@article {Ballinger173, author = {Walter E. Ballinger and W. B. Nesbitt}, title = {Postharvest Decay of Muscadine Grapes (Carlos) in Relation to Storage Temperature, Time, and Stem Condition}, volume = {33}, number = {3}, pages = {173--175}, year = {1982}, doi = {10.5344/ajev.1982.33.3.173}, publisher = {American Journal of Enology and Viticulture}, abstract = {Muscadine grapes (Carlos) (Vitis rotundifolia Michx.) decayed twice as fast at 20{\textdegree}C as at 10{\textdegree}C and three times as fast at 10{\textdegree}C as at 0{\textdegree}C. Decay potential and percent of grapes with dry (untorn) stem scars varied according to source (grower). Grapes stored for short periods (one week) at 0{\textdegree}C had little decay, regardless of stem condition. Grapes with torn stem scars, stored for one week at 10{\textdegree}C or three weeks at 0{\textdegree}C, had six to ten times more decay than grapes with dry stem scars. Storage for two weeks at 10{\textdegree}C or for one week at 20{\textdegree}C is not recommended since most of these Carlos grapes decayed regardless of stem scar condition. The stem scars of muscadine (Carlos) grapes appear to be a prime site for entrance of pathogens.}, issn = {0002-9254}, URL = {https://www.ajevonline.org/content/33/3/173}, eprint = {https://www.ajevonline.org/content/33/3/173.full.pdf}, journal = {American Journal of Enology and Viticulture} }