Last decade's advances and modern aspects of near infrared spectroscopy are critically
examined and reviewed. Innovative instrumentation, highlighted by portable and imaging …

One important problem that is closely related to develo** and refining novel drying
techniques is the deterioration of aromatic herbs, fruits, and vegetables during the drying …

Abstract Watermelon [Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai] and melon (Cucumis melo
L.) are popular annual fruit crops of the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, drawing from discrete …

We review nondestructive techniques for measuring internal and external quality attributes
of fruit and vegetables, such as color, size and shape, flavor, texture, and absence of …

Apple is one of the most popular fruits. In-field grading and sorting of apples would enhance
growers' economic benefits by lowering production costs. This study reviews the key …

Characterizing the diverse melon cultivars for nutrition aids in crop improvement and
promoting a healthy diet. Here, we used in vitro assays to characterize the nutritional …

In this research, firmness of Royal Gala cultivar apples during shelf life storage period was
measured using acoustic vibration response method. Newly-picked apples were kept in two …

Sugar content is one of the most important factors determining the eating quality of
watermelon fruit. In order to detect the fruit soluble solids content (SSC) on-line, this work …

Visible and short-wave near infrared spectroscopy (Vis/SWNIRS) was investigated using a
non-destructive method for evaluating passion fruit quality. In this study, interactance and …

This work is focused on the variable selection in building the partial least squares (PLS)
regression model of soluble solids content (SSC) that is used to evaluate quality grading of …