MSU Extension Fruit & Nuts

Resources

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  Robotic and Structured Light Imaging Technologies for Harvesting and Defect Detection of Apples

  Published on July 17, 2024
  The benefits of and prospects for orchard automation are discussed as related to labor cost and availability.

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  Listeria in Controlled Atmosphere Storage Facilities

  Published on July 17, 2024
  Food safety issues related to Listeria presence in apple storage rooms was discussed and Michigan-based survey was described.

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  Application of 1-MCP to Your Fruit: Options for Treatment and Impact on Aroma

  Published on July 17, 2024
  Sources of 1-MCP for fruit and vegetable treatments are noted and factors that affect the release kinetics of 1-MCP are discussed.

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  Rapid Fruit Growth, Vascular Dysfunction, and Bitter Pit

  Published on July 17, 2024
  The history and physiology of bitter pit is described.

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  Storing Evercrisp Under CA and DCA

  Published on July 17, 2024
  The ability of Evercrisp apple fruit to tolerate a range of oxygen levels (0.6,, 0.9, 1.5, 3.0 and 21%) in combination with 0.5, 1.5, and 3% CO2 was described.

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  Identifying and Mitigating Carbon Dioxide-Related Apple Internal Browning

  Published on July 17, 2024
  The symptoms and factors affecting carbon dioxide injury of apple are discussed.

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  Disorders and Storage of Ambrosia Apples

  Published on July 17, 2024
  This presentation documents several years of storage experiments with Ambrosia to optimize quality retention in storage.

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  Gala Storage – Practical Options for Improving Quality

  Published on July 17, 2024
  A discussion of the sensitivities of Gala fruit to storage disorders and horticultural tools to control these disorders is provided.

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  The Biological Mechanism Behind Early and Late Apple Bud Sports

  Published on July 17, 2024
  Early and late sports of three apple varieties (Gala, Fuji, and Cripps Pink [Pink Lady]) were evaluated for their growth rate and maturation.

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  CA, DCA, and 1-MCP: Storage duration and aroma recovery in apples

  Published on July 17, 2024
  Learn how storage environment influences aroma production after fruit is removed from storage.