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01-Jul-09	Mohamed Larbi BOUGUIRA
I find your site very interesting ( the French copy). I think that it will be of a big utility for my relations with the farmers whom I advise. within the agricultural organization to which I belong.
Our Reply:	Jul 3, 2009 From: M.E. Reed Thanks for taking a few minutes to write in our Guest Book, and for letting us know how the French Produce Facts: Recommendations for Maintaining Postharvest Quality are useful to you in your work.

25-Jun-09	Ana Mercado
Since I found this web site I visit it frequently to prepare my clases and to give accurate and scientific postharvest information to my students.
Our Reply:	Jun 26, 2009 From: M.E. Reed Thanks very much for taking the time to write and let us know how you utilize the information from our web site in your job.

25-Jun-09	Arturo Valiente
I glad with the information about postharvest lime. I am looking information about save the colour green on the lime. Regards. Arturo
Our Reply:	Jun 26, 2009 From: M.E. Reed Thanks for writing. Please see our Produce Facts: Recommendations for Maintaining Postharvest Quality of Limes, under the Responses to Controlled Atmosphere sub-heading to see about retaining the green color.

25-Jun-09	fangjing
Cell wall modifications in chilling-injured plum fruit (Prunus salicina), 60mL of buffer containing 50 mmol L?1 sodium acetate, 1molL?1 NaCl and 10gL?1 polyvinylpolypyrrolidone(PVPP), pH 5.5,was used to get enzyme extract.I found PVPP is not able to dissolve in this solution. Would you willing to give me some advise about this? Thank you!
Our Reply:	Jul 3, 2009 From: M.E. Reed I forwarded your question to Postharvest Specialist Carlos Crisosto, and he will reply directly.

23-Jun-09	Harry Osell ucmg
Good quick understandable answer to "can I keep my romain in the frig."
Our Reply:	Jun 25, 2009 From: M.E. Reed Glad we were helpful.

16-Jun-09	Kathleen Rickett
trying to find out when the radish is left in ground and sprouts flowers and bean like items appear, what they are ...great site thanks
Our Reply:	Jun 25, 2009 From: M.E. Reed Thanks for writing, I was going to send you to our sister site (the Vegetable Research & Information Center) but I note that they don't have any information about radish. I guess we don't grow many radishes in California!

16-Jun-09	Raul Olivares
I like very much your website. It always has important data about interesting issues for me. Congratulations Raul
Our Reply:	Jun 25, 2009 From: M.E. Reed Thanks for taking the time to write in our Guest Book!

16-Jun-09	Julio Lopez Ballesteros
2nd day and is a great course Postharvest Technology
Our Reply:	Jun 25, 2009 From: M.E. Reed Glad you're enjoying the 2009 Postharvest Technology Short Course. Thanks for writing!

09-Jun-09	T.N.JAYARAMAN
It is excellent documents. However information on Green Chili, Beetroot, Strawberry, Turnip are not availiable. We shall be pleased if these are included. Regards,
Our Reply:	Jun 25, 2009 From: M.E. Reed Thanks for writing. Here are the links for Produce Facts: Recommendations for Maintaining Postharvest Quality of Strawberry. I will pass on your request for Green Chili, Beetroot and Turnip to our Work Group.

26-May-09	Nanette Tarachko
Interesting site. I am looking for information for Biology class on the effect of ethylene on ripening fruit. I need to locate or design an experiment and submit a lab report for my assignment that is due on Thursday.
Our Reply:	Jun 25, 2009 From: M.E. Reed Hope your biology project turned out okay! Sorry for the delayed response, we have a major short course on campus the second half of June and have been very busy preparing for it. For future reference, you could type "ethylene" into the "Search PTRIC" field that appears at the bottom of each web page, and find lots of ideas for projects in the results of the search.

26-May-09	Rahul Patil
I am a regular visitor to your website and gather lots of information. Work as a Manager dealing in cold rooms. I am based in INDIA and looking for a some long Distance Short/Graduate course in Post Harvest (esp. Cooling related).
Our Reply:	Jun 25, 2009 From: M.E. Reed Thanks for your feedback, we are working to develop more distance learning opportunities, but much of what we offer in our current courses really benefits from "hands-on" lab sessions.

24-May-09	JC Bower
Refer: Jicama Not having previous expoisure I purchased one and found it, and your information quite interesting. My weather prohibits its planting.
Our Reply:	Jun 25, 2009 From: M.E. Reed Thanks for writing and letting us know how the information on our web site was useful to you.

