Postharvest Handling of Horticultural Crops

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: 1-methylcyclopropene; antibrowning techniques; antioxidant enzymes; antioxidants; banana buds; Biology, life sciences; bitter pit; bruise susceptibility; calcium nanoparticles; chilling; cold storage; covering; cut flower; damage induction model; decay; drupelets; ethephon; firmness; fresh fruit bunch; fruit storage-related genes; gene expression pattern; germination; impact bruise; kinetic model; mass loss; Mathematics and Science; MDA; mechanical injury; metabolic pathway; metalized foam sheet; molecular regulation; n/a; nonwoven; PAL; peach; pepper; POD; postharvest; postharvest quality; postharvest technology; PPO; preservative solution; pretreatment; quality; receptacle; Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects; Research and information: general; retting period; seed abnormality; simulated vibration; Solanum lycopersicum; storage; sucrose; superficial scald; tomato; transport; transportation; vibration; β-farnesene; ‘Rocha’ pear quality

The postharvest handling of horticultural produce is of major importance because fresh fruit and vegetables are highly perishable. It is estimated that 30% of produced horticultural commodities are lost in processes between harvest and consumption, and the reduction in these losses is currently impe...