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Minn, Handling, Processing, Packaging, and Storing of Fruits , 

 Vegetables, emd Other Food Products, 1. Processing, Pack - 

 aging, Freezing, and Storing of Fruits, Vegetables, and Other 

 Foods for Preservation by P^eezing» 2. Varietal Adaptabil- 

 ity of Fruits and Vegetables for Processing. 3» Handling , 

 Packaging, Transporting and Storing of Fresh Fruits and Vege - 

 tables « To (1) obtain information of value to commercial 

 processors, owners of frozen food locker plants, and to home 

 processors; (2) assist Hortictilture Department in selecting 

 new varieties of fruits and vegetables for naming and intro- 

 duction; (3) study post-harvest handling, packaging, and 

 storage of fresh fruits and vegetables, including seedling 

 selections • 



Hort. 2103 



Minn, CaTise and Control of Biological and Chemicail Deteriora - 

 tion of Agric\iltural Products in Storage, 4, Fruits ^ To 

 determine! (1) microorganisms or factors responsible for 

 fruit deterioration; (2) main factors governing development 

 of deterioration and nature of deterioration; and, (3) chem- 

 iceO.8 or control methods, 

 PI. Path,, Bot. 2220-4 



N. Y. A Study of Some Ciiltural, Harvesting, and Handling Prob - 

 (Comell) lems in" Fruit Production; To Improve or Develop Eguipient 



and Methods of Use to Reduce Labor and Fruit Losses . To (l) 

 find ways to reduce labor costs and fruit damage during 

 picking, handling and trcuisportlng to storage and handling 

 in processing plants; (2) make improvements on, or develop- 

 ment of an apple grader-sizer to reduce bruising; (3) improve 

 packaging methods, packing house layout and equipment to 

 reduce labor amd fruit injury, thvis putting an inexpensive 

 packaged product on market; (4) develop suitable brush 

 removal equipment to dispose of primings; and, (^) learn 

 best pruning methods, and improve or develop equipment: 

 Hand or power primers, or a combination of both; use of 

 ladders, priming platforms or mechanical towers; coinbine a 

 pnming and harvesting machine for grapes. 

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