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Rapid handling and cooling to improve strawberry marketability after arrival in eastern markets
Publication Information
California Agriculture 15(2):13-14.
Published February 01, 1961
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Abstract
California's fresh strawberries travel for five or six days across the continent to reach eastern markets. The varieties grown are firm-fruited, but nevertheless they are an extremely perishable commodity and require great care to avoid unnecessary deterioration.