Improving CHERRY QUALITY

摘要

Yan Wang will test whether preharvest salt applications can reduce cherry pittingand splitting after harvest.Scientists at Oregon State University want to find out if preharvest sprays with calcium or salt can improve the shipping quality of sweet cherries.Dr. Yan Wang, postharvest physiologist at the Mid-Columbia Research and Extension Centerin Hood River, hopes ultimately to find the best ways to apply calcium and sodium chloride (salt) to minimize postharvest splitting, pitting, stem browning, and acidloss for Skeena, Sweetheart, Lapins, and Regina cherries.