Abstract
General principles pertaining to the regulation of temperature, relative humidity, and modified or controlled atmosphere conditions for maintaining the quality of fruits and vegetables during storage and transit can be applied to muscadine grapes. Muscadine grapes (Vitis rotundifoliaMichx.) are grown primarily in the southern United States and differ from other grape species and hybrids in that their berries are borne in small clusters of 3 to 10 berries and detach from their pedicels when ripe. In general high quality muscadines are free of injury, decay, and sunscald, appear and feel turgid, have a dry stem scar, and are fully bronze or black in color.
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