Minimizing postharvest food losses: a vital strategy to alleviate food insecurity and malnutrition in develo** nations: a review

AA Khan, Y Siddiqui, KHM Siddique, JA Bobo, A Ali - Discover Food, 2024 - Springer
As global food production encounters escalating challenges, postharvest losses (PHLs)
emerge as a critical yet often overlooked issue. Despite considerable progress in food …

Prediction of the cracking susceptibility of tomato pericarp: Three-point bending simulation using an extended finite element method

H Liu, X Han, T Fadiji, Z Li, J Ni - Postharvest Biology and Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Fruit cracking is one of the most common physiological disorders that causes fruit loss and
reduces tomato fruit marketability and quality. In this study, a three-point bending extended …

CFD Model Verification and Aerodynamic Analysis of crop effect on soilless greenhouse climate

H Abid, O Zghal, M Lajnef, A Ketata… - 2023 14th …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work offers a thorough investigation into the interior conditions of a soilless greenhouse
located in Tunis. The research employs a combination of numerical modeling and …

Development of a farmer‐friendly portable color sorter cum grader for tomatoes

P Rajkumar, K Abinaya, J Deepa… - Journal of Food …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is a major horticulture crop grown worldwide. The ripened
tomatoes are excellent source of antioxidants. On the other hand, the transportation of …

Thermo-biomechanical coupling analysis for preventing tomato fruit cracking during ripening

H Liu, P Zhu, Z Li, J Li, F Tchuenbou-Magaia… - Journal of Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fruit cracking is closely related to the heat transfer resulting from sunlight, so a thermo-
biomechanical coupling three-point bending FE analysis in the tomato pericarp sample was …

[PDF][PDF] Evaluation of agronomic and fruit quality traits of miraculin transgenic tomato.

N Carsono, NIA DESIANA… - Biodiversitas …, 2022 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
Carsono N, Desiana N, Nurrizqi FM, Elfakhriano IF, Anas, Sari S, Kusumiyati, Ohsawa R,
Shimono A, Ezura H. 2022. Evaluation of agronomic and fruit quality traits of miraculin …

Kiwifruit Harvesting Damage Analysis and Verification

Z Li, Z He, W Hao, K Li, X Ding, Y Cui - Processes, 2023 - mdpi.com
In order to reduce the mechanical damage during the kiwifruit picking process, the fruit rate
of the picked fruit should be improved. The mechanical properties of the epidermis and …

Design and development of a belt type dryer for drying tamarind.

P Rajkumar, S Idhayavarman, J Deepa, RC Indu… - 2022 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Tamarind pulp is the most valuable and commonly used part, which is acidic and is mostly
used in Indian cuisines. After harvesting the tamarind fruit, it is dried under the open sun or …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanical properties and simulation of finite element firmness in Carica papaya L. Tainung F1 cultivated on the high Sinu (Cordoba-Colombia)

G Arrázola, F Villadiego, A Alvis - Revista Colombiana de Ciencias …, 2021 - scielo.org.co
The objective of this research was to evaluate Tainung F1 papaya fruits in five degrees of
ripeness, analyzing mechanical resistance and modeling behavior with finite element …

Creep test of tomato fruit (Solanum lycopersicum) under the effect of maturity level and fruit size

W Apriyanditra, N Bintoro, AD Saputro - AIP Conference Proceedings, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Agricultural products often experience damage due to mechanical forces in harvesting,
transportation, sorting, and storage. Knowledge of the nature of agricultural products in …