Green mold (Penicillium digitatum) and blue mold (Penicillium italicum) are among the most
economically impactful post-harvest diseases of citrus fruit worldwide. Post-harvest citrus …

Bitterness in citrus fruit juices is the major problem faced by food processing industries.
Because bitterness reduce the shelf life of juice and consumer acceptability. The major …

Green synthesized metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) have prominent applications in
antimicrobial packaging systems. Here we have attempted for the fabrication of chitosan …

Epidermal waxes are part of the outermost hydrophobic structures of apples and play a
significant role in enhancing apple resistance and improving fruit quality. The biosynthetic …

Kinnow is a fruit crop which is famous among consumers due to its tasty and delicious juice.
It is a multipurpose crop which could be utilized as an important source of nutrients for …

An experiment was conducted to assess the influence of edible coatings on postharvest
quality of mandarin during 20 days of ambient storage. Sorted fruits were washed; fruit …

Kinnow orchards of uniform age, planting density and vigor were selected in three different
ecological zones situated in the districts of Sargodha, Toba Tek Singh (TTS) and Vehari of …

Cuticular wax plays a role in plant responses to environmental stresses. To understand the
contribution of cuticular wax to plant responses to low-temperature stress, the morphological …

This study evaluated Listeria monocytogenes cross-contamination between inoculated fruits,
waxing brush, and uninoculated fruits during apple wax coating and investigated the fate of …

Plant cuticle lipids form outer protective layers to resist environmental stresses; however, the
relationship between cuticle properties and cold tolerance is unclear. Here, the …