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Pre and Postharvest Technologies with Eco-Friendly Compounds for Maintaining Quality of Fruits and Vegetables during Cold Storage

A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2024) | Viewed by 4802

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Fariborz Habibi

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Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
Interests: anthocyanin; bioactive compounds; chilling injury; elicitors
Dr. Fabian Guillén

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Agri-Food Technology Department, University Miguel Hernández, 03312 Orihuela, Alicante, Spain
Interests: storage; ripening; chilling injury; ethylene; fruit quality

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue, ‘Pre and Postharvest Technologies with Eco-Friendly Compounds for Maintaining Quality of Fruits and Vegetables during Cold Storage’, aims to present a comprehensive collection of research manuscripts that address the challenges of maintaining the quality, nutritional content, and shelf life of fruits and vegetables during cold storage, using environmentally friendly and sustainable practices.

We cordially invite researchers, scientists, and practitioners from the fields of agriculture, food science, and sustainability to submit both original researh papers and reviews related, but not limited, to the following:

  • Elicitors compounds;
  • Chilling injury;
  • Bio-based coatings and films for extending shelf life;
  • Plant-derived essential oils as natural antimicrobial agents;
  • Use of antioxidants to prevent oxidative stress and preserve nutritional value;
  • Innovative approaches to manage ethylene hormone;
  • Microbial communities and their impact on postharvest quality;
  • Enzyme activity and its influence on texture and flavor;
  • Integrated strategies combining multiple eco-friendly technologies.

Please note that all submitted manuscripts should adhere to the journal's submission guidelines, and will undergo a rigorous peer-review process.

Dr. Fariborz Habibi
Dr. Fabian Guillén
Guest Editors

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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. Horticulturae is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly 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 2200 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

  • elicitors
  • chilling injury
  • postharvest loss reduction
  • active packaging
  • innovative technologies
  • bioactive compounds
  • phytochemicals
  • modified atmosphere packaging
  • antioxidant activity
  • senescence

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Exogenous Melatonin as Pre- and Postharvest Application on Quality Attributes, Antioxidant Capacity, and Extension of Shelf Life of Papaya
by Priyaxee Borthakur, Kavitha Chinnasamy, Suresh Kumar Paramasivam, Sivakumar Venkatachalam, Senthil Alagarswamy, Johnson Iruthayasamy, Elaiyabarathi Thiyagarajan and Saraladevi Muthusamy
Horticulturae 2024, 10(10), 1099; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae10101099 - 16 Oct 2024
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Papaya is widely grown in tropical and subtropical climates due to its high yield potential and high returns. The vital hormone melatonin, regulating various biological processes in plants, is eco-friendly and less harmful to humans than other chemicals. This study aims to enhance [...] Read more.
Papaya is widely grown in tropical and subtropical climates due to its high yield potential and high returns. The vital hormone melatonin, regulating various biological processes in plants, is eco-friendly and less harmful to humans than other chemicals. This study aims to enhance the quality and antioxidant enzyme activities and lessen postharvest senescence in papaya cv. CO 8 fruits during both ambient (32 ± 2 °C and 55 ± 5% RH) and cold storage (10 ± 2 °C and 90–95% RH) as exogenous melatonin (EMT) is applied in varying concentrations. An optimum melatonin dose of 1.5 mM was applied as a pre-harvest spray 15 days before harvest and a postharvest dip proved effective in prolonging shelf life (under ambient it prolonged to day 9 and under cold storage up to 28 days) and delaying ripening and softening. Exogenous melatonin application enhanced antioxidant activity, reduced weight loss, maintained firmness, delayed ripening enzymes, and lowered ethylene and CO2 levels. For instance, control fruits had weight losses between 7.42% and 10.09%, while fruits treated with 1.5 mM melatonin showed 5.74% and 9.06% weight loss under ambient and cold storage, respectively. In conclusion, applying EMT (1.5 mM) could be an economically viable and environmentally benign way to lessen senescence after harvest and preserve the qualities of the papaya fruit during ambient and cold storage. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Pre and Postharvest Technologies with Eco-Friendly Compounds for Maintaining Quality of Fruits and Vegetables during Cold Storage)
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The Postharvest Safety and Quality of Fresh Basil as Affected by the Use of Cypriot Oregano (Origanum dubium) Extracts
by Panayiota Xylia, Antonios Chrysargyris and Nikolaos Tzortzakis
Horticulturae 2024, 10(2), 159; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae10020159 - 8 Feb 2024
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The use of natural products (including essential oil—EO from medicinal and aromatic plants) on fresh commodities such as leafy greens has gained a lot of attention due to the beneficial effects of those products. However, fresh herbs are highly perishable commodities, and very [...] Read more.
The use of natural products (including essential oil—EO from medicinal and aromatic plants) on fresh commodities such as leafy greens has gained a lot of attention due to the beneficial effects of those products. However, fresh herbs are highly perishable commodities, and very little is known for their postharvest preservation. The present study aimed to (i) investigate the effects of Cypriot oregano (Origanum dubium) EO and hydrosol (at different concentrations and times of application) on fresh basil’s quality attributes and preservation and (ii) examine the efficacy of selected doses of O. dubium EO and hydrosol against two major foodborne pathogens inoculated on fresh basil stored at 4 °C for six days. The results of the current study indicated that the application of O. dubium EO at high concentrations in combination with a longer dipping time presented a less aromatic (less basil-like aroma) and preferable commodity, whereas hydrosol application resulted in a more acceptable and marketable commodity. In addition, an increase in antioxidant capacity and ascorbic acid content were observed with the EO, whilst hydrosol application was found to decrease basil’s antioxidant capacity. Both investigated products (EO and hydrosol) where found to present great antibacterial activity against Salmonella enterica and Listeria monocytogenes inoculated on fresh basil even six days after the application. Overall, the investigated natural products (i.e., O. dubium EO and hydrosol) could be considered alternative sanitizing agents during the postharvest processing of fresh basil, whilst preserving and/or improving its nutritional value (i.e., an increase in antioxidants or flavonoids). However, caution should be taken when using it at high concentrations; thus, further research is needed for future commercial-scale use and on other fresh produce. Full article
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