Recent Advancements in Postharvest Fruit Quality and Physiological Mechanism: 2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

Following the tremendous success of the first edition of the Special Issue “Recent Advancements in Postharvest Fruit Quality and Physiological Mechanism” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/horticulturae/special_issues/6004PG6G5Q), a second edition is being launched.

Horticultural commodities are important factors in human nutrition and health. However, depending on the commodity and region, significant amounts are lost or wasted globally each year. The postharvest management of fruits requires a thorough understanding of their nature, physiology, and responses to the surrounding environment.

This Special Issue on “Recent advancements in Postharvest Fruit Quality and Physiological Mechanism” is dedicated exclusively to the publication of original papers, review articles, and frontier articles involving the biological and technological aspects of postharvest research on horticultural fruit crops. All aspects of postharvest science will be considered, including pre-harvest factors, ripening and senescence, product safety, systems biology, bioinformatics, entomology, plant physiology, plant pathology, (bio)chemistry, molecular biology, biotechnology, engineering, and modeling. Manuscripts examining the effect of treatments on the storage life of a product should include a mechanistic component and conduct research on the physiological effects and working principles of the treatments.

Dr. Yanrong Lv
Dr. Yuduan Ding
Dr. Yaxiu Xu
Guest Editors

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. Horticulturae is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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