Fruit firmness is of vital importance in various links of the fruit supply chain, such as
determining harvest time, choosing packaging and transportation methods, regulating …

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 …

Changes in the volatile composition of strawberries (cv. Cigaline) at six stages of maturity,
from 28 to 44 days after anthesis, were investigated over two harvesting seasons. Volatiles …

Electronic nose technology offers non-destructive alternative to sense aroma, can be used to
assess fruit ripening stage during shelf life. The objective of this study was to monitor tomato …

Mango, an important tropical fruit, is marketed throughout the world. Quality of ripened
mango depends on its maturity at harvest, which is hitherto determined subjectively by …

Tomato fruit (cultivar Belissimo) were harvested at three different stages of ripening, sliced
and stored at at 2, 5, 8, 12 and 16° C. Firmness was measured as the force necessary to …

Changes in the volatile composition during maturation and artificial ripening of yellow-
fleshed nectarines were investigated by means of GC-FID and GC-MS over three years …

Agriculture industries are continuously in search of new user friendly technologies to
evaluate the intrinsic properties of fruits before it is put in the market for the consumer. In the …

This study proposes a formula for prediction of maturity index (I m) using physico-chemical
characteristics and overall acceptability (OA) of a sensory panel for mangoes from orchards …

To investigate the changes in physicochemical properties and volatile constituents in apricot
during postharvest ripening, the volatile compounds of 28 apricot cultivars were investigated …