Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect edible coating on hydroponic strawberry during storage. Strawberries were coated with either 1% or 1.5% chitosan (CS) solution containing and 0.5% calcium gluconate (CaGlu). After treatment, samples stored at 10 °C, RH 90% for days. weight loss, soluble solid content, firmness, surface color, pH, percentage decay evaluated each day exper...

Salicylic acid (SA) is a natural plant compound that has been proven to enhance the quality of fruits; therefore, its impact on pineapple should be further studied, especially in most marketable hybrids. This study aimed evaluate effect SA treatments MD2 quality. The experiment consisted two parts with applications pre and postharvest following next treatments, control: No use SA, 5, 7 9 mM SA....