Highlights•Postharvest chilling injury (PCI) is underreported and understudied, but
undoubtedly leads to extensive postharvest loss and waste.•PCI symptoms vary among …

Food security and crop production are challenged worldwide due to overpopulation,
changing environmental conditions, crop establishment failure, and various kinds of post …

In rural areas of developing countries, more than 70% of the population still depends on
agriculture. However, economic crises, unscientific land allocation and climate change …

The horticultural industry helps to enrich and improve the human diet while contributing to
growth of the agricultural economy. However, fungal diseases of horticultural crops …

Genome editing can transform agriculture and shape the future of food by improving crop
yields and animal productivity, which in turn can help to achieve food security for the …

Ethylene is a two-carbon gaseous plant growth regulator that involved in several important
physiological events, including growth, development, ripening and senescence of fruits …

NAC transcriptional regulators are crucial for tomato ripening. Virus-induced gene silencing
(VIGS) of SNAC9 (SlNAC19, Gene ID: 101248665) affects tomato ripening, and SNAC9 is …

The CRISPR-Cas system is a powerful tool for in vivo editing the genome of most organisms,
including man. During the years this technique has been applied in several fields, such as …

As the top grocery list priorities, the primary challenge when purchasing fruits and
vegetables from supermarkets is obtaining fresh, minimally processed perishable goods …

Apple is the largest fruit crop produced in temperate regions and is a popular fruit worldwide.
It is, however, susceptible to a variety of postharvest fungal pathogens, including Penicillium …