Agricultural Product Quality and Safety
A section of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472).
Section Information
The section “Agricultural Product Quality and Safety” welcomes original research and review articles that provide novel insights into all topics related to the composition, quality, safety, and security of agricultural produce and derived products (fresh-cut products, oil, wine, juices, etc.). The scope of submission includes all aspects of quality (chemistry, sensory, pathology, nutritional, and health-promoting properties), postharvest operations (quality evaluation, preservation, storage, packaging, commercial handling, trade, and distribution), and processing.
Keywords
horticultural produce, including flowers and herbs; crop quality; food and feed chemistry; food and feed quality; food safety and security; food processing and engineering; functional foods
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Sensing and Imaging for Quality and Safety of Agricultural Products (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
- Strategies for Sustainable Extraction and Analysis of Bioactive Compounds with High Health Impacts and Nutritive Substances from Agricultural Fresh and Derived Products and Their Processing Waste (Deadline: 25 October 2023)
- Agricultural Meat Products: Processing, Product Quality and Food Safety (Deadline: 25 October 2023)
- Harvesting, Transportation, Processing and Storage of Vegetables and Fruits (Deadline: 10 November 2023)
- Agronomic Strategies for Enhancing the Physical, Chemical, Nutritional and Sensory Properties of Cereal Grains (Deadline: 10 November 2023)
- Research Progress of the Functional Properties of Fruit and Vegetables and Their Preserves (Deadline: 15 November 2023)
- Nondestructive Testing and Intelligent Processing for Agricultural Products (Deadline: 15 November 2023)
- Recent Innovations in Post-harvest Preservation and Protection of Agricultural Products—Series II (Deadline: 25 November 2023)
- Advances in Agricultural Preharvest Products Management (Deadline: 5 December 2023)
- Evaluation of Quality and Safety of Agricultural Products by Nondestructive Technologies (Deadline: 10 December 2023)
- New Approaches to the Storage and Effective Processing of Agricultural Products (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Advances in High Quality or Value-Added Processing of Fruit and Vegetable (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Integrated Pest Management in Stored-Product Protection (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
- Postharvest Handling to Improve the Quality and Shelf-Life of Fruit and Vegetables (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
- The Multidimensional Role of Dietary Polyphenols in the Quality of Plant-Based Foods (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
- Nondestructive Sensing Techniques and Intelligence Systems for Agricultural Product Detection (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
- Grain Harvesting, Processing Technology, and Storage Management (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
- Selected Papers from International Conference on Olive Cultivation Future and Industry (ICOCFI) 2023 (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Mineral Biofortification in Agricultural Products (Deadline: 25 January 2024)
- Climate-Resilient Production of Peanut: Management Practices and Technologies (Deadline: 15 February 2024)
- Applications of Controlled Atmosphere and Fumigation Technologies in Fresh Produce: From Farm to Table (Deadline: 20 February 2024)
- Feature Papers in Agricultural Product Quality and Safety (Deadline: 26 February 2024)
- Agricultural Products Processing and Quality Detection (Deadline: 25 March 2024)
- Organic and Inorganic Contamination in Food: From Farm to Fork (Deadline: 25 March 2024)
- Nutritional Quality and Health of Vegetables (Deadline: 31 March 2024)