20th Annual Fruit Ripening and Retail Handling Workshop: March 25-26, 2014

The Annual Fruit Ripening and Retail Handling Workshop, presented annually by the UC Davis Postharvest Technology Center, is intended for shippers and fruit handlers (wholesale and retail), and produce managers who are involved in handling and ripening fruits and fruit-vegetables. The workshop focuses on how to increase profits by reducing losses at the receiving end, and delivering ready-to-eat, delicious fruits and fruit-vegetables to the consumer. Topics    Importance of ripening programs    Ripening fruit and fruit-vegetables    Ripening facilities & equipment    Fruit development-ripening    Maturity and quality relationships    Biology of ethylene production    Sensory quality attributes and measurement    Temperature management    Retail temperature storage conditions    Retail displays and handling    Demonstrations    Tools to control ripening and senescence    Ethylene inhibition and control    Designing/controlling a ripening program    Physiological disorders and other lossesDemonstrations    Sensory    Quality measurements    Environmental equipment More information