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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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Comparative Efficacy of Sodium Metasilicate and Organic Source Combination on Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) for Reducing the Post-harvest Deterioration Losses
Sugarcane must be processed quickly after being harvested because it is a destructible commodity. Harvested cane may degrade for a variety of...
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Construction of Solar Food Dehydrator to Minimize the Post-harvest Losses
India is the second largest producer of foods, fruits, and vegetables; however, sadly, our country loses 20% of its food due to improper farming,...
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Post-harvest Losses of Coconut in Abura/asebu/kwamankese District, Central Region, Ghana
Purpose: The paper was purposed to assess the perception of stakeholders in the coconut-cultivation industry involving farmers, drivers and retailers...
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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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Recent Advances in the Application of Nanotechnology to Reduce Fruit and Vegetable Losses During Post-Harvest
Fresh fruits and vegetables are essential sources of nutrients and bioactive compounds with a beneficial effect on human health. However, these...
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Plant-biomass-based hybrid seed wraps mitigate yield and post-harvest losses among smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa
Sustainable practices that reduce food loss are essential for enhancing global food security. We report a ‘wrap and plant’ seed treatment platform to...
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Role of Melatonin on Post-Harvest Physiology of Crops
Melatonin, a versatile chemical best known for controlling sleep-wake cycles in mammals, has recently emerged as an important regulator of crop...
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Enhancement of Post-harvest Quality of Fresh Mandarins with Alginate-Based Edible Coating Containing Natamycin and Vanillin
Environmentally friendly technologies with regard to reducing the usage of commercial synthetic waxes are required for maintaining the quality of...
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Critical stages for post-harvest losses and nutrition outcomes in the value chains of bush beans and nightshade in Uganda
The reduction of post-harvest losses (PHLs) has been identified as a key pathway to food and nutrition security in sub-Saharan Africa. However,...
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Storage and Post-harvest Losses
Poor storage causes additional problems for smallholder farmers, as they are pressured to sell crops immediately after harvest. As a result, in...
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Role of Zinc Nanoparticles for the Management of Post-harvest Diseases
Food is an important part of life, and we cannot survive without it. Every year, a large part of the crop is spoiled by post-harvest diseases....
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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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Advancing post-harvest fruit handling through AI-based thermal imaging: applications, challenges, and future trends
Recent advancements in imaging, electronics, and computer science have engendered significant progress in non-destructive testing and quality...
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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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Essential oils affect the development of apricot brown rot during post-harvest storage
An Apricot is an important but highly perishable stone fruit. It suffers huge post-harvest losses mainly due to brown rot caused by Monilinia...
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Nature-inspired wax-coated jute bags for reducing post-harvest storage losses
Post-harvest storage of grains is crucial for food and feed reserves and facilitating seeds for planting. Ironically, post-harvest losses continue to...
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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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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...