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Postharvest Technology Center - UC Davis

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Faculty by Department - UC Riverside

Agriculture and Resource Economics

Cook, Roberta

Ext. Marketing Economist

Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Delwiche, Michael J.

Electronic sensors and systems for postharvest sorting

Singh, R.P.

Use of computer modeling in designing systems for modified atmosphere packaging.

Slaughter, David C.

Postharvest engineering for grading, packaging, handling, storage, and transportation of fruits and vegetables

Thompson, Jim

Cooling, storage, packaging, and transportation of horticultural commodities

Botany and Plant Sciences

Arpaia, Mary Lu

Postharvest handling of subtropical fruits.

Coggins, C.W.

Postharvest effects of plant growth regulators on horticultural crops

Entomology

Morse, Joseph G.

Postharvest removal of insect pests on citrus

Walker, G.P.

Postharvest removal of insect pests on citrus

Food Science & Technology

Barrett, Diane

Specialist in Cooperative Extension, Fruit and Vegetable Products. Effects of raw material quality and processing on color, flavor, texture and nutritional quality of fruit and vegetable products.

Bruhn, Christine M.

Dr. Bruhn's research focuses on consumer issues in food safety and quality, including consumer attitudes toward new food production methods or processing technologies. She investigates consumer food handling practices, quantifies food safety concerns, explores consumer information needs and identifies preferred sources of information. Further, her laboratory investigates consumer responses to information about issues in the news that impact health and safety.

Harris, Linda J.

Microbial food safety of tree nuts, fresh fruits and vegetables, and fresh-cut fruits and vegetables.

Krochta, John M.

Use of edible coatings to control moisture loss and respiration in fruits and vegetables and to reduce oxidative rancidity in nuts.

Plant Pathology

Adaskaveg, James E.

Plant Pathologist

Bostock, Richard M.

Biochemistry and molecular biology of plant-microbe interactions and postharvest disease resistance in stone fruits.

Eckert, J.W.

Postharvest pathology of citrus and other horticultural commodities.

Michailides, Themis J.

Ecology, epidemiology and postharvest disease control of pome and stone fruits, vines and figs; mycotoxin contamination of tree nuts and figs.

Plant Sciences

Arpaia, Mary Lu

Postharvest handling of subtropical fruits.

Beckles, Diane

Carbohydrate metabolism – the synthesis, storage, interconversion and transport of carbon in plants

Bennett, Alan B.

Molecular biology of tomato fruit development; molecular basis of membrane transport; and protein targeting to the cell wall and vacuole.

Cantwell, Marita

Postharvest physiology, handling and storage of intact and fresh-cut vegetables.

Coggins, C.W.

Postharvest effects of plant growth regulators on horticultural crops

Crisosto, Carlos

Postharvest biology and technology of fresh fruits

Inoue, Kentaro

Plastid biogenesis. Targeting and assembly of a protein translocation channel and its homolog in the outer envelope membrane of the organelle. Thylakoid membrane biogenesis. Carotenoid biosynthesis. Fruit color development.

Kader, Adel A.

Postharvest biology and technology of fruits and nuts.

Labavitch, John M.

Studies of development-related cell wall metabolism, focus on wall metabolism in ripening fruits and in plants interacting with pathogens and insects.

Mitcham, Elizabeth J.

Postharvest biology and technology of fresh fruits and nuts.

Negre-Zakharov, Florence

Molecular and biochemical aspects of aroma volatile formation and regulation during fruit development and after harvest

Nevins, Donald J.

The role of cell walls in ripening and softening; contributions of polysaccharides to dietary fiber.

Reid, Michael S.

Postharvest physiology and handling of ornamental crops.

Saltveit, Mikal E.

Postharvest physiology of vegetables, abiotic stresses.

Suslow, Trevor

Identifing and controlling postharvest decay and quality reduction sources in transportation and distribution of fresh market vegetables.