There are very few porcine burn models that replicate scald injuries similar to those encountered by children. We have developed a robust porcine burn model capable of creating reproducible scald burns for a wide range of burn conditions. The study was conducted with juvenile Large White pigs, creating replicates of burn combinations; 50°C for 1, 2, 5 and 10 minutes and 60°C, 70°C, 80°C and 90°...

Although superficial scald (SS) is well characterized on apples, there are only a few insights concerning the influence that agronomic and management variability may have occurrence of this physiological disorder pears. In study, we aimed to improve our understanding effect different preharvest factors SS development using multivariate statistical approach. Pears (Pyrus communis L.) cv “Abate F...

ABSTRACT The storage life of ‘Alexander Lucas’ pear is limited by the occurrence internal disorders during controlled atmosphere (CA). 1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) can be used to delay ripening, however, its interaction with CA conditions not well understood. fruit were treated 1-MCP at 300 nL L-1 for 24 h in air at-0.5 or 1.0 °C before being stored. Fruit kept normal (2.0 kPa O2 plus <0.7 C...

1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP), an inhibitor of ethylene perception, has been commercialized as SmartFresh technology for postharvest use on fruits and vegetables around the world. 1-MCP is used widely on apple fruit in North America; its successful commercial uptake has occurred because the technology helps to maintain quality of the fruit, not only during storage, but also through the entire ma...