The toona sinensis (or Chinese toon) in rich nutrition, with unique aroma and broad prospects for use. However, the is prone to respiration after being harvested. As a heat-sensitive vegetable, it easy lose water decay. This paper introduced latest research progress on physical preservation of before during storage, providing references developing new technologies keeping toon fresh.

the risk of disease spread through water, fruits and vegetables contaminated through unclean waters varies from region to another. springs and underground water resources are essentially free of germs or they have tolerable levels of germs; unless they are infected by surface water or human excreta. scientific reports have shown that outbreaks of food-borne illnesses especially foods such as fr...

18 To design new packaging for fresh food, stakeholders of the food 19 chain express their needs and requirements, according to some goals 20 and objectives. These requirements can be gathered into two groups: 21 (i) fresh food related characteristics and (ii) packaging intrinsic charac22 teristics. Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) is an efficient way to 23 delay senescence and spoilage and ...

Bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) experiences significant loss during postharvest handling. This study aimed to provide an alternative handling technology for the vegetable. The factor studied was Ca CaCl2 at 4 levels: 0% (distilled water), 3, 6 and 9%. Weight total soluble solids were determined interval of 3 days whereas chlorophyll, Fe, ascorbic acid content days. Shelf life elapsed when frui...

Background: Horticulture export is one of the most promising industries, due to rising global demand and country's diverse agro-climatic system. During early 1990s, following post-reform, there was an increase in agricultural commodities which boosted Indian economy.
 Methods: Secondary time series data fruits vegetables (fresh processed) were collected from APEDA FAO, methodologies used C...

1. This document is HS918, one of a series of the Horticultural Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Publication date: May 2003. Please visit the EDIS Web site at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu. 2. Daniel J. Cantliffe, professor and chair, Horticultural Sciences Department; John J. Vansickle, professor, Food an...