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Cold Storage and Transport of Strawberry Plants

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  • Worthington, John T.
  • Vaught, Carl

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Excerpts from the report: Commercial cold storage of strawberry plants in the United States is only about 28 years old. Before 1941, strawberry plants were dug in early spring by the grower, or by nurserymen for resale to growers. In 1938, nurserymen requested the assistance of the USDA, Division of Fruit and Vegetable Crops and Diseases, in initiating storage experiments for strawberry plants. These studies resulted in the development of a sizable strawberry-plant storage and shipping industry in the United States. In 1969, approximately 200 million plants with an estimated value of from $4 to $6 million are stored annually. The high value of stored strawberry plants, $15 to $45 per cubic foot, compared with $4 to $7 for apples, warranted an investigation of improved storage methods aimed at maintaining desired commodity temperature and at maintaining plant quality for extended periods. (Most cold-stored plants are shipped to retailers and growers by parcel post or railway express without refrigeration.) The effect of shipping conditions on subsequent quality of plants was also investigated.

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  • Worthington, John T. & Vaught, Carl, 1970. "Cold Storage and Transport of Strawberry Plants," Marketing Research Reports 313617, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Transportation and Marketing Program.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uamsmr:313617
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.313617
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