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Research Project: Volatile Measurement As a Means to Detect Freeze Damage in Oranges

Location: Commodity Protection and Quality

Project Number: 5302-43000-028-02
Project Type: Trust

Start Date: Dec 01, 2000
End Date: Oct 31, 2004

Objective:
To evaluate the use of volatile chemical compounds as markers to identify oranges that have been freeze damaged.

Approach:
The volatiles being emitted from artificially-frozen and non-frozen oranges will be compared in order to determine if differences exist that are significant enough to act as markers of freeze injury. Documents Trust with Citrus Research Board. Log 19096. Formerly 5302-43000-024-02T.

 
Project Team
Obenland, David

Project Annual Reports
  FY 2003
  FY 2002

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