Trends in Postharvest Technology and Innovation for Perishable Crops
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 October 2023) | Viewed by 2205
Special Issue Editors
Interests: mathematical modeling; food waste control; plant physiology; food packaging
Interests: soil; molecular biology; microbiology; biotechnology; food quality; food chemistry; food science and technology; food processing; food analysis; antimicrobials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The postharvest losses of agricultural products in the supply chain remain unacceptably high. Global food production has reached a record high in recent years; however, one third of all food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted, which is equivalent to 1.3 billion tons. Postharvest loss is a leading cause of food insecurity. Consequently, there is a need for an integrated and innovative approach to reduce the loss in the postharvest system. This system comprises sequences of activities from harvest to treatments, processing, storage, distribution, marketing and consumption. The prevention and reduction of postharvest loss using novel processing and preservation techniques, engineered systems, biotechnology practices and sustainable packaging ensures sustainable supply, marketing and food security.
This Special Issue aims to cover recent trends and innovations related to postharvest technology, emerging processing and preservation techniques, postharvest pathology, big data analysis, as well as the utilization of biotechnology tools in the food system to minimize postharvest loss. This issue therefore seeks contributions from prospective authors in areas including, but not limited to, emerging technologies to maintain the quality and safety of perishables, recent biocontrol systems to prevent postharvest pathology infections, the application of postharvest omics to understand stress responses, and biosensors and big data analysis to quantify the shelf life of perishable commodities.
Dr. Zinash A. Belay
Dr. Oluwafemi James Caleb
Dr. Patricia M.K. Mathabe
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- active and innovative packaging
- emerging technologies
- biosensors
- postharvest omics
- big data
- pathology
- biocontrol
