Tomato production has increased in recent years due to the economic and nutritional
importance of the crop. This increase is made possible by the numerous research advances …

Purpose Mango is a climacteric fruit and field heat after harvest can accelerate the metabolic
respiration, deterioration, and senescence processes. The precooling is the process of …

Perforated polypropylene packages were used to study the effects of perforation on gas
concentration and strawberry quality. Strawberry packages with perforations, and treated by …

The effect of ascorbic acid applied by 2 hydrocooling methods on chemical and physical
properties of 'Waldmann's' dark green leaf lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) during cold storage …

Fruits and vegetables are the perishable agricultural commodities. Harvesting of pre-
matured and overmatured fruits results in shorter storage life and quality deterioration. Thus …

Disinfection by chlorination has had many applications in the propagation, production,
harvest, postharvest handling, and marketing display of fresh fruits and vegetables for many …

The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of harvest dates and postharvest
treatments on physical properties of apple cv Red delicious during storage. Fruits from three …

Post-harvest loss is defined as a “measurable quantitative and qualitative loss of a given
product at any point along the postharvest chain”(De Lucia and Assennato, 2006) and …

Horticultural crops are high-value crops and of higher profit than staple food crops per unit of
land. It also generates income since it can be used for several purposes to achieve zero …

Colour is an important quality parameter which determines consumer acceptability of fruits
like apple. It depends on many harvesting and postharvest factors. Present study was …