Annual Fruit Ripening & Retail Handling Workshop

18th Annual Workshop
March 27-28, 2012
UC Davis Conference Center

Focus on Ripening & Retail Handling

This workshop, presented annually by the UC Davis Postharvest Technology Center, is intended for shippers, fruit handlers (wholesale and retail) and produce managers who are involved in handling and ripening fruits and fruit-vegetables. The workshop focuses on how to increase profits by delivering ready-to-eat, delicious fruits and fruit-vegetables to the consumer.

Faculty Coordinator

Carlos Crisosto's extension and research activities encompass postharvest studies on fresh fruits and nuts with emphasis on the following crops: apricot, nectarine, peach, plum, kiwifruit, cherry, apple, Asian pear, persimmon, fresh fig, and table grapes.

The goal of his research program is to develop a better understanding of the orchard factors and postharvest factors that control fruit flavor and shelf life, and to develop technology to overcome fruit industry problems and satisfy consumers.

Topics (2012)

Importance of ripening programs
Ripening fruit and fruit-vegetables
Ripening facilities & equipment
Fruit development
Maturity and quality relationships
Biology of ethylene production
Sensory quality attributes and measurement
Temperature management
Retail temperature storage conditions
Retail displays and handling
Demonstrations
Tools to control ripening and senescence
Ethylene inhibition and control
Designing/controlling a ripening program
Physiological disorders and other losses

Demonstrations:

Tasting
Quality measurement
Environmental equipment
Fruit disorders

Enrollment is Easy (2012)

On Line. Link to our secure online registration site.
By Mail. Complete the enrollment form on the workshop brochure and send it with your check payable to the "UC Regents" to: Attn: Penny Stockdale, Postharvest Technology Center; Dept. of Plant Sciences MS2; UC Davis; One Shields Avenue; Davis, CA 95616
By Phone. Call us at (530) 752-6941. Please have your Visa, MasterCard, or American Express account number handy.
By Fax. Fax your completed enrollment form from the workshop brochure, along with credit card information to: (530) 754-4326.

Enrollment Fees & Deadlines (2012)

The enrollment fee of $750.00 for this 2-day workshop includes all classroom instruction, lab activities, course materials, morning and afternoon coffee breaks, lunches, and an evening mixer. Your enrollment is requested by March 12, 2012. Reservations will be made on a first paid, first enrolled basis.

If your plans change: Refunds, less an $80 processing fee, will be granted if requested at least seven calendar days before the course begins. At that time, you may also discuss sending a substitute. We reserve the right to discontinue, postpone, or combine classes, and to change instructors. Every effort will be made to notify enrollees of any changes or cancellations.

Instructors

Mary Lu Arpaia, Dept. of Botany & Plant Science, UCR
Christine Bruhn, Dept. of Food Science & Technology, UCD
Marita Cantwell, Dept. of Plant Sciences, UCD
Roberta Cook, Dept. of Ag. & Resource Economics, UCD
Carlos Crisosto, Dept. of Plant Sciences, UCD
Deirdre Holcroft, Holcroft Postharvest Consulting
Dennis Kihlstadius, Produce Technical Services
Beth Mitcham, Dept. of Plant Sciences, UCD
Michael Reid, Dept. of Plant Sciences, UCD
Jim Thompson, Dept. of Biological & Agricultural Engineering, UCD
Florence Zakharov, Dept. of Plant Sciences, UCD

For More Information

Accomodations. For hotel information please go to Yolo County Visitor's Guide.
Parking. For those who request it at registration, parking permits will be available at the registration table. Park at a parking meter or 20 minute visitor's zone near the UC Davis Conference Center while you register and pick up your permit, then move your vehicle to the designated daily permit parking area.
Air Travel. The closest airport to Davis is Sacramento International (a 25 minute drive). San Francisco and Oakland International airports are about a 1.5 hour drive. To arrange for transportation between Sacramento airport and Davis, see the Davis Airporter website.
Visiting Davis. See our Welcome to Davis page and the Yolo County Visitor's Guide.

For more information about the Fruit Ripening & Retail Handling Workshop, we invite you to take a look at our Workshop brochure or contact the following:

Technical Content Coordinator
Carlos Crisosto
Email: chcrisosto@ucdavis.edu

Registration Coordinator
Penny Stockdale
Email: pastockdale@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (530) 752-7672

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