Fruit “quality” is a concept encompassing sensory and mechanical properties, nutritive
values, safety and defects. Fruit quality has declined, determining consumer dissatisfaction …

Fruit quality is influenced by cultural management in field, by the fruit picking time and by the
storage strategy. The choice of the best techniques and strategies to enhance fruit quality is …

An overview is given of near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy for use in measuring quality
attributes of horticultural produce. Different spectrophotometer designs and measurement …

In peach fruit (Prunus persica L. Batsch), establishing the optimal harvest time is a crucial
issue, since fruit shelf-life potential and quality are closely related to the ripening stage at …

Fruit quality at harvest is usually determined on the external appearance while internal fruit
characteristics, which may better meet consumer expectations, are traditionally determined …

The global citrus industry is continually confronted by new technological challenges to meet
the ever-increasing consumer awareness and demand for quality-assured fruit. To face …

BACKGROUND Visible–near‐infrared spectrometry is a technique suitable for assessing
chemical and physiological properties of fruit. Some models of calibration/prediction have …

Fruits provide nutrients for human body and are able to prevent sorts of non-communicable
diseases. The fruit quality test is an area that both technology and market section concern …

As non-climacteric, citrus fruit are only harvested at their optimal edible ripening stage. The
usual approach followed by producers and packinghouses to establish the internal quality …

Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) is a major vegetable crop, incredibly popular round
the globe and one of the most important vegetable crops of the world (FAOSTAT 2014). It is …