Quality Analysis and Control of Post-Harvest Fruits and Vegetables
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Packaging and Preservation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 1109
Special Issue Editors
Interests: food texture; engineering; chemical analyses; mechanical property; cereals, fruits
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: mechanical, chemical, and microbiological properties of selected vegetables and fruits grown in the ground and under cover; the cost and energy consumption generated from the production of selected agricultural products
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Currently, the main goal of the fruit and vegetable industry is to provide consumers with high-quality fruit and vegetables. In turn, the growing awareness of consumers regarding the benefits of eating fruit and vegetables and the analysis of product quality forces food producers to look for new methods to influence the quality of harvested fruit and vegetables. It is highly important to control how the quality of harvested agricultural products changes after harvesting during transport and storage in order to minimize losses.
In this Special Issue, we invite the submission of articles containing scientific research on the analysis and control of fruit and vegetable quality after harvesting and during transport and storage. Additionally, research on the impact of new technologies using abiotic and biotic factors on food quality and safety will be taken into account.
The Special Issue focuses on the mechanical, chemical, and microbiological properties of fruits and vegetables. In addition, articles on improving the quality of tested raw materials during storage and processing will be considered.
Prof. Dr. Józef Gorzelany
Guest Editor
Dr. Miłosz Zardzewiały
Guest Editor Assistant
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Foods is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2900 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- food safety
- innovations in agriculture
- vegetables and fruits
- cultivation technology and raw material processing
- biotic and abiotic factors
- mechanical, chemical, and microbiological properties
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