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Improving livelihoods through postharvest loss management: evidence from Nigeria
Postharvest loss is a major challenge in food production and supply chains in develo** countries like Nigeria. This leads to significant falls in...
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Nitric Oxide as a Key Gasotransmitter in Fruit Postharvest: An Overview
Currently, the field of postharvest technology is a growing research area of particular interest since the increase in world population and the need...
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Biocontrol ability of marine yeasts against postharvest diseases in mangos caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and Lasiodiplodia theobromae
Anthracnose and stem-end rot are among the most devastating pathogens affecting mangos, leading to significant losses due to rotting during storage....
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Edible composite films: enhancing the postharvest preservation of blueberry
Blueberry is popular among consumers for their unique flavor and rich nutritional content. However, fresh blueberry often has a short shelf life due...
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Postharvest Methyl Jasmonate Alleviates Chilling Injury and Maintains Quality of ‘Kinnow’ (Citrus Nobilis Lour x C. deliciosa Tenora) Fruits Under Differential Storage Temperature
Application of novel generally recognized as safe (GRAS) chemicals may help in preserving the health promoting compounds and esthetic value of the...
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Postharvest Aloe vera Gel Coatings Delay the Physiological Senescence of ‘Alphonse Lavallée’ and ‘Red Globe’ Grapes During Cold Storage as an Alternative to SO2
This study aimed to reveal the effects of different concentrations (0, 5, 10, and 20%) of Aloe vera gel (AV) coating on the quality-related...
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Brown propolis, chitosan and acibenzolar-S-methyl inhibit gray mold and induce postharvest defense responses in strawberries
Botrytis cinerea is the etiological agent of gray mold in strawberries, a disease that is difficult to control and requires excessive fungicide...
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Postharvest chitosan application maintains the quality of spinach through suppression of bacterial growth and elicitation
Consumption of leafy vegetables is highly recommended for meeting dietary requirements for antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals. However, the short...
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Evaluating the application feasibility of thyme oil nanoemulsion coating for extending the shelf life of papaya (Carica papaya cv. Tainung No. 2) with postharvest physiology and quality parameters
Papaya ( Carica papaya L.) is a typical climacteric fruit with a brief shelf life due to the rapid degradation of quality during post-ripening,...
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Evaluation of the Effect of Postharvest Salicylic Acid and Calcium Chloride Treatment on the Quality and Storage Life of Nectarine Fruit (Prunus persica L. Batsch)
The purpose of this study was to estimate the effects of post-harvest calcium chloride (CaCl 2 ) or salicylic acid (SA) treatments on the...
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Molecular understanding of postharvest flower opening and senescence
Flowers are key organs in many ornamental plants, and various phases of flower development impact their economic value. The final stage of petal...
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Biocontrol Efficacy of the Vishniacozyma Victoriae in Semi-Commercial Assays for the Control of Postharvest Fungal Diseases of Organic Pears
Vishniacozyma victoriae NPCC 1263 was selected for this work because of the active antagonistic effect over several fungi in postharvest organic...
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Reducing postharvest losses of bean seeds during storage by using essential oil from Mondia whitei (Hook. f.)
During storage, Acanthoscelides obtectus causes deterioration of bean seeds and offers favorable conditions for fungi development. To prevent losses,...
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Biological control strategy for postharvest diseases of citrus, apples, grapes and strawberries fruits and application in Indonesia
BackgroundIn Indonesia, the postharvest fruit loss is 25%, so the economic loss from the export of various fruits is estimated at US$ 58,966,861. One...
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Effect of chitosan and thymol on physicochemical and qualitative properties of table grape fruits during the postharvest period
This research was undertaken to investigate the effects of chitosan and thymol as a coating on physicochemical and qualitative properties of table...
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Effect of combined hypobaric and cold storage on defense-related enzymes in postharvest peach fruit during ripening
Peach (Prunus persica) fruit rapidly loses its quality and is highly perishable at ambient temperature after harvest, and postharvest hypobaric...
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Preparation of Bacillus pumilus loaded electrosprayed nanoparticles as a plant protective against postharvest fungal decay
One of the major difficulties of many countries today is to supply food in sufficient quantities and quality to provide for an increasing population...
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1-methylcyclopropene treatment improves postharvest quality and antioxidant activity of Prunus domestica L. cv. **mei fruit
Prunus domestica L. cv. **mei fruit perishes quickly due to intense metabolic activity after being harvested. To prolong shelf life and maintain...
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Molecular characterization of Aureobasidium spp. strains isolated during the cold season. A preliminary efficacy evaluation as novel potential biocontrol agents against postharvest pathogens
Several Aureobasidium spp. strains isolated from wild environments during winter 2022 were characterized by sequence analysis of the internal...
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Effect of Ginkgo biloba endophytic bacterium Variovorax sp. R1 on the biological control of postharvest cucumber gray mold and related physiological mechanisms
This study investigated the biological control effect and mechanism of Variovorax sp. R1 on cucumber gray mold. In vitro experiments showed that R1...
