Physiological water loss is one of the many postharvest disorders in the fresh fruit industry.
Water loss initiates wilting, shrivelling, browning, loss in fruit texture, flavour, and saleable …

Highlights•Fresh fruits are very susceptible to mechanical damage during handling.•This
review concerns the quantitative evaluation of mechanical damage to fruits.•The sources …

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 …

This study examined the effects of impact bruise damage on the postharvest physiological,
response, physicochemical quality and antioxidant properties of pomegranate fruit. Fruit …

Twenty five isolates of epiphytic yeasts were isolated from healthy surface of tomato, mango,
lemon, orange, grape fruit and green chili and evaluated for their potential against …

The present study aimed to investigate the potential application of chitosan for controlling
green mold disease of orange fruits (“Baladi” sweet orange fruits) caused by Penicillium …

This study was carried out to determine the effect of mechanical damage on mass loss and
water content in threelocular and four-locular tomato fruits by loading, storage and drying …

Evaluation of impact damage to mango (Mangifera indica Linn) as a result of dropping from
three different heights, namely, 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 m, was conducted by hyperspectral imaging …

Se comparó el efecto de la aplicación de recubrimientos, a base de almidón de yuca y uno
comercial, en la conservación de la papaya (Carica papaya) variedad Tainung. El …

Purpose: With an increasing interest in closing the mechanized harvesting loop in citrus
farming, harvesting tools could be reliable options for citrus harvesting. However, from …