The shelf life of horticultural commodities depends on pre- and postharvest factors, such as soil fertilization and postharvest handling. The current study aimed to evaluate fresh-cut celery's postharvest quality as affected by the rate and type (organic and chemical) of nitrogen (N) fertilizer and ...

Volatile blends contain numerous information about the emitters. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) have been used as biomarkers to monitor agri-products' state during postharvest management. We placed tea shoots at 15°C or 25°C after plucking and wondered if the emitted VOCs may reflect the...

Grape canes are viticulture byproducts representing a sustainable source of valuable bioactive polyphenols. However, varietal origin and postharvest treatment greatly influence the effective concentration of biomolecules, thus limiting industrial development. With the aim to develop grape cane...

Background and Objectives: Production and consumption of button mushroom is increasing in many parts of the world due to their good nutritional value and desirable medicinal properties, but because these types of mushrooms do not have a protective outer coating, they have a short shelf life, and...

Cucumber fruit (Cucumus sativus, L.) Merage F1 hybrid was harvested at the appropriate stage of marketing maturity in 2021 and 2022 seasons to study the influence of some postharvest treatments (sodium alginate 2%, chitosan 0.5%, pomegranate peel extract (PPE) 10%, sodium alginate + PPE, and...

Ozone is a triatomic molecule of oxygen well-known as a powerful disinfectant because of its higher oxidation potential. Ozone has recently gained more interest especially from producers of organic fresh horticultural products. This happened after it was recognized as a generally safe disinfectant...

Kinnow mandarin fruit were subjected to pre and postharvest treatment with four concentrations (0.1, 0.3, 0.5 and 0.7 mM) of methyl jasmonate (MeJA). Treated fruits were stored at 6°C and 85-95% relative humidity for 40 days (d). Comparatively, pre-harvest application, retained higher moisture...

Banana (Musa sapientum) as a major fruit is widely cultivated for its nutritional and therapeutic properties. Thus, to avoid wastage, there is a need to increase its shelf life. In this study, banana fruits were dipped into the solutions of salicylic acid (SA), gibberellic acid (GA₃), Bacillus...

Banana is an important tropical fruit crop of India which plays a vital role in socio-economic and nutritional security of the country. Nendran banana is a dual purpose plantain cultivar of commercial significance. As banana belongs to climacteric fruit category, the changes after the harvest occur ...

Postharvest accumulation of anthocyanin in aromatic herbs is not well studied but holds potential for diverse application. Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L.) an aromatic herb known for its lemon fragrance is widely used in traditional medicine as well as in herbal tea. M. officinalis is typically...