ABSTRACT
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Berry fruits are among the most perishable of fruit crops and must be handled carefully to ensure the highest postharvest quality when they reach the consumer. Some berries have very high respiration rates and therefore a potentially short postharvest life. Many are fragile and easily bruised, requiring
careful handling during harvest, packaging, and transportation. The fruits known horticulturally as berries are not all true berries, botanically speaking. Blueberry is considered a false berry because it is berry-like, but it is derived from an inferior ovary rather than a superior ovary.
