Review of Post-Harvest Losses of Fruits and Vegetables

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

Chemometric-assisted QuEChERS extraction method for post-harvest pesticide determination in fruits and vegetables

An effective analysis method was developed based on a chemometric tool for the simultaneous quantification of five different post-harvest pesticides (2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), carbendazim, thiabendazole, iprodione, and prochloraz) in fruits and vegetables. In the modified QuEChERS (quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged and safe) method, the factors and responses for optimization o...

Effect of heterocyclic amines, vegetables, and fruits on colorectal cancer

Post - Harvest Food Losses Estimation - Development of Consistent Methodology

Current world population is expected to reach 10.5 billion by 2050 (UN March, 2013), further adding to global food security concerns. This increase translates into 33% more human mouths to feed, with the greatest demand growth in the poor communities of the world. According to Alexandratos and Bruinsma (2012), food supplies would need to increase by 60% (estimated at 2005 food production levels...