NP12-2021 | H. Viljoen | The impact of relative humidity in commercial cold rooms during accumulation of pallets for shipping on shrivel with plums
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NP17-2021 | J. Ladegourdie | Development of a simple replacement for standard industry colour charts for Pome fruit using the NIX colour sensor
A-20-EXP-PH02 | D. Viljoen | The effect of relative humidity on water loss and lenticel damage incidence during cold storage of apples
A-20-EXP-PH01 | D. Viljoen | Assessment of a lenticel breakdown prediction method for the South African pome industry
PO-19-ARC-PH01 | A. Botes | Evaluating the effects of different plastic liners and pallet shrouds on internal and external quality on pome fruit
A-18-MUL-PH01 | E. Crouch | Superficial scald on Granny Smith - understanding the mechanisms and limitations of the storage protocols used by industry and assess risk indicators in storage for scald development
V-18-ARC-PH02 | Z. Belay | Integrated post-harvest ethylene management along the value chain
PO 02 - 22 | H. Tayler | The use of edible coatings as a viable replacement for plastic liners to maintain pome fruit quality
A 10-22 | D. Viljoen | Effect of humidity control, using bin liners and bin lids, on fruit quality during long term storage of apples
A 06-22 | I. de Jong | Assessment of the use of the DA meter to increase the rigour of fruit sampling for release date determination in strip-picked orchards and to generate additional information for packhouses on the maturity of select pick fruit
NP30-2023 | M. Jooste | Pitting in cherries: a literature review
NP16-2023 | J. Ladegourdie | Evaluating a novel carton design to improve the efficiency of forced air cooling and refrigerated containers in the pome industry
P 01-23 | J. Ladegourdie | Assessment of air temperature at time of harvest on scuff mark susceptibility of early-optimum ‘Cape Rose’ pears
NP11-2021 | H. Viljoen | Scanning plum cultivars for CO2 sensitivity and the effect of closed vents in shipping containers on relative humidity and CO2 levels
NP9-2021 | H. Viljoen | Quantification of the effect of near-harvest temperatures on pitburn and heat damage in cold stored plums and prediction method development
A-19-ARC-PH02 | W. J. Botes | Soft scald development in new apple cultivars
A-19-ARC-PH01 | W. J. Botes | Investigate the effect of cooling and delays as well as CO2 concentrations during storage on internal browning in ‘Fuji’ apples
PL 01-14 | H. Viljoen | Utilisation of SmartFreshSM and /or pre-ripening to enable successful shipping of dual-temperature regime plums at a single temperature of -0.55 °C for 24 days for cold-sterilization purposes
ELP1 | E. Louw | Aroma profiles and non-destructive determination of quality parameters of Japanese plums (Prunus salicina Lindl.).
P 03-08 | D. H. Moelich | Evaluation of modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) and other technologies to improve storage quality of Forelle pears and decrease the 12 weeks mandatory storage period.
10/2014 | K. Bouwer | The development of the industrialization process for various ideas towards optimization of cargo freight capacity utilization (space, mass, packaging, refrigeration) in refrigerated shipping containers to reduce logistic costs while maintaining pro...
ST 01-20 | H. Viljoen | Survey of commercial stone fruit cold room relative humidity and temperature to ascertain possible impact on moisture management
KIT2A | K. I. Theron | Optimisation of non-invasive optical and thermic imaging techniques in the assessment of the quality of apples and of its storage potential
22002 | P. de Vries | Temperature manipulation of Forelle pears to reduce storage period
AP02/01 | M. M. Jooste | The effect of field heat removal and the rate of forced-air cooling on the quality of Imperial apricots
A01/05 | D. H. Moelich | Postharvest factors influencing the development of lenticel spot, bitterpit, and browning disorder in Braeburn apples
02/06 | E. Lötze | Quality Prediction of pome fruit
HOR04P | M. Snyman | Establish maturity standards for new pear cultivars
260015 | J. A. van der Merwe | Optimise controlled atmosphere storage techniques for selected pome and stone fruit cultivars
KIT4A | K. I. Theron | Bitter pit potential of apples
PL 07-04 | P. N. Khumalo | Evaluation of the Thermo King AFAM+ refrigeration system on the quality of Laetitia plums
260015 | J. A. van der Merwe | Optimise controlled atmosphere storage techniques for selected pome fruit cultivars
PL 01-01 (b) | P. N. Khumalo | Effect of forced-air cooling rate on the quality of plums (Laetitia)
PN 04-04 | W. R. Witbooi | Evaluation of AFAM+ on decay development, and overall quality of nectarines
PL 01-01 | P. N. Khumalo | Effect of forced-air cooling rate on the quality of Fortune plums
EL Qua 2006 | E. Lötze | Verify sweetest/best eating quality fresh from sun South African Golden Delicious
EL Qua 2005 | E. Lötze | UK supermarket firmness requirements
V 02-04 N (f) | V. A. de Kock | Manipulation of ripening during storage of Sun Supreme plums to improve storage quality
KIT4A | K. I. Theron | Bitter pit potential of apples
AP 01-04 | V. A. de Kock | Evaluation of plungers for accurate determination of harvest maturity of Imperial, Soldonnè, Bebeco and Charisma apricots
A 04-05 | H. Viljoen | Identify a bag liner, which enables effective application of SmartFreshSM on packed apples and simultaneously controls moisture loss
P 07-07 | H. Bergman | Determine the benefits of using SmartFreshSM on the storage quality of optimum and post-optimum maturity Forelle pears
MJ01/09 | M. Jooste | Elevated storage temperatures for plums
EC2P | E. M. Crouch | Treatment of Forelle pears to shorten prescribed storage period and to reduce astringency
260027 | A. van der Merwe | Effects of short term CA storage and a simulated RA shipment period on the post-storage eating quality of Forelle pears
MJ01/05 | M. Jooste | Membrane studies in Japanese plums (Prunus salicina Lindl.)
P 13-11 | I. Crouch | Early market access of Forelle pears to EU market using SmartFreshSM and targeted maturity fruit
P 02-11 | H. Bergman | Determine the optimal maturity for late harvested Forelle pears, to establish early market access, utilising SmartFreshSM
PL 03-10 | D. H. Moelich | Development and certification of plum packaging formats for export of South African fruit to markets accepting irradiation in combination with insect barrier bags, as mitigation treatment
AP 01-12 | A. de Kock | Determination of the optimum packaging, with the view to reduce moisture loss on Charisma apricots