‘d’Anjou’ pear (Pyrus communis L.) is the most produced pear
cultivar in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. The risk of a peel disorder,
superficial scald, is a major factor influencing its postharvest management
(Chen, 2004). Superficial scald is a physiological disorder
characterized as brown or black patches on fruit skin that appear
during or after storage on certain pear and apple cultivars (Lurie
& Watkins, 2012