Core Breakdown of New York ‘Bartlett’ Pears1

Storage studies with NY grown ‘Bartlett’ pear (Pyrus communis L.) indicated that core breakdown in fruits ripened after storage was influenced by crop load on the tree, harvest date, storage temperature, the use of CA, and folded polyethylene box liners, as well as the length of the storage period, and post storage ripening temperature. Core breakdown was controlled by storage in air at −1.1 °C (30°F).