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: 30 September 2024 | Viewed by 1143
Special Issue Editors
Interests: anthocyanin; bioactive compounds; chilling injury; elicitors
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
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
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