To control postharvest decay and insects, moist heat treatments of strawberries are studied

Experiments with moist heat treatments of 'Chandler' strawberries at temperatures ranging from 99° to 115° F for durations of 20 to 100 minutes showed that fruit heated up to 104° F for 30 minutes were still judged marginally marketable. Although some decay can a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Frank Yoshikawa, F. Gordon Mitchell, Gene Mayer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 1992-03-01
Series:California Agriculture
Online Access:http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v046n02p26