Mass loss from fresh produce is linked to a reduction of its aesthetic value. However, relationship between mass and biochemical quality parameters at different storage conditions has not been widely explored. Therefore, the current study designed with objectives determine behavior fruit two conditions. Sweet orange stored in zero energy cool chamber (ZECC) had greater shelf-life more than 15 d...

Little data is available in the scientific literature on postharvest changes taking place in Syzygium aqueum fruits, an increasingly popular fruit in the Asian region. In this study the postharvest physico-chemical and mechanical properties, namely, fruit color, weight loss, pulp firmness, total soluble solids, pH and titratable acidity were determined during the postharvest storage period unde...

The present study was conducted on five ber (Ziziphus mauritiana Lamk) cultivars (Komethry, Pakstany, Um-sulaem, Toffahy and Peyuan) grown in Saudi Arabia during 2005 and 2006 seasons. The aim of the present study was to investigate fruit properties (fruit weight, length, diameter, shape, specific gravity, seed weight, pulp percentage, total soluble solids (TSS), acidity percentage, TSS/acid, v...

Volatile compounds, physicochemical and sensory attributes of four sweet cherry cultivars (Canada giant, Ferrovia, Lapins and Skeena) grown in Northern Greece were determined. Eighteen volatile compounds were identified and semi-quantified in cherries using solid phase micro extraction in combination with gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (SPME-GC/MS). Carbonyl compounds were the most abunda...

Multispectral imaging with 19 wavelengths in the range of 405-970 nm has been evaluated for nondestructive determination of firmness, total soluble solids (TSS) content and ripeness stage in strawberry fruit. Several analysis approaches, including partial least squares (PLS), support vector machine (SVM) and back propagation neural network (BPNN), were applied to develop theoretical models for ...

Phosphorus (P) is one of the most limiting nutrients for growth and development crops, important soil fertility managements, since it affects quality fruits. With hypothesis that different levels irrigation phosphorus fertilization interfere in physical physicochemical properties tomatoes, objective this experiment was to verify analyze behavior fruits’ responses. The conducted a greenhouse at ...

Dwarf cherry tomatoes ‘Red Robin’ and ‘Tiny Tim Red’ were cultivated in two sections. The sections set as (1) section irradiated only by fluorescent lamps (main wavelengths 433, 543, 610 nm; 230 μmol·m−2·s−1 of photosynthetic photon flux density) non-treated with UV-A irradiation (hereafter, non-UVA), (2) treated (maximum peak emission: 352 15.1 W·m−2 ultraviolet radiation intensity; hereafter,...

Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.) are the most cultivated and consumed vegetable species in world deserve special attention due to their nutritional functional value. The aim of this study was assess value organically grown tomatoes greenhouses, at different maturity phases. Five hybrids were studied: Antalya F1, Cemile Lorely Tiger F1 Sacher F1. observed parameters each harvest phase were: Co...

Chilling damage under 15ºC in anthurium cut flowers reduces the vase-life, quality and marketability of the product. In the present experiment, GABA postharvest treatment (0, 1 and 5 mM) was studied on the vase-life, total soluble solid (TSS), H2O2 content, proline content, spathe browning, catalase and superoxide dismutase enzymes activity of Anthurium andraeanum...