PART I: POSTHARVEST BIOACTIVE, ANTIOXIDANT AND BINDING PROPERTIES MARTIN POLOVKA, YONG SEO PARK, KYUNG-SIK HAM, YANG-KYUN PARK, SUCHADA VEARASILP, PAWEL PASKO, FERNANDO TOLEDO, PATRICIA ARANCIBIA-AVILA and SHELA GORINSTEIN Department of Chemistry and Food Analysis, National Agricultural and Food Centre VUP, Food Research Institute, Bratislava, SK-824 75, Slovak Republic Department of Horticultu...

Considering their economic importance, there has been relatively little research published on postharvest handling of cut lilies. Complicating this is the diversity of cultivar groups--asiatics, orientals, LA hybrids, OT hybrids, longiflorum and others. And, the diversity within each group is large and constantly growing as new cultivars are released. Cultivation practices and production locati...

Tuberose (Polianthus tuberosa) is a commercially important cut flower; but its longevity and quality characteristics are compromised by stress during storage and transportation. Thus, it is important to determine the most appropriate preservative solution to best maintained cut flowers. Tests were done to examine the effects on of nano-silver (NS) (0, 15, 30 and 45 mg L-1) and sucrose (0, 4 and...

I want to thank Dr. Chia for his kind invitation and helpful support so that I could participate in this conference. He asked me to summarize the events at the 4th International Mango Symposium that was held at Miami Beach in July, 1992. Planning for that meeting began with an invitation at the close of the 3rd International Mango Symposium in Darwin, Australia, three years ago. The Mango Sympo...

Postharvest quality in stone fruits is ultimately defined in terms of consumer satisfaction, and includes appearance, texture and flavor, and nutritional value and safety. These result from all decisions and practices beginning with site and cultivar selection, and extending through cultural practices and all stages of postharvest handling. The development of high quality fruit is influenced by...

Anthracnose of papaya fruit caused by the fungus Colletotrichum gloeosporioides is one of the most economically important postharvest diseases. Hot water immersion (HW) and calcium chloride (Ca) treatments have been used to control papaya postharvest diseases; however, the effect of the combination HW-Ca on the pathogen growth and the development of the disease in infected papaya fruit has been...

Food losses can occur during production, postharvest, and processing stages in the supply chain. With the onset of worldwide food shortages, interest in reducing postharvest losses in cassava has been increasing. In this research, the main goal was to evaluate biochemical changes and identify the metabolites involved in the deterioration of cassava roots. We found that high levels of ascorbic a...

Fruits and vegetables are extremely susceptible to decay and easily lose commercial value after harvest. Different strategies have been developed to control postharvest decay and prevent quality deterioration during postharvest storage, including cold storage, controlled atmosphere (CA), and application of biotic and abiotic stimulus. In this review, mechanisms related to protein level response...

The use of microorganisms and their secreted molecules to prevent plant diseases is considered an attractive alternative and way to supplement synthetic fungicides for the management of plant diseases. Strain BS062 was selected based on its ability to inhibit the mycelial growth of Botrytis cinerea, a major causal fungus of postharvest root rot of ginseng and strawberry gray mold disease. Strai...

The use of a microorganism or its secretions to prevent plant disease offers an attractive alternative or supplement to synthetic fungicides for the management of plant disease. A strain BS062 was selected based on the inhibitory effect of mycelial growth of Botrytis cinerea, a major causal fungus of postharvest root rots in ginseng and gray mold disease in strawberry. The strain BS062 was clos...