A field-based apple detection and grading device was developed and used to detect and grade apples in the field using a deep learning framework. Four features were selected for apple grading, namely, size, color, shape, and surface defects, and detec...
Automated fruit inspection using cameras involves the analysis of a collection of views of the same fruit obtained by rotating a fruit while it is transported. Conventionally, each view is analyzed independently. However, in order to get a global sco...
Feijoa fruits are known for their pronounced post-harvest ripening. Phytopathogen-infected specimens pose a significant risk to storage stability and overall fruit quality. Early detection and removal of defective fruits during the initial storage st...
At present, the apple grading system usually conveys apples by a belt or rollers. This usually leads to low hardness or expensive fruits being bruised, resulting in economic losses. In order to realize real-time detection and classification of high-q...
Hyperspectral imaging data within the wavelength range of 400–1000 nm were used to classify the common skin conditions (i.e., normal, scar, decay, and insect bite) of achacha fruits. The band ratio (BR) and spectral angle mapper (SAM) algorithm...
Orah mandarin (Citrus reticulata cv. Orah) lacks systematic grading treatment after harvesting, resulting in a high fresh fruit loss rate and affecting the economic value. There are many drawbacks to traditional manual and mechanical sorting. Therefo...
Machine learning techniques play a significant role in agricultural applications for computerized grading and quality evaluation of fruits. In the agricultural domain, automation improves the quality, productivity, and economic growth of a country. T...
The appearance quality of fruits affects consumers’ judgment of their value, and grading the quality of fruits is an effective means to improve their added value. The purpose of this study is to transform the grading of pear appearance quality...
Accurate detection of surface defects on passion fruits is crucial for maintaining market competitiveness. Numerous small defects present significant challenges for manual inspection. Recently, deep learning (DL) has been widely applied to object det...
This paper proposes a method for determining the optimal parameters for the thermal testing of plant tissues of fruits and vegetables containing surface and subsurface defects in the form of areas of plant tissues with different thermophysical charac...
The performance of fruit surface defect detection is easily affected by factors such as noisy background and foliage occlusion. In this study, we choose lychee as a fruit type to investigate its surface quality. Lychees are hard to preserve and have...
Apples are ranked third, after bananas and oranges, in global fruit production. Fresh apples are more likely to be appreciated by consumers during the marketing process. However, apples inevitably suffer mechanical damage during transport, which can...
External defects considerably reduce the quality, consumer acceptance, and market value of citrus fruits. Therefore, a rapid and reliable, non-destructive inspection method is necessary for postharvest processing. In this study, a non-destructive app...
Fruit quality testing plays a crucial role in the advancement of fruit industry, which is related to market competitiveness, consumer satisfaction and production process optimization. In recent years, nondestructive testing technology has become a re...
A novel object rotation hyperspectral imaging system with the wavelength range of 468–950 nm for investigating round-shaped fruits was developed. This system was used to obtain the reflection spectra of jujubes for the application of surface de...
The damaged and deformed fruits of fresh berries severely restrict the economic value of produce, and accurate identification and grading methods have become a global research hotspot. To address the challenges of rapid and accurate defect detection...
Quality assessment is one of the most common processes in the agri-food industry. Typically, this task involves the analysis of multiple views of the fruit. Generally speaking, analyzing these single views is a highly time-consuming operation. Moreov...
Herein, a carbon nanotubes-based sensor has been grown for the purpose of ethylene detection. The prepared CNTs had a crystalline structure with a smooth surface of 11.0 nm in diameter and 10.0 µm in length. The low-intensity graphite peak (G-band) a...
This research proposes an apple quality grading approach based on multi-dimensional view information processing using YOLOv5s network as the framework to rapidly and accurately perform the apple quality grading task. The Retinex algorithm is employed...
Applications involving graphene-related materials (GRMs) are becoming very common, raising concerns for their environmental impact. GRMs induce various effects on plants, but those on the sexual reproduction are still largely unknown. Here, the effec...
Reliable fruit quality assessment is crucial for ensuring food safety and value in modern agriculture. However, many current approaches still rely heavily on visual cues, making it difficult to assess internal quality indicators such as sweetness or...
With the advancement of automation in modern agriculture, the demand for intelligence in the post-picking sorting of fruits and vegetables is increasing. As a significant global agricultural product, the defect detection and sorting of tomato is esse...
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) fruit is highly susceptible to bruising, a physiological defect that reduces market quality and quantity. However, there is limited information regarding postharvest technologies for reducing bruising damage in tomato...
Penicillium digitatum is the main fungal postharvest pathogen of citrus fruit under Mediterranean climate conditions. The role of ethylene in the P. digitatum–citrus fruit interaction is unclear and controversial. We analyzed the involvement of...
