Fruits constitute a commercially important and nutritionally indispensable food commodity.
Being a part of a balanced diet, fruits play a vital role in human nutrition by supplying the …

Mango (Mangifera indica L.) is commercially the most important fruit crop of India,
accounting for> 54% of the total mango produced worldwide. Over 30 different varieties of …

Melatonin (MT) functions as an important bio-active molecule in diverse physiological
processes in higher plants. In the present study the role of MT in modulating ripening and …

Mango is one of the choicest fruits in the world and popular due to its delicate taste, pleasant
aroma and nutritional value. Mango is indigenous to north-east India and north Burma, but …

Mature green cherry tomato fruit were harvested and treated with ultraviolet-C (UV-C)
irradiation at a predetermined dose of 4.2 kJ m− 2 and stored at 18° C for 35 days. The …

The effect of salicylic acid (SA) and calcium chloride (CaCl2) treatments on the
physicochemical characteristics, softening and antioxidative enzyme activities of sweet …

The effect of a hormic dose of UV-C (254 nm) on changes in fruit firmness and cell wall-
degrading enzyme (CWDE) activity was determined using tomato fruit. Throughout the …

Fresh-cut Fruits and Vegetables: Science, Technology, and Market provides a
comprehensive reference source for the emerging fresh-cut fruits and vegetables industry. It …

Changes in activities of the cell wall degrading enzymes, pectinesterase (PE),
polygalacturonase (PG) and cellulase, were studied during the ripening of white-and pink …

Mango fruit exhibit high postharvest losses due to physiological, biochemical, and
pathological deterioration during storage. Edible coatings such as hydrocolloids (HC) bear …