Handling Table Grapes for Market

Author: Klayton E. Nelson. 1985, 72 pages

Description: This publication presents methods of harvesting and handling of table grapes, which can enable the contemporary grower-shipper to market high-quality fruit over long distances for extended periods of the year.

Table of Contents:
Preface
History, Distribution, and Characteristics of Table Grapes
The Table-grape Vinyard
Factors Affecting Time to Harvest Table Grapes
Harvesting and Packing Table Grapes
Color Plates
Cooling Table Grapes
Storage of Table Grapes
Instruments for Measuring the Postharvest Environment of Table Grapes
Distribution Handling
References