Fruit quality research, encompassing fruit physiology and pathology, including the following services for optimal maintenance of fruit quality :

• §Determination of storage protocols

• §Testing of cold storage and shipping technologies

• §Evaluation of pre-harvest and post-harvest chemicals for various
  applications

• §Techniques to enable access to new and existing phytosanitary
  markets

• §Development of methods to control physiological disorders
  during storage

• §Holistic decay management strategies