Comparing the Efficacy of Postharvest Cooling Methods to Enhance Fruit Quality and Reduce Salmonella in Artificially Inoculated Southern Highbush Blueberry

Cooling procedures used by blueberry (Vaccinium sp.) growers often may include delays up to 24 hours that can damage the fruit through rough handling and adverse temperatures, thereby potentially compromising quality and, subsequently, safety. The objectives of this experiment were to compare forced...

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Main Authors: Jaysankar De, Aswathy Sreedharan, You Li, Alan Gutierrez, Jeffrey K. Brecht, Steven A. Sargent, Keith R. Schneider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) 2019-05-01
Series:HortTechnology
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Online Access:https://journals.ashs.org/horttech/view/journals/horttech/29/3/article-p314.xml