The Influence of "Sweating" on Postharvest Decay of Blueberries. R. A. Cappellini, Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, USDA-NJAES, Postharvest Research Center, Cook College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08903. M. J. Ceponis, Research Plant Pathologist, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and C. P. Schulze, Jr., Research Assistant, Department of Plant Pathology, USDA-NJAES, Postharvest Research Center, Cook College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08903. Plant Dis. 67:381-382. Accepted for publication 7 September 1982. This article is in the public domain and not copyrightable. It may be freely reprinted with customary crediting of the source. The American Phytopathological Society, 1983. DOI: 10.1094/PD-67-381.

No apparent increase in the rate of decay of uninoculated or artificially inoculated freshly harvested blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum) resulted from condensed moisture ("sweating") following cold storage. Dip-inoculations with Alternaria sp. resulted in a threefold increase in decay, whereas placing a Botrytis-rotted berry in the center of test pints did not result in significant increases in nesting and subsequent decay.