Relationship between the bruising and decay of apples /

Relation of bruising and other factors to blue mold decay of Delicious apples /

“…Preliminary tests (14) that demonstrated bruised areas of Delicious apples were much more susceptible to blue mold decay than nonbruised tissue, and contemporary investigations (7) that disclosed the large numbers of bruises that occur in the harvesting and packing operations, emphasized the need for further research on the relation of bruising to subsequent decay. These investigations were made during 1947, 1948, and 1949.…”