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Precooling is the single most important postharvest procedure. Latest Field Trials
Precooling Tips and How-To's by Jim Thompson, UC-Davis. (click on each link to download pdf.) JT-101 Temperature and Quality
JT-102 How to Cool Produce JT-103 Tips for Successful Forced-Air Cooling JT-104 Product Temperature in Forced-Air Cooling JT-105 Measuring Product Temperature JT-201 The Return on Investment (ROI) of Forced-Air Cooling JT-301 Introduction to ReCooling™
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If you read only one paper, read this one. Improving Forced-Air Cooler Performance, by Michael Talbot, Direlle Baird, Steven Sargent, and Jeffrey Brecht.
Primer on Forced Air Pre-Cooling, by Jim Still. (Note: Contact us for a Webex presentation with narrative.)
7-8ths Cooling Explained and Illustrated, by Jim Still Precooling and Managing Produce Temperature. The ROI of Precooling & Postharvest, by Adel Kader.
Stepac explains the fundamental importance of precoooling. (Stepac is a worldwide leader in postharvest technologies.)
FDA Produce & Plant Products Guidance Documents & Regulatory Information webpage, link to open in new window.
FDA Guide to Minimize Microbial Food Safety Hazards of Fresh-cut Fruits and Vegetables, pdf.
Design of Packaging Vents for Cooling Fresh Horticultural Produce, by Pankaj B. Pathare, Umezuruike Linus Opara, Clément Vigneault, Mulugeta A. Delele, &
Fahad Al-Julanda Al-Said.
Temperature, Respiration Rate and Shelf Life, by Jenny Jobling. Commercial Cooling of Fruits, Vegetables, and Flowers, Link to purchase entire reference manual, $15 USD, by James F. Thompson, F. Gordon Mitchell, Tom R. Rumsey, Robert F. Kasmire, and Carlos H. Crisosto, Rev. 2008, 61 pages.
Forced Air Cooling of Strawberries, by Jim Thompson.
Forced-Air Cooling of Mushrooms, from UC Davis.
Blueberry Produce Fact Sheet, USDA.
A Longer Marketing Life for Blackberry and Raspberry Fruit, Virginia Cooperative Extension.
Blackberry Harvest, Postharvest Handling, and Storage, University of Missouri Extension.
Airflow Measurement Techniques for the Improvement of Forced-air Cooling, Refrigeration and Drying Operations, by Justin O’Sullivan, Maria Ferrua, Richard Love, Pieter Verboven, Bart Nicola, and Andrew East.
Harvesting and Postharvest Handling of Peaches for the Fresh Market, by C.H. Crisosto and D. Valero. Harvesting and Handling Peaches, by Kathryn C. Taylor and James W. Rushing.
Re-Thinking the Chill Requirement for Pear Ripening, by David Sugar, Elizabeth Mitcham, and Eugene Kupferman.
Precooling of Mango. Excerpted pages from "Mango Postharvest Best Management Practices Manual."
Assessment of Precooling Technologies for Sweet Corn, Patrick Cortbaoui.
Container Opening Design for Horticultural Produce Cooling Efficiency, by Larissa R. de Castro, Clément Vigneault, and Luís A. B. Cortez.
Improving the Cold Chain for Cut Flowers and Potted Plants, by George Staby and Michael Reid Energy Use Of Commercial Forced Air Coolers For Fruit, by Jim Thompson, D.C. Mejia, and R.P. Singh Energy Efficiency in Fruit Storage, by Marcus H. Wilcox, P.E. Table grapes suffer water loss, stem browning during cooling delays, by Carlos H. Crisosto, Joe L. Smilanick, and Nick K. Dokoozlian. Our 2-Tier Rapid-Cools in action at Port of Wilmington, Delaware Acceptable Cooling Delays for Selected Warm Season Vegetables and Melons
Blueberry Postharvest - USDA
Optimizing Flat Design for Forced-air Cooling of Blueberries Packaged in Plastic Clamshells, Jerry C. Leyte and Charles F. Forney.
Forced Air Cooling Packaged Blueberries, M.D. Boyette
Mango Forced Air Cooling, excerpted from "Mango Postharvest Best Practices" by the National Mango Board.
Effect of Precooling on Storage Life of Mango, by S.A. Makwana, N.D. Polara, and R.R. Viradia.
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Postharvest Quality-Maintenance Guidelines, by
Robert E. Paull and Ching Cheng Chen.
Forced-air Precooling of Dutch Cucumbers, by Jingying Tan, Shi Li, and Qing Wang.
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