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Postharvest Disease Development [PDF]

, 2021
Postharvest losses of fresh produce have always been an obstacle in agriculture. About one third of global fresh fruits and vegetables are lost because their quality has dropped below an acceptance limit.

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Production of Saccharomyces cerevisiae from agricultural and food processing wastes

Applied Food Research
Upcicling biowastes and residues from the agroindustry through the production of microorganisms used in the food industry could give rise to innovative circular practices.
Maribel Abadias, Guillem Segarra, Cristina Solsona, Ingrid Aguiló-Aguayo, Maria Gómez, Rosario Torres, Neus Teixidó   +6 more
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Alternative technologies to control postharvest diseases of pomegranate

, 2015
Purpose of review: This review evaluates alternative disease control strategies to chemicals fungicides for the postharvest handling of pomegranate and the commercial feasibility of their application, and presents a perspective for new research areas ...
Teksur P.K.
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Postharvest handling of horticultural products [PDF]

, 2022
Fruit and vegetables are in a live state after harvest. Continued respiration results in carbon dioxide production, moisture, and heat, which influence the storage environment, packaging, and refrigeration requirements.
Antunes, Maria Dulce, Gago, Custódia, Adriana Guerreiro, Custódia Gago, Maria Dulce Antunes, Guerreiro, Adriana   +5 more
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Mechanisms and modelling approaches to weight loss in fresh fruit: a review

Technology in Horticulture
The symptoms of fruit weight loss are common, including but not limited to shrivelling, changes in product colour, textural properties, total soluble solids, product flavour and saleable weight.
Robert Lufu, Alemayehu Ambaw, Umezuruike Linus Opara   +2 more
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Ethylene-induced potassium transporter AcKUP2 gene is involved in kiwifruit postharvest ripening

BMC Plant Biology, 2022
Background Potassium (K) is important in the regulation of plant growth and development. It is the most abundant mineral element in kiwifruit, and its content increases during fruit ripening.
Nan Shan, Yupei Zhang, Yunhe Xu, Xin Yuan, Chunpeng Wan, Chuying Chen, Jinyin Chen, Zengyu Gan   +7 more
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Sweet Pepper cv. Lai Lai Ripeness Stage Influences Susceptibility to Mycotoxinogenic Alternaria alternata Causing Black Mold [PDF]

The Plant Pathology Journal
Sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum) is a highly nutritious and economically important vegetable grown worldwide. Black mold, caused by mycotoxin-producing Alternaria spp., is a common postharvest disease during cold storage and transport, leading to ...
Charles S. Krasnow, Filipe Cohen, Sudharsan Sadhasivam, Ginat Raphael, Edward Sionov, Carmit Ziv   +5 more
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The Effects of Bagging on Color Change and Chemical Composition in ‘Jinyan’ Kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis)

Horticulturae, 2022
To explore the effect of bagging on the nutritional quality and color of kiwifruit (Actinidia spp.), the fruits of yellow-fleshed kiwifruit cultivars were analyzed after bagging treatment.
Yunhe Xu, Yafang Liu, Wanqing Li, Caining Yang, Yujia Lin, Yuanyuan Wang, Chuying Chen, Chunpeng Wan, Jinyin Chen, Zengyu Gan   +9 more
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Agronomic and Nutritional Perspectives on Vegetable Crops in Africa

AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
Vegetable production plays a key role in food security, nutrition, and livelihoods across Africa. Moreover, African indigenous vegetables emerge as underutilized yet highly valuable crops, rich in macro‐ and micronutrients, as well as bioactive compounds with an array of health benefits.
Đorđe Vojnović, Pamela Owusu Osei, Sina Siavash Moghaddam, Issiake Konate, Jelena Popović‐Đorđević   +4 more
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Ensuring water and food security in a developing Sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]

, 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa is changing. Population growth and climate changes have affected food and water available. This, and the expanding urbanisation have put further pressure on food and water security, in a region classified as one of the worlds poorest ...
Thyrring, Jakob
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