17-May-09	Hector Hernandez
looking for information on spliness cactus Im having problems finding them so if you have any information I will appreciated very much. thanks you
Our Reply:	Jun 25, 2009 From: M.E. Reed Here is a link to our Produce Facts: Recommendations for Maintaining Postharvest Quality of Nopalitos. Hope this is helpful.

11-May-09	Gifty
Great site. I am looking more information on recent mango postharvest treatments to control fruit fly
Our Reply:	May 13, 2009 From: M.E. Reed Thanks for your feedback. I will forward your question to Dr. Beth Mitcham who had done quite a bit of work on mango, and also integrated pest management practices.

06-May-09	Luc Burger
I think this is a great site with much useful information. I am from the Netherlands and looking for information about preserving bell peppers and especially fresh cut bell peppers. Is there a person in your organisation that has experience with this subject?
Our Reply:	May 13, 2009 From: M.E. Reed Dr. Marita Cantwell is our fresh-cut specialist, I will be happy to forward your question to her.

29-Apr-09	Ruben Bugarin
I am looking information about quality of kabocha. Thank you for the info.
Our Reply:	Apr 29, 2009 From: M.E. Reed Thank you for your suggestion. I will forward it to Drs. Marita Cantwell and Trevor Suslow who wrote the Produce Facts: Recommendations for Maintaining Postharvest Quality of Pumpkin.

25-Apr-09	Karolyn Minaya
Great site. I would like more information on organic produce; specifically Bell pepper and TOV.
Our Reply:	Apr 29, 2009 From: M.E. Reed Thank you for your comments, we do include some information on the postharvest handling of organic produce -- just type "organic" in the Search PTRIC field that appears at the bottom of each page in our web site (http://postharvest.ucdavis.edu).

22-Apr-09	essam alkashef
Thank you for your work, we need more in Arabic.
Our Reply:	Apr 29, 2009 From: M.E. Reed Thank you for your recommendations; we especially appreciate Dr. Adel Kader's, Awad Hussein's and Magda Bahgat's efforts in the Arabic translation work done to date.

20-Apr-09	Arturo Valiente
I am in El Salvador and I export lime. This site is very good with import information about how to remove ethylene from goods during storage. Thank for your information.
Our Reply:	Apr 29, 2009 From: M.E. Reed Thank you for taking a moment to write to let us know how the information on our web site is used in your workplace. We appreciate your feedback.

15-Apr-09	Charles H Caban
I am so glad that you provide ready access to such useful info. As an engineer working for fruit processors, this is the first place I look for reliable info relevant to storage and handling.
Our Reply:	Apr 29, 2009 From: M.E. Reed Thanks for your kind remarks, we're happy you visit our site often to find information useful to you in your job.

03-Apr-09	Kwao Stephen
The site is educative. would like more information about how to remove ethylene from plantains during storage. Thanks
Our Reply:	Apr 3, 2009 From: M.E. Reed Thank you for your remarks. In our Postharvest Yellowpages, one of the sections is companies that have products that serve as Ethylene Scrubbers and Action Inhibitors. This would be a good place to start to learn about the various companies and products available used to manage ethylene.

29-Mar-09	Patrick McCarthy
Just browsing for info on mangoes and came across your article... Thanks.
Our Reply:	Apr 3, 2009 From: M.E. Reed Thanks for writing.

27-Mar-09	Alejandro Coca
Hi, I'm from Colombia It´s a nice site and I'm looking for more information about postharvest.
Our Reply:	Apr 3, 2009 From: M.E. Reed Thanks for your feedback. If you're looking for specific information about a topic, use our handy search tool that appears at the bottom of each page in the site. It will give you all the resources and reference materials we have available.

20-Mar-09	Md. Abdul Wazed
It is really amazing. I wish to get more information related to horticultural crops and specially vegetables in terms of exporting. I wish its goodluck
Our Reply:	Apr 3, 2009 From: M.E. Reed Thanks for your kind remarks. We offer two publications that may be of interest to you: Agricultural Export Transportation Handbook and Tropical Products Transport Handbook. (Note: This second title is also available free on-line from the USDA.) Hope this information is helpful.

18-Mar-09	William Norwood
This is a very informative site and gave me all the information I was looking for.
Our Reply:	Mar 18, 2009 From: M.E. Reed Thank you for writing to our guestbook.

