Preharvest factors influencing bruise damage of fresh fruits–a review

Z Hussein, OA Fawole, UL Opara - Scientia horticulturae, 2018 - Elsevier
Bruise damage of fresh fruits is a major problem in the horticultural industry, potentially
occurring during preharvest, harvest and at all stages of postharvest handling chain. This …

Bruise damage susceptibility of pomegranates (Punica granatum, L.) and impact on fruit physiological response during short term storage

Z Hussein, OA Fawole, UL Opara - Scientia Horticulturae, 2019 - Elsevier
Bruise damage resulting from excessive impact and compression forces between the point
of harvest and consumption is a major quality problem in fresh fruit marketing. This study …

Image processing techniques to estimate weight and morphological parameters for selected wheat refractions

R Sharma, M Kumar, MS Alam - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The geometric and color features of agricultural material along with related physical
properties are critical to characterize and express its physical quality. The experiments were …

Influence of vermicompost and sheep manure on mechanical properties of tomato fruit

A Jahanbakhshi, K Kheiralipour - Food Science & Nutrition, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Mechanical properties of the horticultural products play an important role in improving the
products quality and storage life after harvesting and also reducing product waste. Recently …

Microbial Fortification Improved Photosynthetic Efficiency and Secondary Metabolism in Lycopersicon esculentum Plants Under Cd Stress

K Khanna, SK Kohli, P Ohri, R Bhardwaj, AA Al-Huqail… - Biomolecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Environmental stress including heavy metal pollution is increasing at high speed and is
polluting the cultivable land. Consequently, it results in affecting human population through …

Determination of physical, biochemical and microstructural changes in impact-bruise damaged pomegranate fruit

Z Hussein, OA Fawole, UL Opara - Journal of Food Measurement and …, 2019 - Springer
This study investigated the physical, biochemical and cellular microstructural changes of
'Wonderful'pomegranate fruit induced by impact bruising at cold (5° C) and ambient (20° C) …

Determine some engineering properties of snake melon (Cucumis melo var. flexuosus)

A Jahanbakhshi - Agricultural Engineering International: CIGR …, 2018 - cigrjournal.org
The physical and mechanical properties of agricultural products have an effective role in
determining the quality of the products, reducing the potential damage caused by …

Robotization of tomato fruits production to enhance food security

O Idama, H Uguru - Journal of Engineering …, 2021 - science.researchersasian.com
The world is facing food insecurity problem due to shortage of workforce and growing world
population. Robotization of crop production will help to boost food production, through …

Investigating bruise susceptibility of pomegranate cultivars during postharvest handling

Z Hussein, AF Olaniyi… - African Journal of Rural …, 2017 - ageconsearch.umn.edu
Bruising is the most common type of mechanical damage of horticultural produce which
results mainly from excessive impact and compression forces due to improper postharvest …

Tomato Firmness and Shelf-Life Increased by Application of Stimulated Calcium

J Dodgson, AK Weston, DJ Marks - Crops, 2023 - mdpi.com
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) had almost 190 million tonnes produced in 2021.
Tomato fruit suffer losses of up to 50% during harvest and transport, which causes financial …