Nowadays, many of the tropical fruits have been commercialized worldwide due to
increasing demand. In 2018, global tropical fruit has reached an unprecedented peak of 7.1 …

Background The increasing production of food and agricultural waste worldwide imposes a
sever burden on the environment, depletion of finite landfill space and irreversible …

The peel yellowing is an important pigment physiological process of green fruit ripening,
which mainly results from chlorophyll degradation in the fruit peel. In this work, two typical …

Banana (Musa AAA group) is one of the most consumed fruits in the world. It has been
reported that chlorophyll breakdown and color formation in banana is inhibited by ripening …

The effect of nitric oxide (NO) on chlorophyll degradation and antioxidant response in
banana fruits after cold storage was investigated. Pre-climacteric green banana fruit treated …

Papaya (Carica papaya L. cv. Hongkong) is an economically important fruit crop grown in
Malaysia. During its ripening stages,(C. papaya L.) exhibits different physicochemical …

Ultraviolet (UV) light especially UV-C has been used to sterilize fruits and vegetables.
However, overdose of UV-C irradiation could cause brownish-red colouration to products …

Abstract Background Color formation in Hylocereus spp.(pitayas) has been ascribed to the
accumulation of betalains. However, several studies have reported the presence of …

This study was to investigate the effects of three shading nets (25% shading with a white net,
50% shading with a black net, and 75% shading with a black net) on the growth and fruiting …

The effects of nanocomposite-based packaging material (Nano-PM) on the taste
components and mitochondrial energy metabolism of postharvest white Hypsizygus …