Recognizing and classifying localized lesions on apple fruit surfaces during automated sorting is critical for improving product quality and increasing the sustainability of fruit production. This study is aimed at developing sustainable methods for...
The economic value of fruit is reduced by having a short shelf life. Whangkeumbae is a type of sand pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) considered a climacteric fruit. The pear is famous for its smooth surface and good flavor. However, its shelf life is very shor...
Citrus diseases can lead to surface defects on citrus fruits, adversely affecting their quality. This study aims to accurately identify citrus defects against varying backgrounds by focusing on four types of diseases: citrus black spot, citrus canker...
Six papaya (Carica papaya L.) cultivars, grown in a Mediterranean climate under greenhouse conditions, were screened for physicochemical properties, antioxidant capacity, nutritional and sensory characteristics. The fruits, harvested with more than 5...
Pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables pose a serious threat to food safety. Traditional detection methods have defects such as complex operation, high cost, and long detection time. Therefore, it is of great significance to develop rapid, non-d...
Biomass, though a major energy source, remains underutilized. Biochar from biomass pyrolysis, with its high porosity and surface area, is especially useful as catalyst support, enhancing catalytic activity and reducing electron recombination in photo...
Kombucha is a fermented beverage usually commercialized in liquid form. This study developed a powdered kombucha, flavored with grape (GKP) and mango (MKP) peel extracts—derived from fruit processing by-products—through spray drying with...
The external appearance of strawberry fruits serves as a critical criterion for their commercial value and grading standards. However, current research primarily emphasizes ripeness and surface defects, with limited attention given to the quantitativ...
Mango is considered a high-value tropical fruit, and its commercial and consumer acceptance depends on internal and external quality attributes such as Total Soluble Solids (TSS), Dry Matter Content (DMC), firmness, ripeness, and surface defects. In...
Pear fruit quality determines postharvest grading, storage management, and market value. Conventional destructive analytical methods for soluble solids content, firmness, titratable acidity, and other quality traits deliver accurate results yet suffe...
The phytopathogenic fungus Colletotrichum scovillei causes a destructive anthracnose on pepper fruit worldwide. Conidiation plays an essential role in the dissemination of pathogenic fungi, yet the regulatory mechanisms underlying this process remain...
A new and simple method, based entirely on a physical approach, was proposed to produce activated carbon from longan fruit seed with controlled mesoporosity. This method, referred to as the OTA, consisted of three consecutive steps of (1) air oxidati...
Slt2 is an important component of the Slt2-MAPK pathway and plays critical regulatory roles in growth, cell wall integrity, melanin biosynthesis, and pathogenicity of plant fungi. AaSlt2, an ortholog of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Slt2 gene, wa...
Adherence to a healthy diet offers a valuable intervention to compete against the increasing cases of ocular diseases worldwide, such as dry eye disorders, myopia progression, cataracts, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, or age macular degeneration. Ce...
Oil palm empty fruit bunches (OPEFB) fiber is a natural fiber that possesses many advantages, such as biodegradability, eco-friendly, and renewable nature. The effect of the OPEFB fiber loading reinforced fire retardant epoxy composites on flammabili...
Efficient and low-cost degradation of ethylene has always been a difficult problem in the storage and transportation of fruits and vegetables. Although photocatalysis is considered to be a feasible and efficient solution for ethylene degradation, the...
A crucial task in industrial quality control, especially in the food and agriculture sectors, is the quick and precise estimation of an object’s volume. This study combines cutting-edge machine learning and computer vision techniques to provide...
The impact of a CeO2-ZnO nanocomposite on the photocatalytic and antibacterial properties compared to bare ZnO was investigated. A CeO2-ZnO nanocomposite was synthesized using Acacia nilotica fruit extract as a novel fuel by a simple solution combust...
Biochar (BCR) was obtained from the pyrolysis of a palm-oil-empty fruit bunch at 773 K for 2 h and used as a catalyst for the hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of guaiacol (GUA) as a bio-oil model compound. Brunauer–Emmet–Teller surface area analy...
The use of bioactive glasses (BGs) has been quite fruitful in hard tissue engineering due to the capability of these materials to bond to living bone. In this work, a melt-derived magnesium (Mg)-doped BG (composition: 45SiO2–3P2O5–26CaO&n...
Colletotrichum fructicola, the causal agent of pear anthracnose, causes significant annual economic losses. Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascades are highly conserved signal transduction pathways that play a crucial role in mediating cellu...
Zirconia and 10%, 20%, and 30% cerium-doped zirconia nanoparticles (ZCO), ZCO-1, ZCO-2, and ZCO-3, respectively, were prepared using auto-combustion method. Binary nanohybrids, ZrO2@rGO and ZCO-2@rGO (rGO = reduced graphene oxide), and ternary nanohy...