A brief description of the biology of fruit bruising is followed by a description of the effects of bruising on tomato paste quality. John Labavitch et al. Use of Retain TM on Apples and Pears Retain, an ethylene biosynthesis inhibitor, was recently approved for use of apples and pears. This article describes the results of trials with Retain and its effects on harvest maturity and storage quality of apples and pears. Beth Mitcham Progress in Defining Critical Management Practices for Animal Manures and Manure based Composts.
Prevention is a critical control strategy in any food safety management program for fresh produce.
One production input that may have postharvest consequences is the use of animal manures and manure-based compost. The results of recent surveys of compost piles of dairy manure for microbial populations are presented and discussed. Zeolites are commercially marketed as ethylene adsorbing agents in pellet form or impregnated into a diversity of paper or polymer-film liners. This article describes continuation of work to test the efficacy of various zeolites for ethylene adsorption.