Learning more about LB to control it, pre- & post-harvest

Apples “breathe” while they’re growing, respirating through small, pore-like openings on the fruits’ skin, allowing for gas exchange between the apple and the atmosphere. These openings are called lenticels. Just like our skin, apples can have issues with their outsides, often with something called lenticel breakdown (LB). Dr. Gene Kupferman, a post-harvest specialist with Washington State