Research interests

• Postharvest horticulture
• Management of fruit ripening
• Maintenance and improvement of all facets of quality during storage
• Interaction of pre- and postharvest storage environment
• Green tea

Background

John works with the postharvest / market access team based at the Gosford Horticultural Institute. He works on the maintenance of quality during storage of a range of fruit and vegetable crops for the domestic and overseas market. John works predominantly with temperate fruits such as summerfruit, cherries and apples and new crops (such as mild onions and green tea). He has a number of collaborative horticultural industry projects to improve the market access and postharvest storage quality. John is also a Conjoint Lecturer with the University of Newcastle.

Qualifications

• B.Agric.Sc. (Hons) – Adelaide University
• PhD Postharvest Physiology – University of Western Sydney

Current projects

• Assessment of an alternative ‘non-chemical’ summerfruit disinfestation procedure
• Scoping study to identify and quantify factors to improve summerfruit quality and consistency
• Assessment of an alternative ‘non-chemical’ cherry disinfestation procedure
• Production of high quality export green tea through integrated management
• Preliminary field survey of Australian mild onions
• New shipping technology for Australian vegetables
• Understanding fruit physiology to minimise low temperature disorders of summerfruit

Recent Publications

Wills RBH, Pristijono P, and Golding JB (2008) Browning on the surface of cut lettuce slices inhibited by short term exposure to nitric oxide (NO) Food Chemistry, 107, 1387-1392.

Golding JB, Satyan S, Liebenberg C, Walsh K and McGlasson WB (2006) Application of Portable NIR for Measuring Sugar Concentrations in Peaches. Acta Horticulturae 713, 461-464.

Golding JB, Spohr L, Morris S, Smale N, Tanner DJ, McGlasson WB (2006) Modelling the loss of peach firmness during controlled ripening. Acta Horticulturae 712, 215-221.

Ekman JH, Golding JB (2006) Preliminary evaluation of storage technologies for broccoli, cauliflower and head lettuces. Acta Horticulturae 712, 201-208.

Pristijono P, Wills RBH and Golding JB (2006) Inhibition of browning on the surface of apple slices by short term exposure to nitric oxide (NO) gas. Postharvest Biology and Technology 42, 256-259.

Golding JB, Ekman JH, McGlasson WB (2005) Regulation of fruit ripening. Stewart Postharvest Review. October 2005. 3:5.

Ekman JH, Golding JB and McGlasson WB (2005) Innovation in cold storage technologies. Stewart Postharvest Review. October 2005. 3:6

Glew RH, Ayaz FA, Millson M, Huang HS, Chuang LT, Sanz C, Golding JB (2005) Changes in sugars, acids and fatty acids in naturally parthenocarpic date plum persimmon (Diospyros lotus L.) fruit during maturation and ripening. European Food Research and Technology 221, 113–118.

Golding JB, Ward KR, Satyan SH and Turner J (2004) 1-MCP (SmartFreshTM) controls superficial scald development and maintains apple quality during long term storage. Acta Horticulturae 687, 219-225.

Golding JB, Satyan S, Jobling JJ, James H, Rath AC (2004) ReTainTM maintains 'Pink Lady' fruit quality during long term storage. Acta Horticulturae 682, 119-125.

Golding JB, Wang Z and Dilley DR (2003) Role of alcohol dehydrogenase in preventing superficial scald in apples. Acta Horticulturae 600, 267-269.

Professional associations and activities

• Member of the International Society for Horticultural Science
• Member of the Australian Society for Horticultural Science

Fields of Research

• 070605 Post-Harvest Horticultural Technologies (incl. Transportation and Storage) 

Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC)

Keyword/phrase list of research interests

• Postharvest physiology 
• Quality management 
• Storage of fruit and vegetables
• Ripening