August / September 2021
A disease risk monitoring tool for the Table Grape Industry
The occurrence of pre-harvest decay on table grapes affects yield and the subsequent development of postharvest decay during storage.
February / March 2020
Impact of carton liners
This article explores the impact of carton liners and relative humidity in cold stores during accumulation for export on post-storage shrivel levels on Laetitia and African Delight® plums.
October / November 2019
Atomiser optimisation for post-harvest fungicide application on plum pack lines
ABSTRACT Atomiser systems of 23 pack lines were surveyed. Three systems, comprising mostly those using compressed air nozzles (60% of pack lines), those using compressed fluid nozzles (10% of pack lines) and systems using spinning disks (30% of pack lines)…
February / March 2019
Comparison of standard 11-mm penetrometer plungers against 8-mm plungers to establish the optimum harvest maturity of late season nectarines using flesh firmness as indices
V. A. DE KOCK ExperiCo (Agri Research Solutions), Stellenbosch, South Africa E-mail: info@experico.co.za
