(Newest articles first)

Diseases/disorders

• Tree Fruit Research in California (2005) by Elizabeth Mitcham, Joe Grant, Bill Biasi, Elena de Castro, Tiffanie Simpson, Veronique Bikoba, Janet Caprile and Lynn Wunderlich (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Scholar--A New Broad-Spectrum Postharvest Fungicide for Pome Fruits (2004) by Eric C. Tedford
• PENBOTEC 400 SC, a New Postharvest Fungicide (2004) by Dany Bylemans and Bill Goodwine (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Decay Control with New Tools (2004) by Chang-Lin Xiao, Yong-Ki Kim and Dana Faubion (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Fruit Skin Disorders (2004) by Larry Schrader, Jianshe Sun, Jianguang Zhang, Jeong-Hak Seo, Leo Jedlow, and David Felicetti (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Stress-Induced Disorders: Effects on Apple Fruit Quality (2003) by Larry Schrader, Jianshe Sun, David Felicetti, Jeong-Hak Seo, Leo Jedlow and Jianguang Zhang (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Use of Thermofogging for DPA and Fungicide Applications in Chile (2003) by Claudia Moggia, Jose Antonio Yuri, Mauricio Lolas and Marcia Pereira (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Effects of DPA Drenching on Newer Apple Varieties (2002) by Eugene Kupferman and Jake Gutzwiler (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Minimizing Internal Browning in Apples and Pears (2002) by Eugene Kupferman (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Storage Scald of Apples (2001) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Preventing Decay (2000) by Karen Bedford
• Scald Prediction Model for 2000 (2000) by Dr. Eric Curry
• Management of Decay Around the World and at Home (2000) by Peter G. Sanderson, Ph.D.
• Registration of Yeast Will Add New Biofungicide (2000) by Rene Featherstone (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Bitter Pit Prediction in Apples and the Commercial Use of Fruit Magnesium Infiltration (2000) by Jorge B. Retamales and Claudio A. Valdes
• Maintain Crunch to Maintain Profits (1999) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Fungicidal Drenches For Control of Postharvest Decay (1999) by Peter C. Sanderson (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• How to Prevent Diseases of Fruit in Storage (1999) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Postharvest Strategies that Reduce Risk of Pome Fruit Decay (1998) by Dr. Peter L. Sholberg, Plant Pathologist
• Postharvest Postulations: The Apple Grower and the Elephant (1998) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Storage Regime Observations For Apples and Pears (1998) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Acetic Acid Shows Promise For Control of Fruit Decay (1998) by Good Fruit Grower (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Fruit Mineral Uptake and Augmentation in the Orchard: Postharvest Quality Implications (1997) by Guy Witney
• Minimizing Postharvest Decay of Apples and Pears (1997) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman, Dr. Robert Spotts, Dr. Peter Sanderson and Kenn Brown (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• New Generation of Postharvest Biocontrols Coming (1996) by Good Fruit Grower (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• A Brief Handout to Aid in the Identification and Control of Common Postharvest Diseases of Apples and Pears (1996) by Maurice Smith (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Predicting Scald Development In Storage (1996) by Eric A. Curry, Sarah A. Weis (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• New Biocontrol to Be Tested in Northwest (1996) by Good Fruit Grower (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Overhead Sprinklers Create Scab Conditions (1996) by Good Fruit Grower (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Postharvest Diseases and Disorders of Apples and Pears (1993) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman, Postharvest Specialist
• Anthracnose, Perennial Canker and Bull's-Eye Rot of Apple and Pear (1993) by Frank M. Dugan
• Postharvest Practices to Minimize Decay in Apples (1993) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman, Postharvest Specialist
• Practices to Minimize Postharvest Decay of Apples and Pears (1989) by Mike Willett(1), Gene Kupferman(2), Rodney Roberts(3), Robert Spotts(4), Dave Sugar(5), Gary Apel(6), Hugh W. Ewart and Bill Bryant (7)
• Postharvest Diseases and Disorders of Apples and Pears (1989) by Mike Willett(1), Gene Kupferman(2), Rodney Roberts(3), Robert Spotts(4), Dave Sugar(5), Gary Apel(6), Hugh W. Ewart and Bill Bryant (7)
• Apple Scald, a Complex Problem (1988) by William J. Bramlage
• Effect of Winter Damaged Spurs on the 1986 Apple Crop (1986) by Del Ketchie (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Control of Major Postharvest Apple Diseases (1986) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman, Postharvest Specialist
  Parts of this article are adapted from earlier papers by Dr. Charles F. Pierson, USDA (retired) and Dr. Eugene M. Kupferman
• Market Diseases of Apples, Pears and Quinces (1971) by USDA Agriculture Handbook No. 376

