Mechanical Injury of Fresh Produce 105
- Sano, H., Seo, S., Koizumi, N., Niki, T., Iwamura, H., and Ohashi, Y., Regulation by
cytokinins of endogenous levels of jasmonic and salicylic acids in mechanically
wounded tobacco plants, Plant Cell Physiol., 37, 762–769, 1996. - Sivasankar, S., Sheldrick, B., and Rothstein, S.J., Expression of allene oxide synthase
determines defense gene activation in tomato, Plant Physiol., 22, 1335–1342, 2000. - Shigemi, S., Hiroshi, S., and Yuko, O., Jasmonic acid in wound signal transduction
pathways, Physiologia-Plantarum, 101, 740–745, 1997. - Zhu, S.K., Salzman, R.A., Koiwa, H., Murdock, L.L., Bressan, R.A., and Hasegawa,
P.M., Ethylene negatively regulates local expression of plant defense lectin genes,
Physiologia-Plantarum, 104, 365–372, 1998. - Peck, S.C. and Kende, H., Differential regulation of genes encoding 1-aminocyclo-
propane-1-carboxylate (ACC) synthase in etiolated pea seedlings: Effects of indole-
3-acetic acid, wounding, and ethylene, Plant Mol. Biol., 38, 977–982, 1998. - Leon, J., Rojo, E., and Sanchez-Serrano, J.J., Wound signalling in plants, J. Exp.
Bot., 52, 1–9, 2001. - Sargent, S.A., Brecht, J.K., and Zoellner, J.J., Sensitivity of tomatoes at mature-green
and breaker ripeness stages to internal bruising, J. Am. Soc. Hortic. Sci., 117, 119–123,
1992. - Sargent, S.A., Brecht, J.K., Zoellner, J.J., and Chau, K.V., Reducing mechanical damage
to tomatoes during handling and shipment, Am. Soc. Agric. Eng., 89, 6616, 1989. - Sargent, S.A., Brecht, J.K., and Zoellner, J.J., Assessment of mechanical damage in
tomato packinglines, Am. Soc. Agric. Eng., 89, 6060, 1989. - Burkner, P.F., Chesson, J.H., and Brown, G.K., Padded collecting surfaces for reduc-
ing citrus fruit injury, Trans. ASAE, 15, 627–629, 1972. - Moretti, C.L., Sargent, S.A., Huber, D.J., Calbo, A.G., and Puschmann, R., Chemical
composition and physical properties of pericarp, locule, and placental tissues of
tomatoes with internal bruising, J. Am. Soc. Hortic. Sci., 123, 656–660, 1998. - Bieluga, B. and Puchalski, C., Methods of determining resistance to mechanical
damage, in Proc. 3rd Int. Conf. Phys. Prop. Agric. Mater., Vol. 44, Prague, 1985, pp.
37–44. - Puchalski, C., and Bieluga, B., Testing apple resistance to dynamic loading. Zesz.
Problem. Postepow Nauk. Rolniczych, 399, 187–191, 1993. - Roudot, A.C., Grotte-Nicolas M., Duprat, F., and Arakelian, J., Comparison of firm-
ness and resistance to mechanical damage in two apple cultivars during cold storage,
Sci. Aliments, 9, 319–333, 1989. - Stolle, G. and Wahl, H., The effect of mechanical damage on the keeping quality of
apples, Gartenbau B, 19, 209, 1972. - Dingman, D.W., Growth of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in bruised apple (Malus domes-
tica) tissue as influenced by cultivar, date of harvest, and source, Appl. Environ.
Microbiol., 66, 1077–1083, 2000. - Brusewitz, G.H., McCollum, T.G., and Zhang, H., Impact bruise resistance of peaches,
Trans. Am. Soc. Agric. Eng., 34, 962–965, 1991. - Menesatti, P. and Paglia, G., Development of a drop damage index of fruit resistance
to damage, J. Agric. Eng. Res. 80, 1–12, 2001. - Berardinelli, A., Guarnieri, A., Phuntsho, J., and Ragni, L., Fruit damage assessment
in peach packing lines, Appl. Eng. Agric. 17, 57–62, 2001. - Mokkila, M., Sariola, J., and Hagg, M., The key factors in the harvest and postharvest
treatments of strawberries, VTT Res. Notes, 1955, 55, 1999. - Nwandikom, G.I., Yam tuber resistance to mechanical damage, Agric. Mech. Asia
Africa Latin Am., 21, 33–36, 1990.