Conclusions 



We do not have any easy answers to the question of 

 what an apple grower can do to reduce the losses 

 associated with the non-use of Alar. Short-term ap- 

 proaches, obviously, are stop-gap measures which may 



somewhat reduce the losses. The long-term changes 

 will take time and capital to implement but should go 

 far to eliminate the need for Alar. The New England 

 apple industry has rough seas ahead, but if growers 

 look to the future and begin to make some changes, it 

 should be able to weather this storm. 



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Apple Bruising. IV. Injury Occurring During 

 Harvest and Transport to the Packinghouse 



William J. Bramlage 



Department of Plant & Soil Sciences, University of Massachusetts 



This is the fourth in a series of articles reporting 

 findings of a research gi'oup at Michigan State Univer- 

 sity on the causes and consequences of bruising to 

 apples. The previous articles examined bruising dur- 

 ing packing, grading, and subsequent transport [Fruit 



Notes 53(4):15-17, 54(l):6-7, and 54(l):7-9]. Here we 

 summarize a report in which sources of bruising dur- 

 ing harvest and transport to the packing house are 

 examined. 



This report is entitled, "Damage Assessment for 



Fruit Notes, Spring, 1989 