18-Mar-09	Juan Pablo Mena
Hello, I would like more information about the Post Harvest Short Course, included a plan to get a major in this area. What are the requirements and posibilities of financial aid. Best Regards
Our Reply:	Mar 18, 2009 From: M.E. Reed Here are some links that will be useful to you: 1) 2009 Postharvest Technology Short Course; and 2) Postharvest Graduate Program. (Includes information about financial aid.) Best wishes on your studies.

17-Mar-09	tani
It's so nice web site that is very useful for my course content.
Our Reply:	Mar 18, 2009 From: M.E. Reed Thanks for letting us know how the information was useful to you.

09-Mar-09	Bob W.
Your information is well appreciated. When a honeydew looks ok but is not sweet what does this mean?
Our Reply:	Mar 18, 2009 From: M.E. Reed Thank you for your question. All melons develop their sweetness and flavor as they ripen on the vine. Once the melon is separated from the vine, the sugar development process stops. It can be very difficult to determine if a honeydew melon has fully developed its sweetness based the outside appearance of the melon.

03-Mar-09	shahram behrouzi
peach,modified atomosphere packaging,Essential oil+Article
Our Reply:	Mar 18, 2009 From: M.E. Reed Please use our search tool that appears at the bottom of each of the pages on our Web Site.

12-Feb-09	Jim Fulleton
Well organized resources. Thanks,
Our Reply:	Feb 20, 2009 From: M.E. Reed We appreciate your feedback.

04-Feb-09	khushi keswani
Hi i like your website, most useful for me, i'm starting my new business banana ripening in mumbai (india), thanks
Our Reply:	Feb 4, 2009 From: M.E. Reed We're happy to know you find the information useful, and best wishes on your new business.

03-Feb-09	Mr. Biswajit Sarkar
Your info on preservation of tropical fruits and vegetables in helpful for us as I have set up Controlled atmosphere storage near Calcutta in India. I want to share our views with you and seek advice on how we can safely preserve Mango, Grapes, bell peppers, orange, Tomato and green chili for 60 days. I have catalytic converters for every room. I wait for your views.
Our Reply:	Feb 4, 2009 From: M.E. Reed To get specific controlled atmosphere advice, please click on each individual commodity from the list on our "Produce Facts: Recommendations for Maintaining Postharvest Quality", and for each commodity of interest read the section on Controlled Atmospheres. If you have additional specific questions you may wish to contact Dr. Adel Kader. Best wishes on your ambitious endeavor.

01-Feb-09	Amir Ben Yehuda
Many thanks for the important info you submit. Can you please let me know the optimum temp. for storing strawberries as a farmer or as a distributor ?
Our Reply:	Feb 4, 2009 From: M.E. Reed Please see our Produce Facts: Recommendations for Maintaining Postharvest Quality of Strawberry. This should give you the information you are looking for.

29-Jan-09	Wai Yee Lin
I like it very much. but I also want to watch video of handling commodities.
Our Reply:	Feb 4, 2009 From: M.E. Reed Check out our postharvest videos on YouTube.

29-Jan-09	Jeri Ohmart
Glad to have found your web site.
Our Reply:	Feb 4, 2009 From: M.E. Reed We appreciate your feedback.

24-Jan-09	sumalatha
hi, its a nice website. very much useful for my course..thx
Our Reply:	Feb 4, 2009 From: M.E. Reed Thanks for letting us know how the information on the site was useful to you.

12-Jan-09	Fawzi Othman
Hi I like your website, it's useful for me, I need information about which species of fruits are climatric or not. Thanks
Our Reply:	Jan 20, 2009 From: M.E. Reed Hi, we're pleased you find the web site useful. Here is a link to a basic list of Climacteric/Non-Climacteric fruits on another web site. Hope it provides you with the information you are looking for!

01-Jan-09	elisabeth
hello. i am elisabeth from greece and i like so much this website!!!! now i should go back to my postharvest lessons!!
Our Reply:	Jan 7, 2009 From: M.E. Reed Thank you for writing, best wishes on your studies.

30-Dec-08	RAMON PETIT
Sumamente instructivo. Gracias
Our Reply:	Dec 31, 2008 From: M.E. Reed Thank you for writing.

24-Dec-08	Dr. Sunil Pareek
PDF file of course instructors and schedule for short course at Antaliyo could not open as it showed corrupted by computer. Kindly send this information on mail.
Our Reply:	Dec 31, 2008 From: M.E. Reed I am sorry that you are having trouble linking to the PDF document of the agenda and list of instructors for the Postharvest course in Antayla, Turkey. I will send a it as an attachment to a separate e-mail to you.

