Background Banana fruit is a popular crop in global agriculture production and trade.
Bananas are delicate fresh produce where external factors can highly affect their quality …

Fresh jujube fruit is popular in the food market due to its delicious flavor, crisp texture, and
high nutritional values. However, fresh jujube fruit is susceptible to quality deterioration in …

The rapid softening of hardy kiwifruit (Actinidia arguta) fruit significantly reduces its
marketing potential. Therefore, the effect of 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) on the softening …

Abstract The CONSTITUTIVE PHOTOMORPHOGENIC (COP) 1LIKE is a regulatory protein
and repressor of photomorphogenesis; which control many processes of development in …

Surface browning, tissue softening, and aroma alteration are the primary quality
deterioration in fresh-cut peaches. The visual appearance, textural attributes, antioxidant …

Green-ripe disorder often occurs when banana fruit (Musa AAA group) ripen at high
temperature above 25° C. In this study, the effect of modified atmosphere package (MAP)+ 1 …

Drought stress threatens global food security and requires creative agricultural solutions.
Recently, phyto-synthesized nanoparticles NPs have garnered attention as a way to reduce …

Oxalic acid (OA) is a unique organic acid that commonly occurs in plants with distinct
functions in modulating metabolic processes. To date, the role of OA has primarily been …

Fruit and vegetables are easily subjected to postharvest quality losses. Therefore, active and
functional packaging materials are needed to extend the shelf life of fruit and vegetables and …

For years, researchers have been tirelessly searching for efficient postharvest preservatives
to ensure a sustainable and healthy supply chain of fresh fruits and vegetables. However …