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Postharvest Quality and Safety in Fresh-Cut Vegetables & Fruits



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Chien Yi Wang

Title: Research Horticulturist

Institution : Horticultural Crops Quality Laboratory, USDA, ARS Building 002, Baltimore MD 20705-2350

Commodities : cucumbers, zucchini squash, peppers, tomatoes, broccoli, pears

Research topics : Chilling injury. Use of natural products for prevention of browning and decay. Application and mechanism of methyl jasmonate in maintaining quality of fresh and fresh-cut fruits and vegetables. Use of UV-C irradiation on inhibiting microbial growth of fresh-cut produce. Effect of postharvest handling (such as heat treatment) on antioxidant activity of fruits and vegetables.

Instrumentation : GC, HPLC, UV/VIS spectrophotometer, fluorometer.

e-mail: cwang@asrr.arsusda.gov

 

 
Photo: Fresh-cut Vegetables and Fruits

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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)