Although a large component of tomato fruit taste is sugars, the choice of tomato cultivar and
the postharvest practices implemented by industry are designed to reduce crop loss and …

Tomato production can serve as a source of income for most rural and periurban producers
in most develo** countries of the world. However, postharvest losses make its production …

Food Shelf Life Stability provides a unique approach to understanding this critical subject by
examining physical, chemical, and biochemical factors affecting food quality. It emphasizes …

Improper postharvest handling often impairs horticultural quality even when damage is
visually imperceptible. In this study, tomato fruit were subjected to controlled compressive …

Making use of the discrete element method (DEM) a study is presented on the influence of
mechanical parameters (vibration frequency and acceleration amplitude, apple size, stack …

Bruise prediction models for tomatoes are discussed. These models can provide useful
information about the influence of fruit properties (for example ripeness) on bruise …

Since 1990, several outbreaks of foodborne illness have been associated with the
consumption of raw tomatoes. Various serovars of the bacterial pathogen, Salmonella …

External and internal factors that affect tomato bruise susceptibility such as impact-and fruit-
related properties were investigated. Logistic regression was used to establish a …

Tomato fruit quality is substantially reduced by bruise damage. The occurrence of bruising
depends on the direct mechanical damaging of the tomato and the subsequent action of cell …

Tomato bruise damage is a common postharvest disorder that substantially reduces fruit
quality. Due to lack of detailed knowledge about bruising mechanisms, effective bruise …