Humidity – Fresh Quarterly

Minimising moisture loss in pears during storage

What is in the producer’s toolbox? By Anna Mouton Frank van de Geijn is a senior consultant and post-harvest researcher at Wageningen University and Research. He is with the Agrotechnology and Food Sciences Group which focusses on all questions relating…

Temperature and humidity

Fresh Quarterly

Environmental conditions after harvest can make or break stone-fruit quality. By Anna Mouton. “Low temperatures are important for maintaining fruit quality,” says Handré Viljoen, stone-fruit research manager at ExperiCo. “At the correct temperatures the fruit will develop fewer internal defects…