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Elizabeth Jeanne Mitcham
Title: CE & AES Postharvest Pomologist

Specialty: Postharvest physiology and technology of fruit and nut crops; emphasis on developing postharvest treatments which would extend shelf-life by reducing the rate of senescence and reducing decay development; development of alternatives to postharvest chemicals for disease control, physiological disorders, and insect quarantine treatments

Unit: Department of Plant Sciences
One Shields Avenue
Department of Plant Sciences, MS2
2059 Wickson Hall
Davis, CA 95616-8683
(530) 752-7512
Fax: 530-752-8502
URL: http://postharvest.ucdavis.edu
Email: ejmitcham@ucdavis.edu
Notes: additional web page http:plantsciences.ucdavis.edu  
Bio: MS North Carolina State University - Horticulture PhD University of Maryland - Horticulture Postdoctoral Associate USDA ARS Orland FL Joined UCDavis in 1992 Section Chair for Horticultural Sciences in Plant Sciences Dept. 2005-2009

 
2 documents associated with Elizabeth Mitcham.
Commercial handling influences quality and ripening of Bartlett pears Commercial handling influences quality and ripening of Bartlett pears

Fruit softening and change in skin color occurred faster in pears that were commercially harvested, then dumped onto the packing line.
Evaluation of Pre-harvest Spray Treatments on Rain-Induced Cracking of 'Bing' Sweet Cherry Evaluation of Pre-harvest Spray Treatments on Rain-Induced Cracking of 'Bing' Sweet Cherry
Evaluation of effect of Bluestim and Rainguard treatments on rain-induced cracking and postharvest storage. Submitted to the California Cherry Advisory Board for 2005.