Phytochemical Changes in Vegetables and Fruits During Post-Harvest Storage and Processing
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Agricultural Product Quality and Safety".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 January 2026 | Viewed by 319
Special Issue Editor
Interests: food chemistry; nutritional value; quality determinants; bioactive substances; antinutritional factors; quality management
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
For many centuries, agriculture and agricultural knowledge have been crucial to meeting the growing food resource needs of human societies. From its inception, agriculture has been linked to the need for available quantities of foodstuffs under specific climatic, natural, agrotechnical, and economic conditions, and, on the other hand, to the quality control devices produced by agricultural parents.
This Special Issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472), ‘Phytochemical Changes in Vegetables and Fruits During Post-Harvest Storage and Processing’, will focus on the development of methods for shaping the quality of fruits and vegetables at every stage of their growth, beginning with the use of genetic engineering methods in seed preparation to control the potential and yield of plants, their development, and harvest, as well as providing means and methods for conscious control during periods of limited disposal. The best practices of currently planned experiments, including those concerning the quality of fruits and vegetables as products in agri-food processing, may lie in their versatility, multifaceted nature, and interdisciplinarity. Another advantage of these experiments is their analytical application, which utilizes high-quality sources, precision, and comprehensive results. In addition to studies expanding experimental research, this Special Issue also seeks reviews, opinions, and summary studies.
Dr. Marek Szmigielski
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- fruits and vegetables
- food chemistry
- quality determinants
- bioactive substances
- antinutritional factors
- quality shaping
- nutritional value
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