Postharvest Physiology and Technology of Fruits and Vegetables
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 October 2019) | Viewed by 42156
Special Issue Editor
Interests: cuticle; cell wall; flavor; fruit ripening; fruit quality; postharvest biology and technology of fruit; fruit cuticles as modulators of post harvest quality
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Fruits and vegetables are economically-important crops world-wide. These produce remain metabolically-active after harvest and are, thus, highly perishable. The preservation of their quality is, therefore, challenging, particularly when far-away destination markets are the objective, and the use of synthetic agrochemicals for quality maintenance is ever more regarded as unacceptable by local and international regulations, as well as by consumers themselves. This results in large quantitative and qualitative postharvest losses. Adequate, commodity-tailored postharvest handling and storage procedures are required in order to meet quality expectations by final consumers, which will require a good comprehension of the physiological and biochemical events taking place during maturation, ripening and postharvest periods.
This Special Issue welcomes original research and review articles that provide insights on all topics related to postharvest biology and technology of fruits and vegetables. The scope of submission includes all aspects of quality (texture, flavor, appearance, pathology, safety, nutritional and health-promoting properties), as well as postharvest operations (quality evaluation, treatments, storage, packaging, commercial handling).
Prof. Dr. Isabel Lara
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Postharvest
- Quality
- Biochemistry
- Physiology
- Pathology
- Technology
- Commercialization
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