course, Univ. Calif., Davis, 28 September, 2017.
Brecht, J.K. (Presenter): “Modified Atmospheres: Benefits and Risks to Fresh-cut Produce.” Fresh-cut Short Course, Univ. Calif., Davis, 27 September, 2017.
Brecht, J.K. (Presenter): “Ripening Mangos and Papayas”. Fruit Ripening & Retail Handling Workshop, Univ. Calif., Davis, 19 April, 2017.
Brecht, J.K. (Presenter): “Ripening Temperature Management”. Fruit Ripening & Retail Handling Workshop, Univ. Calif., Davis, 18 April, 2017.
Brecht, J.K. (Presenter): Banana, Mango, Pineapple, Citrus.” Fresh-cut Short Course, Univ. Calif., Davis, 28 September, 2017.
Brecht, J.K. (Presenter), Anne Plotto, Elizabeth A. Baldwin, Jinhe Bai, Carlos Crisosto and Gayle Crisosto: “Sensory quality of fresh-cut mango at the consumer level sampled through the year.” Florida State Horticultural Society Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL, 5 June, 2017.
Brecht, J.K. (Presenter): Mango Internal Discoloration. National Mango Board Extension Workshop and Outreach Meeting. Guayaquil, Ecuador, 27 July, 2017.
Brecht, J.K. (Presenter): “New Technology in Postharvest Plastic.” American Society for Horticultural Science Annual Meeting, Waikoloa, HI, 21 September, 2017.
Carnelossi, M.A.G. (Presenter), J.K. Brecht, D.J. Huber, L.M. De Carvalho, and S.A. Sargent: “Vacuum Infusion of Pectin Methylesterase and Calcium Maintain Firmness of the Fresh-cut Strawberry Slice.” 1º Congresso Luso-Brasileiro de Horticultura. 1-4 November 2017. Lisbon, Portugal.
CS Walsh, AE Bissett, and KW Hunt 2018. Evaluating Possible Indicators for Fruit Storage Ability of Honeycrisp Apples. ASHS Meeting, Washington DC. (First prize – Undergraduate Student Poster Competition)
De, J. (Presenter), A. Sreedharan, Y. Li, A. Gutierrez, S. Sargent, and K. Schneider: “Comparison of Forced-Air Cooling and Hydrocooling on the Microbial Quality Control of Florida Blueberries.” Intl. Assn. for Food Protection. 9-12 July, 2017. Abstract #15283. (poster)
De, J. (Presenter), B. Bertoldi, A. Gutierrez, J. Mohammad, S. Sargent and K. Schneider: “Effect of Postharvest Cooling on the Microbial Quality and Storage of Florida Peaches.” Intl. Assn. for Food Protection. 9-12 July, 2017. Abstract #15336. (poster)
Guamán, F.J., S.A. Sargent (Presenter), J.K. Brecht, A.D. Berry and M. Santana: “Potential of Partial Cooling to Expand Handling Options for Fresh-Market Strawberry.” Florida State Horticultural Society Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL, 5 June, 2017.
Razali, N.A. (Presenter), Steven A. Sargent, Adrian D. Berry, and Jeffrey K. Brecht: “Harvest Maturity Stage Affects Fruit Quality and Postharvest Behavior of Red-Fleshed Pitaya (Hylocereus costaricenses).” Florida State Horticultural Society Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL, 5 June, 2017.
Razali, N.A., S.A. Sargent (Presenter) C.A. Sims, J.K. Brecht, A.D. Berry, and G. Chang: “Potential of Postharvest Coatings to Maintain Freshness of Red-Fleshed Pitaya (Hylocereus costaricenses).” American Society for Horticultural Science Annual Meeting, Waikoloa, HI, 20 September 2017. (poster)
Rubio Ames, Z. (Presenter), J.K. Brecht, and M. Olmstead: “Impact of Different Nitrogen Rates on Peach Postharvest Attributes.” Florida State Horticultural Society Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL, 5 June, 2017.
Rubio Ames, Z. (Presenter), J.K. Brecht, M.A. Olmstead, D.M. Tieman, H.J. Klee, and C.A. Sims: “Varietal and Seasonal Differences in Volatile Composition and Sensory Quality of Two Florida Peach Varieties.” American Society for Horticultural Science Annual Meeting, Waikoloa, HI, 20 September, 2017.
Sargent, S.A. (Presenter): “Frutas e Hortaliças nos Estados Unidos: Tendências e Perspectivas.” “Fruits and Vegetables in the United States: Tendencies and Perspectives.” V Curso de Tecnologia Pós-colheita em Frutas e Hortaliças. V Course on Postharvest Technology of Fruits and Vegetables. Embrapa, National Instrumentation Laboratory. Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil. 28 August, 2017.
Sargent, S.A. (Presenter): “Postharvest Handling of Blueberries for the Fresh Market.” Blueberry In-service Training Program. University of Florida. 26 April, 2017
Extension / Outreach
Moran, R. and A. Myracle. 2017. New England Veg. and Fruit Conv. Manchester, NH.
Moran, R. 2018. Maine Ag. Trades Show. Augusta, ME
Sargent, S.A. and K.R. Schneider (Co-organizers) 2017 Florida Tomato Food Safety Workshop. September 5, 2017. Naples, FL.
Sargent, S.A. (Organizer), J.K. Brecht, M.A. Ritenour and J.A. Bartz. Postharvest Quality and Food Safety of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables. Tabletop examples and materials demonstrating postharvest disorders, diseases and food safety training opportunities. AgExpo. Nov. 8, 2017. Citra, FL.
Walsh, CS, AE Bissett, KW Hunt, TA Baugher, and NJ Young, 2018. Monitoring and Utilizing Fruit Maturity to Improve Harvest and Storage Decisions of New Apple Cultivars and Reduce Storage Disorders of Honeycrisp. Pennsylvania Fruit News. 98(1): 20-22.