Harvest

• Minimizing Bruising on Apples (2006) by Eugene Kupferman (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Stress-Induced Disorders: Effects on Apple Fruit Quality (2003) by Larry Schrader, Jianshe Sun, David Felicetti, Jeong-Hak Seo, Leo Jedlow and Jianguang Zhang (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Post Harvest Apple Practices in South Africa (2003) by Dr. Ian Crouch (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Critical Aspects of Harvest and Quality Management (2002) by Eugene Kupferman (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Fruit Packing and Storage Loss Prevention Guidelines (2002) by Anne M. Swindeman (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Retain Could Be Useful For Managing Harvest (1998) by Good Fruit Grower (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Packinghouse Primer: Maturity, Storage and Handling of Washington Apples (1996) by Eugene Kupferman (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• South America Fruit Production--Part 4: Apples (1996) by George Ing (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Reduce Apple Bruise Damage (1993) by G. K. Brown, N. L. Schulte, E. J. Timm, P. R. Armstrong, D. E. Marshall
• Maturity and Storage of Apple Varieties New to Washington State-1992 (1992) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman, Postharvest Specialist
• Practices to Minimize Postharvest Decay of Apples and Pears (1989) by Mike Willett(1), Gene Kupferman(2), Rodney Roberts(3), Robert Spotts(4), Dave Sugar(5), Gary Apel(6), Hugh W. Ewart and Bill Bryant (7)
• Harvest Maturity and Storage of Granny Smith Apples For Late CA and Uniform Market Quality (1988) by Max E Patterson and William C. Nichols
• Effect of Winter Damaged Spurs on the 1986 Apple Crop (1986) by Del Ketchie (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• The Role of Ethylene in Determining Apple Harvest and Storage Life (1986) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman, Postharvest Specialist

Improving Quality, Flavor & Color

• We Are in the Food Business: Providing Consumers with the Quality Apples They Want (2006) by Eugene Kupferman (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Tree Fruit Research in California (2005) by Elizabeth Mitcham, Joe Grant, Bill Biasi, Elena de Castro, Tiffanie Simpson, Veronique Bikoba, Janet Caprile and Lynn Wunderlich (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Quality of the 2001 Crop of Washington Apples (2003) by Eugene Kupferman and Jake Gutzwiler (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Stress-Induced Disorders: Effects on Apple Fruit Quality (2003) by Larry Schrader, Jianshe Sun, David Felicetti, Jeong-Hak Seo, Leo Jedlow and Jianguang Zhang (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Natural Waxes on Fruits (2003) by P. E. Kolattukudy (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Critical Aspects of Harvest and Quality Management (2002) by Eugene Kupferman (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Quality of the 2000 Crop of Washington State Apples (2002) by Eugene Kupferman and Jake Gutzwiler (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Factors Influencing Successful Use of 1-MCP (2002) by Jim Mattheis, Xuetong Fan, and Luiz Argenta (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Good Temperature Management Improves Fruit Quality (2000) by Jim Thompson
• Responses of Apple and Pear Fruit to
  1-Methylcyclopropene (2000) by J. Mattheis, X. Fan, and L. Argenta
• Internal Quality Sorting is on the Way (2000) by Geraldine Warner (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Maintain Crunch to Maintain Profits (1999) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Short-Term Controlled Atmosphere Storage of Apples (1999) by Dr. Steve R. Drake
• Researchers Make Progress on Fresh-Cut Tree Fruits (1999) by Melissa Hansen (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Retain Could Be Useful For Managing Harvest (1998) by Good Fruit Grower (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Bruising-Impacts, Why Apples Bruise, and What You Can Do to Minimize Bruising (1997) by G. M. Hyde
• Minimizing Postharvest Decay of Apples and Pears (1997) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman, Dr. Robert Spotts, Dr. Peter Sanderson and Kenn Brown (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Waxing Won't Reduce Weight Loss In Storage (1997) by Melissa Hansen (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Japan's Apple Sweetness Testing Intrigues WTFRC (1996) by Geraldine Warner (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Report to the Industry on Fruit Quality and Packing Practices for Washington Grown Apples (1994) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman, Postharvest Specialist
• Postharvest Practices to Minimize Decay in Apples (1993) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman, Postharvest Specialist
• Retaining the Firmness of Apples in Storage (1992) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman, Postharvest Specialist
• New Zealand's Approach to Postharvest Handling of Apples (1992) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman(1), Tom Mathison(2), and Les Green(3)
• Minimizing Apple Bruising in the Packingline (1991) by D. E. Guyer, N. L. Schulte, E. J. Timm, G. K. Brown
• Control of Major Postharvest Apple Diseases (1986) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman, Postharvest Specialist
  Parts of this article are adapted from earlier papers by Dr. Charles F. Pierson, USDA (retired) and Dr. Eugene M. Kupferman
• Preserving Granny Smith Quality and Condition (1986) by Dr. Max E. Patterson, WSU Horticulturist
• Storage Factors Influencing the Quality of Apples (1985) by Dr. O. L. (Sam) Lau
• Monitoring the Quality of Apples in Long-Term CA Storage (1984) by Dr. Ken Olsen(1) and Dr. Eugene Kupferman(2)

