Strategies to reduce postharvest cracking and splitting of cherries
Author: Girish Ganjyal, Shyam Sablani, Yan Wang
Published: 2015
Summary: The objectives of this project were: 1) Test the feasibility of using cold air impingement drying with optimal relative humidity to effectively remove the residual moisture from the cherries before packaging. 2) Screen various edible coatings on the cherries for their ability to act as a moisture barrier. 3) Develop packaging strategies with desiccant to reduce the moisture available in the packaging environment for cherries