16-Dec-08	Helen H. Voss
In planning the Olive Symposium, I find it interesting that storage of ripe olives to be used for oil has not been discussed in any of the seminars I have attended. Emphasis has been on immediate pressing.
Our Reply:	Dec 23, 2008 From: M.E. Reed Thank you for writing. Our Recommendations for Maintaining Postharvest Quality of Olive may be helpful to you as you prepare for the Olive Symposium. If you have additional specific questions, you may wish to contact the authors of this Produce Fact directly.

14-Dec-08	Mohammed Dauda Suleiman
I'll like to be having ur journals and how can i be a member of ur org? Thank u
Our Reply:	Dec 23, 2008 From: M.E. Reed Thank you for your interest. We invite you to subscribe to our free monthly E-newsletter where you can learn about our upcoming classes, and about new articles and information we post on our Web site.

12-Dec-08	Dr. Joseph Ofei DARKO
Your site contains a lot of useful information. I have recommended it to my students in postharvest technology at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Thanks for the good work.
Our Reply:	Dec 23, 2008 From: M.E. Reed Thanks for your kind remarks, we appreciate your taking the time to let us know how the information on our site is useful to you in your work. Thanks for writing and best wishes.

11-Dec-08	Jose Carlos Romero
the site is very complete , but i was reading about the course of postharvest technology (2 weeks on june) , and i wanna know a about a aprox cost of this course , im from Mexico and i my country , the major problem of the agriculture is the post harvest and the transport of the products etc....... have a nice day Carlos .. im will be very thankfull for the respond
Our Reply:	Dec 12, 2008 From: M.E. Reed Hello, thank you for your note. We hope to open up registrations for the Postharvest Technology Short Course (June 15-26, 2009) within the next week or so. Please check back on our web site every couple of days for complete information and an opportunity to register. We're pleased to let you know that registrations are now open for the 2009 Postharvest Technology Short Course!

10-Dec-08	Craig Martin
I am with Southern Vacuum Cooling. We manufacture, lease and sell vacuum coolers, hydro-coolers and icing equipment. We have locations in Salinas, Ca; Irmo, SC; and Celaya, GTO, Mexico. I have found a great deal of useful information on your website. What would be involved to be listed on your website.
Our Reply:	Dec 12, 2008 From: M.E. Reed Thank you for your interest in our Web site. We would be happy to consider listing your company in our Postharvest Yellowpages directory. For consideration, please send an email with the company's name, address, web site, and contact information to postharvest@ucdavis.edu.

07-Dec-08	Lorico O. Bacay Jr.
Sir, Im a beginner for this kind of plant, I would like to ask you if you could send me a details regarding the best way to take care of this Rambutan and I would appreciate if you include some of the factors that I should know about this plant. Brgds Lorico
Our Reply:	Dec 12, 2008 From: M.E. Reed Hello, our Web site deals with the postharvest handling of horticultural crops. Here is a link to our Web page about Maintaining the Postharvest Quality of Rambutan. A second useful page that includes some information about growing the plant is: http://www.rambutan.com/index.html.

02-Dec-08	Mr. Simon Ngole Longaren
I would like to thank you for your efforts and dedication to provide this information i found it very helpful to use in extension services when teaching the rural farmers in my community North Eastern Uganda Thank you Iwould love to recieve also information in my E-mail box
Our Reply:	Dec 12, 2008 From: M.E. Reed Thank you for your kind remarks. We appreciate knowing how you use the information on our Web site in your workplace. To subscribe to our free monthly e-newsletter, please use on on-line subscription form.

01-Dec-08	Peter Bray
Please can you direct me to any research done on maintaining high humidity in road semi refrigerated trailers running at +2 degreesC.
Our Reply:	Dec 1, 2008 From: M.E. Reed I will be happy to forward your question to Jim Thompson who is knowledgeable about refrigerated trailer transport issues.

24-Nov-08	ricardo villaseñor hernandez
Best regards, i am producer and packer of cantaloupe and mango in mexico country, oaxaca and nayarit state. The information obtain in your web is very valuable for us.
Our Reply:	Nov 26, 2008 From: M.E. Reed Thank you so much for letting us know how the information you find on our web site is useful to you in your work. We appreciate your taking the time to write!

