Main diseases in postharvest blueberries, conventional and eco-friendly control methods: A review

SR Bell, LGH Montiel, RRG Estrada, PG Martínez - Lwt, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) is a very attractive crop mainly for its antioxidant and
anti-inflammatory properties. Nevertheless, it is susceptible to different postharvest diseases …

Effect of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on the quality of fruits and vegetables during postharvest period: A review

SS Nassarawa, AM Abdelshafy, Y Xu, L Li… - Food and Bioprocess …, 2021‏ - Springer
Major losses of fresh horticultural produce transpire during postharvest storage due to
prompt senescence and diseases. The traditional postharvest preservation techniques used …

Moisture loss is the major cause of firmness change during postharvest storage of blueberry

AC Paniagua, AR East, JP Hindmarsh… - Postharvest Biology and …, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Blueberry softening is known to be influenced by cell wall modifications accompanying
ripening but these changes appear to be largely complete by the time of harvest. In this …

Effects of acidic electrolyzed oxidizing water on retarding cell wall degradation and delaying softening of blueberries during postharvest storage

Y Chen, YC Hung, M Chen, H Lin - Lwt, 2017‏ - Elsevier
This study was to evaluate the effect of acidic electrolyzed oxidizing water (AEW) on
extending the shelf-life of blueberries during postharvest storage. On day 0, two cultivars of …

Effects of chitosan based coatings enriched with procyanidin by-product on quality of fresh blueberries during storage

C Mannozzi, U Tylewicz, F Chinnici, L Siroli, P Rocculi… - Food Chemistry, 2018‏ - Elsevier
The aim of this work was to evaluate the efficacy of an innovative edible coating, based on
chitosan from mushrooms enriched with procyanidins extracted from grape seeds, on fresh …

Potential use of atmospheric cold plasma for postharvest preservation of blueberries

X Hu, H Sun, X Yang, D Cui, Y Wang, J Zhuang… - Postharvest Biology and …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Blueberry is one of the major health foods, which is susceptible to microbial contamination
during the postharvest storage period. More seriously, the gray mold caused by Botrytis …

Impact of dielectric barrier discharge cold plasma on the quality and phenolic metabolism in blueberries based on metabonomic analysis

D Zhou, R Sun, W Zhu, Y Shi, S Ni, C Wu, T Li - Postharvest Biology and …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
In this study, we found that dielectric barrier discharge cold plasma (CP) treatment was
effective in preserving fruit quality and inhibiting the growth of microorganisms in …

Blueberry leaf extracts incorporated chitosan coatings for preserving postharvest quality of fresh blueberries

G Yang, J Yue, X Gong, B Qian, H Wang… - Postharvest Biology and …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
The phenolic compounds in blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) fruit and leaf extracts (BLE) were
determined based on HPLC analysis. Antimicrobial assays against Staphylococcus aureus …

[HTML][HTML] Blueberry firmness-A review of the textural and mechanical properties used in quality evaluations

S Rivera, L Giongo, F Cappai, H Kerckhoffs… - Postharvest Biology and …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Firmness is an important parameter for fresh blueberries as it influences the quality
perceived by consumers and postharvest storage potential. However, the blueberry …

Changes in fruit firmness, quality traits and cell wall constituents of two highbush blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) during postharvest cold storage

B Liu, K Wang, X Shu, J Liang, X Fan, L Sun - Scientia Horticulturae, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Blueberries are now the second most economically important soft fruit. However, they are
highly perishable and susceptible to rapid spoilage. Softening is one of the main reasons for …