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Preharvest Foliar Spraying Combined with Postharvest Salicylic Acid Treatment Regulates Panzao (Ziziphus jujuba Mill. cv. ‘Jingcang1’) Fruit Quality and Softening during Storage

open access: yes, 2023
Panzao (Ziziphus jujuba Mill. cv. ‘Jingcang1’) have a short shelf-life, which hampers their marketability. To investigate effects of combined pre- and postharvest treatments on quality and softening during storage, preharvest Guomantian ...
Yupeng Tan   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Hydrogen Sulfide Inhibits Enzymatic Browning of Fresh-Cut Chinese Water Chestnuts

open access: yesFrontiers in Nutrition, 2021
This work investigates the role of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) in the browning and regulating the antioxidant defensive system in fresh-cut Chinese water chestnuts. The samples were fumigated with 0, 10, and 15 μl L−1 of H2S and stored at 10°C for 8 days. The
Yuan Dou   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Shade Net Colors on Mineral Elements and Postharvest Shelf Life and Quality of Fresh Fig (Ficus carica L.) under Rain-Fed Condition

open access: yes, 2021
Photoselective netting is well known for filtering the intercepted solar radiation, thus affecting light quality. While its effects on leaf mineral elements have been well investigated, how color netting affects fruit mineral nutrients remains elusive ...
Abdolhossein Aboutalebi Jahromi   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Postharvest quality of conventionally and organically grown banana fruit [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
Quality is increasingly important for retailers, who tend to look for more definitive assessment criteria. Taste has become a major issue over past years for consumers, who are seeking higher quality produce. For banana fruit, at least one major retailer
Caussiol, Laure
core  

Testing the Marketing Performance of German Wheat Farmers

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyses the marketing performance of wheat farmers in Germany. Wheat sales data from 465 individual farms over a 12‐year period are used to test against different market benchmarks. Market benchmarks are constructed by simulating passive trading agents using regional wheat prices.
Franziska Potts, Jens‐Peter Loy
wiley   +1 more source

Postharvest handling of horticultural products [PDF]

open access: yes, 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   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Is Youth's Engagement in Agribusiness an Opportunity or a Necessity? A Closer Look at the Situation in South Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the broad focus on necessity‐ and opportunity‐driven entrepreneurship in research and policy, the entrepreneurial dichotomy within the agribusiness context has not been adequately addressed. This study contributes to closing this knowledge gap by examining youth's perceptions of agribusiness through the lens of the push‐pull motivation
Cool Dady Mangole   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing Haitian Consumers' Willingness to Pay a Premium for Aflatoxin‐Compliant Peanut Butter in the Informal Market

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Market‐based solutions are increasingly tested to address aflatoxin issues in peanuts in developing countries. Although previous studies have found that Haitian grocery store shoppers are willing to pay a 21% premium for peanut butter with levels of aflatoxin that meet international standards, no information is available for the much larger ...
Phendy Jacques   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chlorophyll fluorescence imaging for process optimisation in horticulture and fresh food production

open access: yesPhotosynthetica, 2021
Chlorophyll a fluorescence analysis (CFA) has been accepted to study postharvest activity and stability of photosynthesis of vegetables and salad greens, and some fruits.
W.B. HERPPICH
doaj   +1 more source

Postharvest Quality Management of Strawberries

open access: yes, 2019
Les fraises (Fragaria × ananassa), un genre de la famille des Rosaceae, sont la culture de fruits à baies la plus consommée dans le monde et sont appréciées pour sa saveur et sa qualité nutritionnelle uniques. Les fraises sont chères et remplies de vitamines, de fibres et d'antioxydants.
Muhammad Azam   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

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