Senior Postharvest Physiologist (Temperate fruit)
Type of Research / Topic:
- Post-harvest storage performance of pome fruit, table grapes and summerfruit
- Effect of pre-harvest and harvest factors on storage performance of temperate fruit
- Non-destructive measurement of fruit maturity and quality
- Modelling and prediction of fruit performance along export chains
- Effect of tree crop load, fruit position and orchard environment on variability in maturity and sweetness among fruit within trees
Relevant experience:
- Over 24 years in horticultural pre- and post-harvest research and extension
- Experience includes pesticide application in viticulture, optimising fruit and vegetable handling to reduce bruising, CA storage of pome fruit and, pre- and post-harvest fruit maturity assessment
- Since 2006 have focused on temperate fruit R&D and specifically on: the effect of harvest maturity on postharvest storage performance; understanding the factors resulting in differences in maturity and sugars among fruit within trees; and effect of table grape bunch morphology on subsequent post-harvest storage quality