Preventing rapid postharvest fruit breakdown

摘要

Because of severe outbreaks of posthar-vest decay occurring sporadically in Florida and eastern U.S. tomato production areas over the past several years, University of Florida researchers have been looking for some answers. Jerry Bartz reported on a joint study conducted with Steve Sargent and Phyllis Gilreath, "Critical Issues for the Tomato Industry: Preventing a Rapid Postharvest Breakdown of Fruit," at the 2007 Florida Tomato Institute, held Sept. 5 in Naples, Fla.