24-Nov-08	Eduardo Thompson
Im food technologist and I visit the pineapple page on your site, looking for information about comparison of properties of cv. Champka and cv. Premium Select (beta cotenes, total phenol, antioxidant activity and TROLOX, but there no table with this properties. Can you refer me to another site, or publication where I can find this comparison of properties Thanks
Our Reply:	Nov 26, 2008 From: M.E. Reed I will be happy to forward your question to Dr. Adel Kader in case he might have some information about this topic. The focus of our web site is the postharvest handling of fruits, vegetables, and ornamentals; it does not include nutritional comparisons between varieties.

21-Nov-08	Oscar Mario Castro Solano
Excellent information to which we have access through the monthly report. Thank´s
Our Reply:	Nov 26, 2008 From: M.E. Reed Thanks for your positive remarks about our free monthly E-Newsletter. We have archived them for about the past year-and-a-half in case you should ever wish to reference to a past issue.

15-Nov-08	javed tarin
It is a good site. But i do not find full text opened of any paper. If there is a way to get full text please guide me.
Our Reply:	Nov 26, 2008 From: M.E. Reed Thank you for your feedback. I believe you are thinking of our Library: Postharvest Publications Organized by Topic section. Click on any topic, and you will see a list of publications on this topic. Click on any title in which you might be interested and the full document will open in PDF format.

06-Nov-08	Dr.Osama Aly El-Sehrawy
It's a pleasure for me to send my great appreciation to team of the Postharvest Technology Research and Information Centers Web site for their excellent efforts in order to introduce information for all.
Our Reply:	Nov 12, 2008 From: M.E. Reed Thank you for your most kind remarks.

04-Nov-08	Dr Sunil Pareek
This is a wonderful site on PHT. I regularly seen this site from March 2008. This is very useful to me for teaching, research and extension. This will be more useful if information on subtropical fuits would be placed as in bulk as posted present.
Our Reply:	Nov 12, 2008 From: M.E. Reed Thank you for your kind feedback regarding how you use the information from the site. We are adding more information to the site each week, and hope that the information we post will better meet your needs.

03-Nov-08	Roberto Compean
I have 4 hetareas ( 4 acre) of green hause i like to change from bell pepers to gervera . I like to know more and also haw to sell to california via Tijuana or direct
Our Reply:	Nov 12, 2008 From: M.E. Reed Our Center works with the postharvest handling of fruit, vegetables and ornamentals. Please visit the UC Vegetable Research & Information Center, and also the Environmental Horticulture Research & Information Center web site for additional information.

31-Oct-08	deepak Kadam
Hi.. interesting to know about the activities in UC Davis. Hope this work will be helpful and partly utilised for a noble cause of knowledge transfer to the developing countries.
Our Reply:	Oct 31, 2008 From: M.E. Reed Thanks for your input, you'll be happy to know that our Center does do a lot of work with developing countries.

28-Oct-08	Muvunyi
I thank you for the information you give us via your site. Can I have some information on "Mild heat effect on fruits and vegetable postharvest quality preservation" on your site.
Our Reply:	Oct 28, 2008 From: M.E. Reed Appearing on each page of the Postharvest Technology Web site, we have a very good search tool that will permit you to search the over 3,000 available documents. Simply type in your key words as noted above (especially "preservation", "heat", and "effect") to pull up all applicable resources.

25-Oct-08	George Kappelt
This site is extremely benifical as I ramp up production on my small farm. I would appreciate if you could include issues specifically related to hot pepper production
Our Reply:	Oct 28, 2008 From: M.E. Reed Thanks for your kind remarks. Our site concentrates on postharvest issues; for production issues please visit our sister site, the UC Vegetable Research & Information Center. Here is a link to their chili pepper information page.

24-Oct-08	Ismael Vargas
MUCHAS GRACIAS POR ESTA INFORMACION EN ESPANOL, (THANK YOU VERY MUCH)
Our Reply:	Oct 28, 2008 From: M.E. Reed De nada!

19-Oct-08	Ray Spencer
I like your site, thanks for the information supplied
Our Reply:	Oct 28, 2008 From: M.E. Reed We appreciate your positive feedback.

18-Oct-08	Bernard Stanbury
I have been combining minced garlic in spiced vinegar with honey, which resulted in a very short shelf life before rapid deteriation. I believe your storage and other hints will help me with my future experiments.Many thanks. Bernard Stanbury.
Our Reply:	Oct 28, 2008 From: M.E. Reed Thanks for letting us know how the information on the site will be useful to you.

15-Oct-08	Mike Pantaleon
excellent source of data and direction
Our Reply:	Oct 17, 2008 From: M.E. Reed We appreciate your feedback.

