In recent years, there has been a major increase in the commercialization of horticultural
crops in response to population increase. However, several important factors associated …

Today consumers are more and more concerned with food components providing health
beneficial effects, such as polyphenols. Polyphenols also influence the organoleptic quality …

Increasing evidence suggests that phenylalanine ammonia‐lyase (PAL, EC 4.3. 1.5) is
associated with low temperature stress in plant tissues. Banana fruit are highly susceptible …

Soluble sugar metabolism affects the quality and chilling resistance of postharvest peach
fruit. Although hot air (HA) and methyl jasmonate (MeJA) treatments are often effective in …

A range of blackberry genotypes harvested in different seasons and regions in Mexico
(Michoacan) and in the United States (Pacific Northwest) were collected to determine their …

Chilling injury is a physiological disorder affecting the quality of carambola fruit. In the
present study, the effect of exogenous γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) on CI development in …

Carambola fruit produced in the tropical and subtropical region could easily suffer the
postharvest loss in low temperature storage and cold chain logistics owing to the hazard of …

Conventional chitosan (CC) and submicron chitosan dispersions (SCD) were evaluated for
the control of postharvest anthracnose and maintenance of quality of dragon fruit during …

Storage of mature green (stage 1) carambola (Averrhoa carambola L. cv. B10) fruit at 5° C
maintained fruit firmness, inhibited the solubilization and depolymerization of chelator …

Cold storage is commonly used to transport fruits to international markets, however, tropical
fruits are susceptible to chilling injury. Jasmonic acid can reduce the incidence of chilling …