Postharvest Physiology
The post-harvest physiology group at Mid-Columbia Agricultural Research
and Extension Center has focused on preserving fruit quality, lengthening
marketability, and reducing post-harvest disorders of pome fruit with
emphasis on winter pears grown in the Pacific Northwest of America.
The contributions of the group to the fruit industry in the Pacific
Northwest and the academic community include non-chemical control of
scald disorder on 'd'Anjou' pears, prediction of harvest maturity of
pear crops and development of scald disorder of 'd'Anjou' pears by pre-harvest
temperature, and induction of normal ripening capacity and enhancement
of dessert qualities of 'd'Anjou' pears by ethylene treatment during
early marketing season.
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