15-Oct-08	farahnaz beigi
thanks
Our Reply:	Oct 17, 2008 From: M.E. Reed You're welcome!

15-Oct-08	sara sedaghaty hagh
thank you for your best website
Our Reply:	Oct 17, 2008 From: M.E. Reed Thank you for your kind remarks.

11-Oct-08	Sospeter Gachamba
Thanks all for the contributions made to make this website as informative as possible. Am an Horticulturalist with a bias in Floricultural post harvest systems in Kenya and find your website good. Thanks all.
Our Reply:	Oct 17, 2008 From: M.E. Reed We appreciate knowing your background, and what makes the information on the site useful to you. Thanks for writing.

09-Oct-08	Patrick Dunne
Excellent resource; was pointed to site by Diane Barrett of UCD, who is site director of CAPPS consortium we at Natick belong to.
Our Reply:	Oct 17, 2008 From: M.E. Reed Thanks for the positive feedback, and thanks to Diane Barrett for mentioning us!

25-Sep-08	Kristine Cook / Dresick Cooling, Huron
I need a compatitility chart for shipping lettuce in with navel oranges and lemons. It has caused some problems here. Our outdated chart shows lettuce and these citrus products are ok to ship together.
Our Reply:	Sep 30, 2008 From: M.E. Reed Here are some resources that may be of assistance to you: 1) Consider purchasing a copy of our Compatible Produce for 7-Day Storage poster and temperature guide charts; 2) Consider purchasing a copy of our Transportation Series (each title includes tables of compatible produce), and 3) Link to our Properties and Recommended Conditions for the Storage of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables. Hopefully one or more of these resources will be useful to provide you with current and accurate information.

23-Sep-08	Annabella Daglio
Very helpfull, my main concern was handeling cilander (coriander) postharvest. We have different herbs being our mayor production Tomatoes and Romain Lettuce, "Hortalizas Buena Vista", El Salvador, Central America
Our Reply:	Thanks for letting us know how the information on our site was useful to you.

17-Sep-08	Pedro Marcelo Bravo
Encuentro muy util la información que Uds. brindan.Soy productor y distribuidor de hierbas frescas en Buenos Aires. desde Argentina, muchas gracias, Pedro [BabelFish Translation: Very useful encounter the information that You offer. I am producing and distributing of fresh herbs in Buenos Aires. from Argentina, thank you very much, Pedro]
Our Reply:	Sep 19, 2008 From: M.E. Reed Thanks for taking a minute to write and let us know how the information on our Web site has been useful to you.

15-Sep-08	Navjeet Banga
Thanks for the useful information.
Our Reply:	Sep 19, 2008 From: M.E. Reed We're happy you find it useful, and appreciate your note.

10-Sep-08	Sofia Elena Guardado
Great Information
Our Reply:	Sep 19, 2008 From: M.E. Reed Thank you.

10-Sep-08	Christopher Jourdan
Dear Sir, thank you for the article on table celery. I was looking for pictures depicting the growing stalk up the middle. I have grown celery for 13 years in a gravel culture hydroponic unit here in South Africa. My customer does not understand that table celery is suppossed to be a pale green and if the piteole is slightly yellow as it emergs from the root bowl, it is a sign of excellent growth and health qualities. I would appreciate it if you could confirm my understanding.
Our Reply:	Sep 19, 2008 From: M.E. Reed I have forwarded your question to Drs. Trevor Suslow and Marita Cantwell who authored the Produce Facts: Recommendations for Maintaining Postharvest Quality of Celery. They will respond to you directly.

01-Sep-08	zeinab
Im a student of MSc and your papers are necessary. please send me those. Sincerely yours, thanks very much
Our Reply:	Sep 2, 2008 From: M.E. Reed You may look up the papers in which you are interested according to their specific topic on our Postharvest Publications Organized by Topic data store. Hope this is helpful.

29-Aug-08	Jesus Oseguera
Taylor Farms CA/AZ Quality Assurance Department
Our Reply:	Sep 2, 2008 From: M.E. Reed Thanks for visiting our Web site.

27-Aug-08	Ricardo Fonseca
Thanks, great information. Keep on the good work.If you need data from Portugal about apples let me know.
Our Reply:	Sep 2, 2008 From: M.E. Reed We appreciate your comments. Please contact Dr. Beth Mitcham directly regarding your potential interaction with apple projects.

