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Crop Physiology/Physiology: Postharvest 2

Tuesday, July 28, 2009: 10:30 AM
Jefferson A (Millennium Hotel St. Louis)
Moderator:
10:30 AM
Effect of Chilling and Heating Treatment on Production of Volatiles from Lipids via Oxidation in Tomatoes
Jinhe Bai, USDA, ARS, USHRL; Elizabeth A. Baldwin, USDA; Yoshihiro Imahori, Osaka Pref Univ Sch of Agric
10:45 AM
Comparative Evaluation of Physiological Post-Harvest Root Deterioration of 25 Cassava Accessions: Hydroxycoumarin Fluorescent Accumulation Vs Visual Analysis
Andres Salcedo, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez; Barbara Sanchez, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez; Victor Ocasio, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez; Angel Del Valle, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez; Amaury Ortiz, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez; Pedro Marquez, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez; Dimuth Siritunga, PhD, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez
11:00 AM
Effects of Season and Cultivar Selection On External Maturity Indicators In Personal-Size Seedless Watermelons
Edgar Vinson, Auburn Univ; Floyd Woods, Auburn University; Penelope Perkins-Veazie, North Carolina State University; Joseph Kemble, Auburn University; Angela Davis, USDA-ARS, South Central Ag. Res. Lab; Wheeler Foshee, Auburn University; Raymond Kessler Jr., Auburn University; Jason Burkett, Associate, Director, Auburn University
11:15 AM
Ecophysiology of Plant Growth Regulators In Inducing and Modulating Root Bulking In Cut and Peel Carrots
U.P. Rayirath, MSc, Nova Scotia Agricultural College; Rajasekaran Lada, Nova Scotia Agricultural College; Azure Adams, Nova Scotia Agricultural College; R. Scott Veitch, Nova Scotia Agricultural College
11:30 AM
Loss of Aroma Volatile Compounds In Fresh-Cut Carrots
Charles Forney, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada; Michael A. Jordan, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada; Sherry Fillmore, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada