The respiratory rate of fruits and vegetables can be used as an indicator for designing
storage conditions to maximize the longevity of these commodities. One postharvest …

Elevated CO2 levels used with or without reduced O2 levels regulate many biochemical and
physiological processes in higher plants, among them ethylene biosynthesis. The mode of …

Apricots (Prunus armeniaca L. cv Mauricio) harvested at commercial ripening stage were
treated with putrescine (1 mM), then mechanically damaged with a 25 N force and stored at …

Ethylene is one of several plant growth regulators that affect plant growth, development and
senescence, but, from a postharvest perspective, its role as a principal regulator of fruit …

Cucumbers (Cucumis sativus L.) packaged in perforated or sealed 31.75 μm (1.25 mil) low
density polyethylene (LDPE) bags were found to have less severe chilling injury than …

The cadaverine (Cad) a diamine, imino compound produced as a lysine catabolite is also
implicated in growth and development of plants depending on environmental condition. This …

Bell pepper fruit (Capsicum annuum L. cv. Lamuyo) at two stages of maturity, mature green
(MG) and mature red (MR), were stored at 2 and 10° C to investigate physiological changes …

Tomato plants (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. cv. Daniela) were grown in perlite bags under
greenhouse conditions to study the effect of different salinity levels (20, 40 and 60 mM NaCl) …

Glucose appears to have an antagonistic relationship with ethylene and ethylene and
polyamines appear to play antagonistic roles in the abortion of seeds and fruits. Moreover …

Mechanical damage is considered as a type of stress that occurs during the postharvest
manipulation of fruits. This stress is accompanied by physiological and morphological …