25-Aug-08	Daniel du Plessis
Dear Sir i have a question with regards to Blast cooling vegetables ie. baby corn. We put the product in a large cold room running at + 2 degrees.when we are about to dispatch the product we put the product infront of a blast cooling fan which is supposed to take out the remaining heat from the product. I do not think this is usefull since we are usin g the same refrigeration system. Is this a good way of blast cooling produce before dispatch.
Our Reply:	Sep 2, 2008 From: M.E. Reed I will forward your question to two of our specialists: Dr. Jim Thompson (engineer) and Dr. Marita Cantwell (vegetables).

18-Aug-08	Anthony Fox
Informative site.
Our Reply:	Sep 2, 2008 From: M.E. Reed We appreciate your feedback.

13-Aug-08	patrick garrison
great information!!!
Our Reply:	Aug 17, 2008 From: M.E. Reed Thanks!

13-Aug-08	Ed Tousel
Outstanding information! wish I would have found you sooner. Please keep me on you email list. ED
Our Reply:	Aug 17, 2008 From: M.E. Reed We appreciate your kind remarks, and we'll be happy to keep you on our list serve. Thanks for writing.

09-Aug-08	veer
i did a search on pomegranate & found correctly what i want
Our Reply:	Aug 17, 2008 From: M.E. Reed Thanks for your feedback.

06-Aug-08	Leesa Evans
I am a home gardener, interested in organic farming and appreciate the access to such information as I have seen on your site. I would love to be able to file the photos on your site to reference in documents later. Any particular site good for post-harvest pruning of apricots? Thank you.
Our Reply:	Aug 17, 2008 From: M.E. Reed For some useful information, please see the UC Backyard Orchard page. Additionally, there is a new Home Orchard publication that is filled with great tips and information for the home fruit tree grower.

31-Jul-08	Assoc.Prof.Dr.Mohamed Senawi
TQ for the useful information.
Our Reply:	Aug 6, 2008 From: M.E. Reed You're welcome! Glad you find it so.

25-Jul-08	Jim Krause
I did a search for "pitting in nectarines" and an excellent photo appeared but no information or links.
Our Reply:	Jul 29, 2008 From: M.E. Reed Thanks for your observation on this navigational shortcoming, we will have to work on correcting it! Here is the main Peaches & Nectarines photo page that you can link forward to all the full-sized photos, and also navigate back to the text of the produce fact page.

23-Jul-08	Lady Lengkey
It's very helpful, assists me as a lecturer and to help our farmers to improve their knowledge and skill. Helps me to give my students newest information in postharvest field.
Our Reply:	Jul 24, 2008 From: M.E. Reed We appreciate knowing how you utilize the information in your work. Thanks for writing.

23-Jul-08	talabi_adewale
This is my first time in this site and i see the site to be ok for me and i wish you to be there for me in time of needs, supporting me with updates on the design of design of cold rooms including journals.
Our Reply:	Jul 24, 2008 From: M.E. Reed I would like to suggest that you subscribe to our free monthly E-Newsletter as it will provide you with new updates to our website, and articles we post as well as other postharvest events and training opportunities.

16-Jul-08	kristine c dalaguit
i want to have more information from you..thank you so much
Our Reply:	Jul 16, 2008 From: M.E. Reed With over 3,000 documents of postharvest information available on our Web site, we've made a good start! But we're always working on posting more information. Thanks for the positive feedback.

15-Jul-08	Dr.M.Loganathan
I would like to interact with the scientists working in storage entomology and Post harvest entomology
Our Reply:	Jul 16, 2008 From: M. E. Reed Please contact Dr. Adel Kader (aakader@ucdavis.edu) or Dr. Beth Mitcham (ejmitcham@ucdavis.edu) directly with your request. Thank you.

10-Jul-08	W.A.H.Champa
Information in your web site is very beneficiel for our research and development activities. I am a researcher in the Institute of Postharvest technology, in Sri Lanka.
Our Reply:	Jul 14, 2008 From: M.E. Reed Thank you for writing to our Guestbook. Your feedback is much appreciated.

10-Jul-08	St John Hall
I am the technical officer for fresh produce processor in the UK and have found the site invaluable for certain parts of my research. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have contributed in putting this site together.
Our Reply:	Jul 14, 2008 From: M.E. Reed Thank you very much for your glowing remarks and we appreciate the feedback about how you utilize the information from our Web site in your work.

