Environmental factors play critical role in determining growth and development of fruits. This
phenomenon has been known for quite a while, and endeavors have been made worldwide …

Fruit cracking or splitting is a severe physiological disease that significantly affects
appearance and quality, compromising the commodity value of fruit and causing substantial …

Breba figs are highly perishable and their shelf-life is very short. In this study, breba figs
(cv.'Dottato') were treated with a mucilage solution of Opuntia ficus-indica cladodes, sealed …

Chitosan-based coatings are used as a postharvest treatment to extend the shelf-life of
several fruits. In this study, the effectiveness of chitosan-based coating to preserve the …

BACKGROUND Alternaria tenuissima was isolated from infected fig fruit and molecularly
identified by rRNA gene sequencing. The objective of the current work was to test the …

Fig is a horticultural product which requires sorting at the postharvest stage before being
marketed. In this study, a grading system based on machine vision was developed for …

The impact of four polymers [(a) oriented polypropylene film (OPP); b) polyolefin heat-
shrinkable film (BOLPH), c) micro-perforated OPP film (MICRO); and d) macro-perforated …

Fruit cracking has long been a topic of great concern for growers and researchers of litchi
(Litchi chinensis Sonn.). To understand the molecular mechanisms underlying fruit cracking …

Fig is a very perishable fruit with short postharvest life. Low-cost postharvest techniques
should be employed to reduce fresh fig postharvest losses. The purpose of this study was to …

Muskmelon cracking during ripening is a physiological disorder that causes severe
economic losses. Cracking is related with fruit growth, cuticular membrane (CM) …