Citrus fruits are susceptible to microbial infection during storage and transportation, leading weight loss, quality deterioration even physiological decay. In this study, a layer-by-layer (LbL) self-assembly edible coating based on chitosan Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) was prepared using electrostatic deposition. Postharvest citrus (Citrus reticulate cv. ‘Chunxiang’) were coated either...

Pulsed electric field (PEF) and mild thermal pretreatments at 60 °C (T60) may help preserve texture of plant tissue during processing through pectin modification. However, potato starch counteract the adhesive role processing. Furthermore, postharvest storage potatoes result in compositional textural changes. Therefore, effect on composition untreated, PEF treated thermally was studied. The rem...

Postharvest technology plays a vital role in preserving fruits. In particular, banana is climacteric fruit with short shelf-life; thus, good postharvest practice through the supply chain essential to maintaining its quality. Prior applying proper technology, it important understand physiological changes during ripening process. This review describes characteristics of after harvesting as well t...

Concerns over insect resistance, regulatory action, and the needs of organic processors have generated renewed interest in developing nonchemical alternative postharvest treatments to fumigants used on dried fruits and nuts. Low-temperature storage has been identified as one alternative for the Indianmeal moth, Plodia interpunctella (Hiibner), and navel orangeworm, Amyelois transitella (Walker)...

© 2011 VÚP Food Research Institute, Bratislava 167 Edible mushrooms are widely consumed in many parts of the world owing to their characteristic taste, aroma and nutritional relevance. Edible mushrooms are valuable components of diet and their culinary and commercial values are mainly due to their organoleptic properties such as texture and flavour [1, 2]. They also are excellent source of seve...

RESUMEN Cape gooseberry fruits are highly perishable with a limited shelf-life. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of refrigeration on the postharvest behavior of 1-methylcyclopropene-treated cape gooseberry fruits with the calyx. A completely randomized design with six treatments was used. The treatments were three storage temperatures (2, 6 and 16°C [ambient temperature]) ...

abstract effect of different concentrations of salicylic acid on postharvest life of kiwifruit (actinidia deliciosa) cultivar hayward at 0 ±.5 °c and 90-95% rh was studied. fruits were treated with salicylic acid (0, 1 and 2 mmol/l-1) and stored at 0±.5°c for 16 weeks. fruit quality attributes assessment including firmness, total acidity, soluble solid content, ascorbic acid, antioxidant activi...