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Emerging Postharvest Technologies to Enhance the Shelf-Life of Fruit and Vegetables: An Overview
Quality losses in fresh produce throughout the postharvest phase are often due to the inappropriate use of preservation technologies. In the last few decades, besides the traditional approaches, advanced postharvest physical and chemical treatments ...
M. Palumbo+10 more
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This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of the growing seasons, grain types, and varieties on physical, proximate, functional, mineral, vitamins, amino acids, and microstructural properties of Ethiopian emmer wheat.
Bethlehem Melese+3 more
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Chlorine dioxide (ClO2) is used to maintain quality and safety of fresh produce. However, ClO2 action mechanism in fresh produce is unknown. In this study, firstly, we evaluated the efficacy of ClO2 treatment on the quality, chilling injury, and calyx ...
Me-Hea Park, Siva Kumar Malka
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Agriculture is an important component of the concept of sustainable development. Given the projected population growth, sustainable agriculture must accomplish food security while also being economically viable, socially responsible, and having the least
Abha Singh+6 more
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Postharvest quality of litchi reduces rapidly during storage at room temperature. This study aimed to investigate the effect of melatonin treatment on postharvest quality and oxidative stress markers of litchi fruit during cold storage.
Jing Xie+6 more
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Factors associated with postharvest ripening heterogeneity of "Hass" avocados (Persea americana Mill) [PDF]
Indexación: Web of ScienceIntroduction. 'Hass' is the main avocado cultivar commercialized worldwide. The extended flowering period, very low percentage of fruit set and inability to ripen on the tree renders the fruit heterogeneous and unpredictable ...
Campos-Vargas, R+6 more
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Postharvest anthracnose, caused by the fungus Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, is one of the most important postharvest diseases of mangoes worldwide. Bacillus siamensis (B.
Zecheng Jiang+6 more
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Chitosan (Ch) was functionalized with Bidens pilosa (BP) extract at 1, 3, or 5% to form Ch-1 BP, Ch-3 BP, and Ch-5 BP, respectively. Ch without plant extract was used as a control.
Kwanele A. Nxumalo, Olaniyi A. Fawole
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Participatory varietal selection of potato using the mother & baby trial design: A gender-responsive trainer’s guide. [PDF]
This guide aims to provide step-by-step guidance on facilitating and documenting the PVS dynamics using the MBT design to select, and eventually release, potato varieties preferred by end-users that suit male and female farmers ’different needs, diverse ...
Amaya, N.+7 more
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Fruit quality might suffer from bruising before and after harvest. Global focus is being paid to fruit bruise detection, especially early damage detection. In this study, a method was developed to identify bruised pomegranate fruit (cv.
Emmanuel Ekene Okere+3 more
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