S294 - Participant Bio

Marita I. Cantwell

Title: Postharvest Specialist

Institution: University of California, Davis
Department of Plant Sciences- Mann Lab
Davis, CA 95616

Research Topics: Fresh-cut vegetables with focus on pre-processing aspects that affect fresh-cut quality, composition and shelf-life. These include production conditions (variety, fertilization, production area), storage (temperature, ethylene, 1-MCP, time) and stage of maturity/ripeness before processing. For specialty vegetables we also explore fresh-cut handling conditions (temperature, atmosphere, chemical and antimicrobial treatments).

Commodities: lettuces, brassicas, spinach, melons, tomatoes, peppers, Latin and Asian specialty vegetables.

Phone: 530-752-7305

E-mail: micantwell@ucdavis.edu

	[Link to Home Page] Current Officers: Past Chair: Yuagang Luo (LuoY@ba.ars.usda.gov) Chair: Peter Toivanen (ToivonenP@AGR.GC.CA) Vice Chair: Aubrey F. Mendonca (amendon@iastate.edu) Secretary: Xuetong Fan (xfan@errc.ars.usda.gov) Webmaster: Mary Reed (postharvest@ucdavis.edu)