ST. PAUL, Minn. — Many health issues can develop after tomatoes are harvested from the field, caused either by pathogens, physical injury, environmental extremes, or a combination of these factors.
The Plant Management Network (PMN) has released a new presentation entitled "Maintaining Tomato Health After Harvest" to help professionals avoid common problems that reduce the quality and marketability of field-grown tomatoes.
The webcast, developed by Jerry A. Bartz, Associate Professor and Postharvest Pathologist at the University of Florida, provides advice on how to:
- Minimize damage due to rain, cold and other extremes
- Properly pick, cull, store and transport ripening tomatoes
- Maintain sanitary conditions from harvest to consumer
The 19-minute presentation will remain open access in the Focus on Tomato webcast resource.
The Plant Management Network is a nonprofit publisher of applied, science-based resources that help enhance the health, management, and production of agricultural and horticultural crops. Partnering with over 80 universities, nonprofits, and agribusinesses, PMN provides materials covering a wide range of crops and contemporary issues through the online PMN Education Center.
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Maintaining Tomato Health After Harvest
http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/edcenter/seminars/Tomato/MaintainingTomatoHealth/
Focus on Tomato webcast resource
http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/fot
PMN Education Center
http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/edcenter/
Source: The Plant Management Network
