Strawberry Harvesting Articles & Analysis
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” He points out that late-season spider mite pressure is specific to grape growers in the Salinas Valley, and is the second most important pest they have to deal with. “As we get closer to harvest and vegetable and strawberry row croppers get into their cropping rotations, the Salinas Valley can become very dusty, which creates favorable conditions ...
The effect of calcium dips combined with mild heat treatment on quality and postharvest life of strawberries (cv. BARI strawberry–1) was studied. Immediately after harvest, strawberries were treated by dipping in distilled water, CaCl2 solutions at 1%, 2% and 3% for 15 min at 45°C and left untreated. ...