Marketing

• Critical Aspects of Harvest and Quality Management (2002) by Eugene Kupferman (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• The Apple and Cherry Industry of Chile (2002) by Dr. Juan Pablo Zoffoli (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• The Sales Desk and the Apple Commission: Working Together on Retail Promotions (2002) by Norm Carpenter (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Where Do We Go From Here? (2001) by A. Desmond ORourke (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Consumer Response to Apples (2001) by Roger Harker (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Developing a Washington Tree Fruit Industry Strategic Plan (2001) by Kent Mullinix (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Alternative Markets for Fruit: Organic and Integrated Fruit Production (2000) by David Granatstein
• Retail Sales Trends in Washington State Apples (2000) by Jean Ashby
• Successful Apple Marketing in the New Millennium (2000) by Steve Lutz
• New Marketing Opportunities:
  Some Bright Lights of Hope on the Horizon for Washington Apples (2000) by Welcome Sauer
• Advertising Program Evaluation:
  February 1999 to February 2000 (2000) by Tom Swearingen
• Apple Industry Wants a Slice of the Snack Market (2000) by Melissa Hansen (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Opening New Markets (2000) by Mark Powers
• Maintain Crunch to Maintain Profits (1999) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Researchers Make Progress on Fresh-Cut Tree Fruits (1999) by Melissa Hansen (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Postharvest Postulations: The Apple Grower and the Elephant (1998) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Miss Premium Prices For Apples (1998) by Good Fruit Grower (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Japan's Apple Sweetness Testing Intrigues WTFRC (1996) by Geraldine Warner (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• South America Fruit Production--Part 4: Apples (1996) by George Ing (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Access to Japanese Market Means Waiting (1996) by Good Fruit Grower (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• New Zealand's Approach to Postharvest Handling of Apples (1992) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman(1), Tom Mathison(2), and Les Green(3)

Organic/IPM

• Alternative Markets for Fruit: Organic and Integrated Fruit Production (2000) by David Granatstein
• Registration of Yeast Will Add New Biofungicide (2000) by Rene Featherstone (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Handling Organic Fruit (1998) by Miles McEvoy
• New Biocontrol to Be Tested in Northwest (1996) by Good Fruit Grower (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Postharvest Integrated Pest Management (1990) by David A. Rosenberger

Packing

• Minimizing Bruising on Apples (2006) by Eugene Kupferman (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Cull Analysis: Moving Towards a Better System (2004) by Wendy Jones, Jay Brunner, Dana Faubion (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Post Harvest Apple Practices in South Africa (2003) by Dr. Ian Crouch (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Information from the Careful Evaluation of Packlingline Culls (2003) by Jay F. Brunner, Wendy Jones, Eugene Kupferman, Chang-Lin Xiao, Dana Faubion and Gerald Tangren (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Fruit Packing and Storage Loss Prevention Guidelines (2002) by Anne M. Swindeman (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Good Temperature Management Improves Fruit Quality (2000) by Jim Thompson
• Internal Quality Sorting is on the Way (2000) by Geraldine Warner (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Maintain Crunch to Maintain Profits (1999) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• How to Prevent Diseases of Fruit in Storage (1999) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Storage Regime Observations For Apples and Pears (1998) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Waxing Won't Reduce Weight Loss In Storage (1997) by Melissa Hansen (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Minimizing Postharvest Decay of Apples and Pears (1997) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman, Dr. Robert Spotts, Dr. Peter Sanderson and Kenn Brown (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Bruising-Impacts, Why Apples Bruise, and What You Can Do to Minimize Bruising (1997) by G. M. Hyde
• Packinghouse Primer: Maturity, Storage and Handling of Washington Apples (1996) by Eugene Kupferman (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• South America Fruit Production--Part 4: Apples (1996) by George Ing (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Report to the Industry on Fruit Quality and Packing Practices for Washington Grown Apples (1994) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman, Postharvest Specialist
• Postharvest Practices to Minimize Decay in Apples (1993) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman, Postharvest Specialist
• Reduce Apple Bruise Damage (1993) by G. K. Brown, N. L. Schulte, E. J. Timm, P. R. Armstrong, D. E. Marshall
• New Zealand's Approach to Postharvest Handling of Apples (1992) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman(1), Tom Mathison(2), and Les Green(3)
• Minimizing Apple Bruising in the Packingline (1991) by D. E. Guyer, N. L. Schulte, E. J. Timm, G. K. Brown
• Practices to Minimize Postharvest Decay of Apples and Pears (1989) by Mike Willett(1), Gene Kupferman(2), Rodney Roberts(3), Robert Spotts(4), Dave Sugar(5), Gary Apel(6), Hugh W. Ewart and Bill Bryant (7)
• Factors Influencing DPA Residues on Apples (1984) by William J. Bramlage

