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Effect of post-harvest processing methods on the microbial safety of edible seaweed
The American seaweed industry is growing, primarily into the edible sector, and more seaweed products are available for human consumption. It is...
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Pre-harvest bagging and ambient storage influenced fruit quality and post-harvest physiology of mango (cv. Gopalbhog)
Mango is an important fruit for its nutritional and economic importance. It ripens quickly and loses quality during storage. In this study, the mango...
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Gendering post-harvest loss research: responsibilities of women and men to manage maize after harvest in southwestern Ethiopia
Post-harvest losses are a significant problem worldwide, leading to a waste of resources when they are becoming scarcer. Rather than putting more...
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Regulatory Role of Melatonin in Post-harvest Management of Vegetables and Fruits
In nature, melatonin is widely distributed, and not only does it play a vital role for animals and humans, but also for plants. Plants use melatonin...
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Interactions Between Pre-harvest, Post-harvest Handling and Welfare of Fish for Sustainability in the Aquaculture Sector
Fish and other aquatic products are nutrient-dense and a relatively accessible source of animal protein that transcends various social and cultural...
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Post-harvest Management and Value Addition of Food Crops
The ultimate purpose of post-harvest management systems is to reduce agricultural waste or loss. In the current circumstances of expanding population...
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Post-Harvest Losses in Potatoes from Farm to Fork
Potato ( Solanum tuberosum L) is one of the major tuber crops. Every year, due to the perishable nature of this crop, significant post-harvest losses...
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Post-harvest Sucrose Deterioration in Sugar Beet
In terms of sugar beet quality, post-harvest sucrose degradation is a major concern. After harvest, sugar beet is one of many quickly perishable...
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Nutritional value, bioactive composition, physico-chemical and sensory properties of Ulva sp. and Fucus vesiculosus depending on post-harvest processing: a drying comparison study
Drying is an important post-harvest process to preserve seaweed as they are highly susceptible to spoilage due to their high moisture content. Drying...
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Harvest and post-harvest handling practices associated with fumonisin B1 contamination in maize (Zea mays L.): dietary exposure and risk characterization in eastern Ethiopia
Maize is the main staple food crop in the eastern part of Ethiopia. However, maize loss is a major issue due to fungal contamination especially at...
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The Role of Post-harvest Technology and Value Addition in Subterranean Crops
This chapter will address the principal aspects of the post-harvest technology and value addition in subterranean crops. Particular emphasis is given...
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Post-harvest losses of crops and its determinants in Ethiopia: tobit model analysis
BackgroundReduction of post-harvest loses of crops are crucial tasks in ensuring food and nutrition security. However, a lack of knowledge on the...
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Adoption and impacts of improved post-harvest technologies on food security and welfare of maize-farming households in Tanzania: a comparative assessment
During the last decade, post-harvest losses (PHL) reduction has been top** the agenda of governments as a pathway for addressing food security,...
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Carbon footprint status of Indian Punjab in relation to different pre- to post-harvest activities of paddy cultivation
The increasing area under paddy crop, excessive groundwater pum**, over-use of agrochemicals (fertilizers and pesticides) and increasing area under...
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Pre- and Post-harvest Processing and Quality Standardization
The rapid acceptance of hemp farming has created tremendous opportunities across many industries, including research, agriculture, manufacturing,...
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Effect of different types of ethylene scavengers used in different combinations, on the post-harvest quality and phytochemicals retention of tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.)
BackgroundRipening of climacteric vegetable, tomato, is a complicated process that results in numerous physiological and biochemical changes, and...
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Nitric oxide (NO) modulates low temperature-stress signaling via S-nitrosation, a NO PTM, inducing ethylene biosynthesis inhibition leading to enhanced post-harvest shelf-life of agricultural produce
Low temperature (cold) stress is one of the major abiotic stress conditions affecting crop productivity worldwide. Nitric oxide (NO) is a dynamic...
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A method for rapid and homogenous initiation of post-harvest physiological deterioration in cassava storage roots identifies Indonesian cultivars with improved shelf-life performance
Cassava is the most cultivated and consumed root crop in the world. One of the major constraints to the cassava value chain is the short shelf life...
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Polymethoxyflavone (PMF) Accumulation and PMF Biosynthesis-Related Gene Expression in Tachibana (Citrus tachibana Tanaka) Fruit Treated Using a Combination of Gibberellic Acid and Prohydrojasmon and Post-harvest Deep-Ultraviolet Light-Emitting Diode Irradiation
Citrus fruits such as Tachibana ( Citrus tachibana Tanaka) contain various flavonoids that perform biological functions important to human health....
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Integrated Management of Grape Gray Mold Disease Agent Botrytis cinerea in Vitro and Post-harvest
Gray mold caused by Botrytis cinerea is one of the most important diseases of fresh grapes in the field and during the post-harvest period. To...
