USDA
USDA/ARS/TFRL
Our Mission -- To ensure long-term competitiveness of the U.S. tree fruit industry in the world market by conducting research to: 1 Maintain exceptional quality of fruit in storage, transit and on the shelf 2 Reduce pre-and postharvest physiological fruit disorders 3 Detect and manage microorganisms affecting production efficiency, and pre- and postharvest losses 4 Identify and systematize tree fruit pathogens affecting import and export of deciduous tree fruit 5 Investigate the molecular bases governing traits of exceptional fruit quality Information provided by: http://www.ars.usda.gov/AboutUs/AboutUs.htm?modecode=53-50-00-00