Storage

• Natural Waxes on Fruits (2003) by P. E. Kolattukudy (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Research and Commercial Experience with SmartFresh in South Africa (2003) by Dr. Ian Crouch
• Post Harvest Apple Practices in South Africa (2003) by Dr. Ian Crouch (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Observations on Maturity and Storage of Apples and Pears (Revised Fall 2002) (2002) by Eugene Kupferman (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Fruit Packing and Storage Loss Prevention Guidelines (2002) by Anne M. Swindeman (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• An Insurer's Perspective on Postharvest (2000) by Daryl Ferguson
• Responses of Apple and Pear Fruit to
  1-Methylcyclopropene (2000) by J. Mattheis, X. Fan, and L. Argenta
• How to Prevent Diseases of Fruit in Storage (1999) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Maintain Crunch to Maintain Profits (1999) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Short-Term Controlled Atmosphere Storage of Apples (1999) by Dr. Steve R. Drake
• Could New Ethylene Inhibitor Work on Fruit? (1999) by Dr. Dana Faubion (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Postharvest Postulations: The Apple Grower and the Elephant (1998) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Storage Regime Observations For Apples and Pears (1998) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Observations on Storage Regimes for Apples and Pears, 1997 (1997) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman, Postharvest Specialist
• Packinghouse Primer: Maturity, Storage and Handling of Washington Apples (1996) by Eugene Kupferman (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• South America Fruit Production--Part 4: Apples (1996) by George Ing (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Ethylene Levels in Commercial CA and Low-Ethylene CA Storage of Golden Delicious, Starking, and Granny Smith Apples and Packham's Triumph Pears (1993) by A. B. Truter and J. C. Combrink
• Retaining the Firmness of Apples in Storage (1992) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman, Postharvest Specialist
• Maturity and Storage of Apple Varieties New to Washington State-1992 (1992) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman, Postharvest Specialist
• Harvest Maturity and Storage of Granny Smith Apples For Late CA and Uniform Market Quality (1988) by Max E Patterson and William C. Nichols
• The Role of Ethylene in Determining Apple Harvest and Storage Life (1986) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman, Postharvest Specialist
• Control of Major Postharvest Apple Diseases (1986) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman, Postharvest Specialist
  Parts of this article are adapted from earlier papers by Dr. Charles F. Pierson, USDA (retired) and Dr. Eugene M. Kupferman
• Views on CA Storage of Apples (1986) by Dr. Ken Olsen, USDA-ARS Plant Physiologist,
• Storage Factors Influencing the Quality of Apples (1985) by Dr. O. L. (Sam) Lau
• Monitoring the Quality of Apples in Long-Term CA Storage (1984) by Dr. Ken Olsen(1) and Dr. Eugene Kupferman(2)
• Factors Influencing DPA Residues on Apples (1984) by William J. Bramlage

Transportation/shipping

• Good Temperature Management Improves Fruit Quality (2000) by Jim Thompson
• Reduce Apple Bruise Damage (1993) by G. K. Brown, N. L. Schulte, E. J. Timm, P. R. Armstrong, D. E. Marshall

Volatiles, MCP & Ethylene

• Research and Commercial Experience with SmartFresh in South Africa (2003) by Dr. Ian Crouch
• Factors Influencing Successful Use of 1-MCP (2002) by Jim Mattheis, Xuetong Fan, and Luiz Argenta (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Responses of Pacific Northwest Apples to 1-methylcyclopropene (MCP) (2001) by Jim Mattheis, Xuetong Fan and Luiz Argenta (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Introducing AgroFresh^TM (2001) by Bruce Bates (requires Adobe Acrobat reader)
• Responses of Apple and Pear Fruit to
  1-Methylcyclopropene (2000) by J. Mattheis, X. Fan, and L. Argenta
• Potential MCP Revolution (2000) by Sylvia Blankenship
• Ethylene: The Ripening Hormone (2000) by Sylvia Blankenship
• Could New Ethylene Inhibitor Work on Fruit? (1999) by Dr. Dana Faubion (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
• Ethylene in Fruit Physiology (1998) by Dr. Eric A. Curry, Plant Physiologist
• Ethylene Levels in Commercial CA and Low-Ethylene CA Storage of Golden Delicious, Starking, and Granny Smith Apples and Packham's Triumph Pears (1993) by A. B. Truter and J. C. Combrink
• The Role of Ethylene in Determining Apple Harvest and Storage Life (1986) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman, Postharvest Specialist