[HTML][HTML] Visible-NIR 'point'spectroscopy in postharvest fruit and vegetable assessment: The science behind three decades of commercial use

KB Walsh, J Blasco, M Zude-Sasse, X Sun - Postharvest Biology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The application of visible (Vis; 400–750 nm) and near infrared red (NIR; 750–2500 nm)
region spectroscopy to assess fruit and vegetables is reviewed in context of …

Apple fruit quality: Overview on pre-harvest factors

S Musacchi, S Serra - Scientia Horticulturae, 2018 - Elsevier
Apple is the fourth most important fruit produced and eaten around the world with a
production of 84 million tonnes in 2014. The modern cultivated apple (Malus× domestica …

[HTML][HTML] Maturity status classification of papaya fruits based on machine learning and transfer learning approach

SK Behera, AK Rath, PK Sethy - Information Processing in Agriculture, 2021 - Elsevier
Papaya (Carica papaya) is a tropical fruit having commercial importance because of its high
nutritive and medicinal value. The packaging of papaya fruit as per its maturity status is an …

[HTML][HTML] Sensors and instruments for brix measurement: A review

SA Jaywant, H Singh, KM Arif - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Quality assessment of fruits, vegetables, or beverages involves classifying the products
according to the quality traits such as, appearance, texture, flavor, sugar content. The …

[HTML][HTML] Vegetable grafting: The implications of a growing agronomic imperative for vegetable fruit quality and nutritive value

MC Kyriacou, Y Rouphael, G Colla, R Zrenner… - Frontiers in plant …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Grafting has become an imperative for intensive vegetable production since
chlorofluorocarbon-based soil fumigants were banned from use on grounds of …

Non-destructive prediction of internal and external quality attributes of fruit with thick rind: A review

E Arendse, OA Fawole, LS Magwaza… - Journal of Food …, 2018 - Elsevier
Fruits with thick rind have been reported to interfere with the measurement of internal quality
of non-destructive near infrared spectroscopy. This review provides an overview of issues …

Predicting the ripening of papaya fruit with digital imaging and random forests

LFS Pereira, S Barbon Jr, NA Valous… - Computers and electronics …, 2018 - Elsevier
Papaya grading is performed manually which may lead to misclassifications, resulting in fruit
boxes with different maturity stages. The objective is to predict the ripening of the papaya …

Watermelon and melon fruit quality: The genotypic and agro-environmental factors implicated

MC Kyriacou, DI Leskovar, G Colla, Y Rouphael - Scientia Horticulturae, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Watermelon [Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai] and melon (Cucumis melo
L.) are popular annual fruit crops of the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, drawing from discrete …

[HTML][HTML] Consumer preference, quality, and safety of organic and conventional fresh fruits, vegetables, and cereals

SME Rahman, MA Mele, YT Lee, MZ Islam - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Growing and purchasing demand for organic fresh produce is increasing rapidly.
Consumers are aware of health, environmental safety, pesticide harmfulness, nutrients …

[HTML][HTML] Prediction of total soluble solids and pH of strawberry fruits using RGB, HSV and HSL colour spaces and machine learning models

JK Basak, BGK Madhavi, B Paudel, NE Kim, HT Kim - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Determination of internal qualities such as total soluble solids (TSS) and pH is a paramount
concern in strawberry cultivation. Therefore, the main objective of the current study was to …