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Elizabeth Mitcham is Director of the Postharvest Technology Center at the University of California Davis. The focus of her research and extension programme is the postharvest biology and technology of fruits, especially apples, pears, cherries, strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries, as well as almonds and walnuts. In addition to studies on harvest maturity, storage conditions and flavour quality, her programme focuses on regulation of fruit ripening and cellular regulation of calcium deficiency disorders. In addition, the programme is actively developing strategies for postharvest insect control in harvested and exported commodities, including citrus and table grapes. |
(Director of Postharvest Technology Center at the University of California Davis)
