Metabolic Changes During Pre- and Post-Harvest Fruit and Vegetable Decay, Ripening and Senescence—2nd Edition
A special issue of Metabolites (ISSN 2218-1989). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 2 February 2026 | Viewed by 45
Special Issue Editors
Interests: traditional and emerging post-harvest technology; post-harvest physiol-ogy of fruit and vegetables; chilling injury (eggplant, pepper, tomato); bioactive compounds; food chemistry
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Interests: post-harvest physiology of fruit and vegetables; post-harvest technology; shelf-life; antioxidant compounds; bio-stimulants; functional and nutri-tional quality; essential oils
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Fruits and vegetables represent a significant portion of the world’s food waste. The overall quality of fruit and vegetable products results from various biochemical processes that occur beforehand. Therefore, it is essential for scientists to study them. Understanding the profile, roles, biochemistry, and/or regulation of metabolites is crucial in modulating, improving, and extending their post-harvest shelf-life while also increasing knowledge about specific physiological and biochemical metabolism.
This Special Issue of Metabolites, entitled “Metabolic Changes During Pre- and Post-Harvest Fruit and Vegetable Decay, Ripening and Senescence—2nd Edition”, follows the previous edition (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/metabolites/special_issues/MJ3KW940YU), aiming to collect research and review articles focused on recent advancements in the main metabolic changes that occur during both the pre- and post-harvest stages of fruit and vegetables. We are interested in the inclusion of applications involving pre- or post-harvest strategies, such as bio-stimulants or abiotic stresses (not exclusively), with the ultimate aim of prolonging post-harvest life, reducing the incidence of pathogens or deterioration reactions, and enhancing or preserving valuable metabolites contributing to nutritional and sensorial quality. This Special Issue will also cover advances in understanding the mechanisms of chilling injury and technologies used to mitigate or delay its occurrence. Contributions related to recent biochemical discoveries, changes, and/or the regulation of metabolites and enzymes associated with microorganism incidence and product ripening/senescence are welcome. Finally, methodologies discussions of metabolite detection or changes in metabolic pathways are also welcome.
Dr. Analía Concellón
Dr. María José Zaro
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- pre- and post-harvest technology
- bio-stimulants and abiotic stress
- nutritional quality
- metabolic pathway
- bioactive compounds
- chilling injury
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