The beneficial effects of proper temperature management include reduced decay, improved firmness and skin color, greener stems, and reduced pitting. Improper handling temperature rapidly reduces shelf life. Modified atmosphere packaging has lengthened the postharvest life of cherry fruit by reducing the rate of growth of decay organisms, retarding softening and retaining stem color. Modified at...

During the 1997–1999 seasons, we investigated the relationship between ‘Brooks’ cherry skin color at harvest (full light red, 50% bright red, full bright red and full dark red) and consumer acceptance using fruit grown in different geographic locations in the San Joaquin Valley (SJV). Soluble solids concentration (SSC) increased, but titratable acidity (TA) levels did not decrease as cherries m...

Cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus L.) has attracted attention because of many different usage such as fresh fruit production, processing material for medicinal and pharmacy industry. This study carried out some pomological, chemical and phenological properties of cherry laurel phenotypes to selection of the favorable phenotypes for cultivation. A total of 40 phenotypes were evaluated in the pr...

Observations made in California over a period of years have disclosed an interesting problenn regarding unproductive cherry trees. An occasional tree, or portion of a tree, has been found that produces practically no fruit, yet branches of the same tree, or other trees of the same variety standing beside it, have been consistently prolific. The behavior of these unproductive trees suggests the ...