Emerging Trends to Minimize the Post Harvest Decay of Perishable Fruits

effect of essential oils of medicinal plants on post-harvest stability of fruits quality and decay management of kinnow mandarin

to study the effect of essential oils of medicinal plants on post-harvest stability of fruits quality and decay management of kinnow mandarin, this experiment was carried out as factorial in completely randomized design with four replications. essential oils of thyme, mint, fennel, rosemary, ajowan and cummin at two levels 500 and 750 ml/l were applied to wounded and non-wounded fruits, that ha...

Basic Harvest and Post-harvest Handling Considerations for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

Concepts of post harvest physiology and produce storage. Types of produce fruits, vegetables, seeds, grains, spices, roots, tubers, ornamentals, etc. Effect of environment such as climate, soil, pests and diseases on crop growth, maturity indices. Pre-harvest cultural management such as nutrient appropriateness, adequacy of control of pests and diseases, timeliness of farm operation including w...

Biological control of post-harvest diseases of fruits and vegetables: alternatives to synthetic fungicides

Post-harvest biotechnology of fruits with special reference to banana— Perspective and scope

Fruits, being highly nutritive, are important component of human diet but they possess very short post-harvest shelf life. As ripen, they become very soft and more prone to injuries, which makes them highly perishable. In India, over 30% of the annual produce is wasted due to spoilage. Hence, there is an urgent need to develop technologies to overcome postharvest losses of fruits. Physiologists...

A Study on Minimize the Wastage of Perishable Products