Postharvest fumigation of fresh asparagus with dichlorvos

Fumigation of Fruit with Acetic Acid to Prevent Postharvest Decay

Acetic acid (AA) as a vapor at low concentrations was effective in preventing fruit decay by postharvest fungi. Fumigation with 2.7 or 5.4 mg AA/liter in air at 2 and 20C reduced germination of Botrytis cinerea Pers. and Penicillium expansum Link conidia to zero after they had been dried on 0.5-cm square pieces of dialysis tubing. Decay of ‘Golden Delicious’, ‘Red Delicious’, and ‘Spartan’ appl...

de Postharvest treatments of fresh produce

1Department of Horticultural Engineering, Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering (ATB), Potsdam, Germany 2Agro-polymer Engineering and Emerging Technologies, French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), Montpellier, France 3Postharvest Technology Research Laboratory, Faculty of AgriSciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa 4Curtin Horticulture Research...

Microwaves in Postharvest Applications with Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

Fruits and vegetables are an increasing part of our diets as they are a recognized source of health enhancing nutrients. The use of microwaves to ensure product quality for minimally processed fruits and vegetables is gaining popularity. Microwaves are electromagnetic waves with frequencies between 300 MHz and 300 GHz. In this review we concentrated on research conducted at the 2450 MHz frequen...

COMMODITY TREATMENT AND QUARANTINE ENTOMOLOGY Low Temperature Phosphine Fumigation for Postharvest Control of Western Flower Thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) on Lettuce, Broccoli, Asparagus, and Strawberry

U.S. exported lettuce, broccoli, asparagus, and strawberries oftenharborwesternßower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), a quarantined pest in Taiwan, and therefore require quarantine treatment. Fumigation with diluted pure phosphine at a low temperatureof 2 Cwas studied to controlwesternßower thrips and todetermineeffects on thequality of the treated produc...

Harvesting and Postharvest Handling of Peaches for the Fresh Market