Easy Does It

摘要

Bruising fruit during harvest is a concern for all growers, but it can be controlled through basic management principles. FRESH-market fruit growers have long been concerned about bruising. Processing fruit growers also have grown concerned because unbruised fruit commands the best prices. The vast majority of bruising in the harvest process falls into two categories: picking bruises associated with rough handling and detrimental impacts, and compression bruises associated with significant vibrationsduring transport.