International Journal of Postharvest Technology and Innovation Volume 1 Issue 1

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An overview of preharvest factors influencing postharvest quality of horticultural products

Hewett, Errol W.

2006 International Journal of Postharvest Technology and Innovation

Postharvest product quality develops during growing of the product and is maintained, not improved by postharvest technologies. Available genetic material allows discrimination of external and internal quality attributes that must satisfy consumer requirements and indulgences. Farmers face...

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Technological innovations in sensors for assessment of postharvest mechanical handling systems

Bollen, A. Frank

2006 International Journal of Postharvest Technology and Innovation

Produce damage is a major cause of large postharvest losses internationally. The current level of technology that can enable researchers and industry to understand the mechanical reasons for these levels of damage is discussed. The use of pseudo-fruit to measure the forces acting in the...

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Innovative measurements and models for predicting shelf life of fresh foods during postharvest

De Baerdemaeker, Josse; Hertog, Maarten; Nicolai, Bart; De Ketelaere, Bart

2006 International Journal of Postharvest Technology and Innovation

Using non-destructive sensors, quality changes of individual products can be monitored over time. This elucidates the biological variability within a batch. Repeated measures require proper statistical analysis as standard techniques from literature used with destructive sensors are no longer...

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Advances in control of postharvest diseases in tropical fresh produce

Korsten, Lise

2006 International Journal of Postharvest Technology and Innovation

With increased global trade, fresh produce is increasingly being moved over vast distances to foreign markets. This requires effective cold chain and product management practices to ensure premium quality fresh produce with increased shelf life. Product safety has now also become an additional...

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1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) based technologies for storage and shelf life extension

Watkins, Chris B.

2006 International Journal of Postharvest Technology and Innovation

1-MCP is an inhibitor of ethylene perception that can markedly affect ripening and/or senescence processes of many horticultural products. In general, 1-MCP delays ripening and senescence and reduces ethylene production, respiration, colour change and softening. Information about these effects is...

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Postharvest technologies for extending the shelf life of ornamental crops

Serek, Margrethe; Sisler, E.C.; Frello, S.; Sriskandarajah, S.

2006 International Journal of Postharvest Technology and Innovation

1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) and other cyclopropenes block ethylene responses in plants at the receptor level. 1-MCP is commercially available under the trade name of EthylBloc® and SmartFresh™. It is very effective in blocking ethylene responses in a range of ornamental crops, fruits and...

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Some recent developments in drying technologies appropriate for postharvest processing

Mujumdar, Arun S.

2006 International Journal of Postharvest Technology and Innovation

There has been an explosive growth in the Research and Development (R&D) effort devoted to drying R&D over the past three decades. This growth was stimulated by the energy crisis of the early 1970s and by the increased consumer demand for better quality products. Many of the innovative new...

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Traceability in postharvest quality management

Bollen, A. Frank; Riden, Colin P.; Opara, Linus U.

2006 International Journal of Postharvest Technology and Innovation

Traceability is now an expected component of most modern supply chains for perishable foods traded internationally. The ability to trace back and trace forward information associated with production and postharvest handling activities with specified lines of products to provide evidence of good...

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Theoretical considerations on generic modelling of harvest maturity, enzyme status and quality behaviour

Tijskens, L.M.M.; Van Kooten, O.

2006 International Journal of Postharvest Technology and Innovation

There is a growing awareness amongst researchers in the field of fruit and vegetable postharvest that quality is generated in the process of plant growth and all well advanced postharvest techniques and technologies can merely retain, as good as possible, the quality that is already present in...

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Indicators for objective determination of internal performance factors during postharvest operations

Jakob, Martina; Geyer, Martin

2006 International Journal of Postharvest Technology and Innovation

Work design traditionally focuses on machine capacities, and often neglects the role of people within the production processes. In order to successfully deploy and manage human resources during industrial processing operations (such as horticultural postharvest), adequate knowledge of process...

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