Fruit Vegetables division

Fruit & Vegetable Products Division

Concentrates on the production and post-harvest handling of fruits and vegetables for processing, and the manufacturing, packaging, and storage of processed fruit and vegetable products and by-products.

 

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Minwei Xu Fruit & Vegetable Products Division
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1000+

Members
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1982

Year Founded
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45+

Countries Represented by Members

Division Accomplishments/Recognition

  • The Outstanding Volunteer award honors a current Division member who provided exemplary volunteer work to the Division in the current year. The 2023-2024 recipient is Emile Punzalan.
  • The Outstanding Service award honors current Division members who have demonstrated a history of service to the Division or field. The 2023-2024 recipient is Minwei Xu.

Division Oral Competition Finalists

  • First: Sarah Caballero, Oregon State University: Mitigating wildfire smoke exposure in wine grapes: optimization and application of a pre-harvest barrier coating
  • Second: Mark Emile Punzalan, Cornell University: Juice Quality of Cranberry Juice Concentrated by Reverse Osmosis and Forward Osmosis
  • Third: Megan Mershon, Virgina Tech: Vineyard Nitrogen Management: Impacts on Wine Chemistry and Sensory Characteristics for Chardonel Grown in Virginia

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