Two undergraduates in the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences – Khushi Chawda and Deysi Alvaro Ceja – have been named to the Borlaug Scholars class of 2024. The National Association of Plant Breeders’ Borlaug scholarships pair students with an NAPB mentor.
Researchers from the Blanco Lab at the University of California, Davis, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Nottingham, have demonstrated how susceptibility factors that accumulate during the ripening process promote infection by fungal pathogens.
Quality and safety of perishable horticultural commodities. Pre-harvest to postharvest research and outreach education on diverse fresh and minimally-processed horticultural foods from annual row crops to tree and vine commodities
Professor of Cooperative Extension and Emeritus Director, Postharvest Technology Center
Former Director of the USAID Horticulture Innovation Lab
Postharvest biology and technology of horticultural crops, including regulation of fruit ripening, calcium deficiency disorders, and postharvest control of insects in harvested products
Distinguished Professor of Cooperative Extension (retired)
Consumer Quality and Postharvest Technology
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Sensory quality perception of fresh fruit and nuts in relation to postharvest technologies and handling, with the goal to deliver high-quality commodities to the consumer.
