University of California
UC Integrated Viticulture
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CE & AES Postharvest Pomologist
Department of Plant Sciences, MS2One Shields Avenue
1047 Wickson Hall
Davis, CA 95616-8683
(530) 752-7512
ejmitcham@ucdavis.edu
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Specialty
Postharvest physiology and technology of fruit and nut crops; emphasis on developing postharvest treatments which would extend shelf-life by reducing the rate of senescence and reducing decay development; development of alternatives to postharvest chemicals for disease control, physiological disorders, and insect quarantine treatmentsAreas of Expertise (click to see all ANR academics with this expertise)
- Pears
- Food and Non-Food Products: Development, Processing, Quality, and Delivery
- New and Improved Food Processing Technologies
- Quality Maintenance in Storing and Marketing Food Products
- Nutrition Education and Behavior
- Economics, Markets, and Policy
- International Trade and Development
Biography
MS North Carolina State University - Horticulture PhD University of Maryland - Horticulture Postdoctoral Associate USDA ARS Orland FL Joined UCDavis in 1992 Section Chair for Horticultural Sciences in Plant Sciences Dept. 2005-2009
Links
ANR Publications
- Fresh Market Caneberry Production Manual
- Handling Strawberries for Fresh Market
- Integrated Pest Management for Apples and Pears, 2nd Edition
- Pear Production and Handling Manual
- Postharvest Technology of Horticultural Crops—Third Edition
California Agriculture Article Contributions
ANR Workgroup Associations
- Postharvest Integrated Pest Management - Chair
- Almond - Member
- Cling Peach - Member
- European Pear - Member
- Integrated Grape Production - Member
- Pest Management in ANR - Member
- Pomology Extension Coordinating Conference (PECC) - Member
- Postharvest Technology Research & Info Center (PTric) - Member
- Prune - Member
- Strawberry - Member
- Walnut - Member