Source: Tom Karst, THE PACKER, 2/24/21


New research is looking at warm spots in the strawberry supply chain. When fruit gets warm, strawberries lose some of their sugars, vitamins and antioxidants and can more easily bruise and decay, Jeff Brecht, a University of Florida horticultural sciences professor and extension specialist, said in a news release. Brecht and Ismail Uysal, a University of South Florida associate professor of electrical engineering, worked together on a recently published study that found places...

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