Part four: Postharvest Resources
Bonus Web Coverage - Online Resources

(From the April 2007 article "Clear And Cold: The forecast for food safety should be bright if you emphasize these postharvest principles.")

• Washington State University Postharvst Information Network http://postharvest.tfrec.wsu.edu Provides information on a variety of crops, with a searchable database of reports from experts
  
  
• University of California-Davis Postharvest Technology Research & Information Center http://postharvest.ucdavis.edu Through postharvest research and Extension programs, the center strives to provide relevant information to California growers, shippers, marketers, carriers, distributors, retailers, processors, and consumers of fresh horticultural crops. Specific goals are to mprove the quality and value of horticultural crops available to the consumer, reduce postharvest losses and improve marketing efficiency. and solve problems in handling fruits, vegetables, and ornamentals to maintain their quality and safety.
  
  
• Pennsylvania Tree Fruit Production Guide: Harvest & Postharvest Handling http://tfpg.cas.psu.edu/24.htm This section of the PSU Tree Fruit Production Guide incorporates new information on controlled-atmosphere fruit storage. Also discussed are fruit testing to determine maturity, storage guidelines, and the control of common postharvest fruit disorders.