Impact damage of apples during transport and handling

Consumers are increasingly demanding fruit of consistent high quality. Mechanical damage, which can occur during harvesting, packing house operations, handling and transport, represents a serious hazard to quality and has the potential to significantly reduce the value of the product. Dynamic forces...

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Published inPostharvest biology and technology Vol. 45; no. 2; pp. 157 - 167
Main Authors Van Zeebroeck, M., Van linden, V., Ramon, H., De Baerdemaeker, J., Nicolaï, B.M., Tijskens, E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Elsevier B.V 01.08.2007
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Apple
apples
Biological and medical sciences
Bruise
bruising (plant)
food handling
Food industries
food transport
Fruit
Fruit and vegetable industries
fruit quality
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects
Handling, storage, packaging, transport
Impact
literature reviews
Mechanical damage
postharvest injuries
Impact
Mechanical damage
Apple
Bruise
Fruit
Damage
Transport
Handling
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Summary:Consumers are increasingly demanding fruit of consistent high quality. Mechanical damage, which can occur during harvesting, packing house operations, handling and transport, represents a serious hazard to quality and has the potential to significantly reduce the value of the product. Dynamic forces during fruit transport and handling cause by far the most bruise damage. This paper reviews 45 years of research in the area of impact damage during transport and handling of apples. Because the amount of research on the impact damage of apples is considerable, an attempt was made to classify the research in categories.
Bibliography:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2007.01.015
ISSN:0925-5214
1873-2356
DOI:10.1016/j.postharvbio.2007.01.015