09-Jul-08	Guillermo A. Castillo
I have special interesting in know the all managment in melons type harpers.
Our Reply:	Jul 14, 2008 From: M.E. Reed Thank you for writing. Our Web site (http://postharvest.ucdavis.edu) covers the postharvest handling of melons (such as cantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon). If you are interested in the field production and management of melons, you might like to visit the UC Davis Vegetable Research & Information Center's site and out of the "Veg Info" drop-down list, select cantaloupe or mixed melons for production information.

08-Jul-08	yinon grinberg
I was pleased to read the article. -Yinon
Our Reply:	Jul 14, 2008 From: M.E. Reed Thank you for taking the time to write in our Guestbook.

06-Jul-08	roxamme delos reyes
I need some details about 1-MCP of ampalaya (Momordica charantia L.)
Our Reply:	Jul 14, 2008 From: M.E. Reed We do not currently have any information about bitter melon's response to 1-MCP posted on our Web site. You may wish to take a look at our chart Properties and Recommended Conditions for Long-Term Storage of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables. Additionally, you may wish to contact Dr. Marita Cantwell directly to see if she knows of any other information that's available from other sources.

01-Jul-08	Swami Sahanananda
Very informative and user friendly. Thank you.
Our Reply:	Jul 14, 2008 From: M.E. Reed We appreciate your feedback. Thanks for taking a moment to write!

18-Jun-08	A. K. Haral
Im working as Project Coordinator under National Hort Mission project and involved in coordination of efforts to control Bacterial Blight Disease (BBD) on Pomegranate thro Good Management Practices. I would like to know any research work done on this disease in UC Davis. Recently I come in contact with Dr. Adel Kader in New Delhi, India when I was participant in workshop on cold chain organised by USTDA in April 2008, where he was one of the faculty. We were benefitted immensely by his great knowledge and experience in the field. I wish him a great successful life in future. Since this workshop, I'm regular visitor of UC Davis website.
Our Reply:	Jun 28, 2008 From: M.E. Reed Thanks for your kind remarks. We recently celebrated Dr. Kader's retirement from UC Davis with a nice dinner. We consider ourselves fortunate in that we continue to benefit from his knowledge through his instruction at our workshops and also his input to the Web site.

12-Jun-08	Ma. corazon Acaba
i am learning how to save food from my harvest from my vegetable garden thru your info. more power!
Our Reply:	Jun 15, 2008 From: M.E. Reed Thanks for letting us know how the information on the site is useful to you!

04-Jun-08	Fernando de Saracho
I am a Post Harvest Manager for Divemex a company that grows Hot House colored Bell Peppers in Mexico amongst other crops. Our distributor is the Oppenheimer group out of Vancouver. I have found that UC Davis post harvest research to be one of the most respected authorities in this field due to its accurate research. We have used UC Davis research information, in this and other companies both in the USA and Mexico, as guidelines to better our post harvest applications and maintain our cold chain and have been pleased with these results. Please feel free to contact us with any plans to further your research at any of our facilities both in Mexico and the US. I would also like to thank the many students and professors that have made these results possible and for focusing on areas that are of invaluable asset to the farming communities all over the world. Regards, Fernando de Saracho
Our Reply:	Jun 5, 2008 From: M.E. Reed Thank you very much for your remarks. We're pleased to know the information on the Web site has been useful to your in your work. Have you ever considered attending the Postharvest Technology Short Course? It offers an amazing opportunity for folks interested in the postharvest handling and processes of numerous produce items.

31-May-08	apiradee uthairatanakij
It's a good resource for postharvest information. Also keeps me updated. Thanks.
Our Reply:	Jun 5, 2008 From: M.E. Reed Thanks for your helpful remarks.

22-May-08	Nguyen Tuan
I see that this website supply to me much of post harvest technology very usuful with my work. So, I would like to receive the magazine or book about post-harvest technnology. Thanks.
Our Reply:	May 28, 2008 From: M.E. Reed We're glad to know that the information on the site is useful to you in your work. To subscribe to our free monthly e-newsletter, click here. If you are interested in the books we have available for purchase, please see our bookstore page.

20-May-08	keshavji
A lot of work done by ucdavis in post harvesting technology, thanks all of them & hope for more service to agriculture community.
Our Reply:	May 28, 2008 From: M.E. Reed We appreciate your feedback.

20-May-08	William S. Conway
UC Davis is always the major source for postharvest information and cutting edge research. It is the premier postharvest Institution.
Our Reply:	May 28, 2008 From: M.E. Reed We truly appreciate your kind remarks! Thank you.
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