scholarly journals A METHOD TO SET-UP CALIBRATION CURVE FOR INSTRUMENTED SPHERE IS100 TO CONTROL MECHANICAL DAMAGE DURING POST-HARVESTING AND HANDLING OF ORANGES

2009 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Giovanni Carlo Di Renzo ◽  
Giuseppe Altieri ◽  
Francesco Genovese ◽  
Carmen D'Antonio
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Quality ◽  
Mechanical Damage ◽  
Harvest Management ◽  
Post Harvest ◽  
Fundamental Knowledge ◽  
Processing Line ◽  
Post Harvesting ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Critical Damage ◽  
Shape And Size

Oranges quality is strictly dependent on their variety, pre-harvest and post-harvest practices. Especially post harvest management is responsible for fruits damages, causing quality deterioration and commercial losses, as underlined by many authors, which studied the influence of individual post harvest operations on the fruit quality. In this article Authors, using an instrumented sphere (IS 100) similar for shape and size to a true orange, showed a method for the control of orange damages along the processing line. Results allow a fundamental knowledge about the critical damage curve, which defines the incidence of the damages during the oranges processing and packaging. Data show that the fruit discharge (bins or boxes discharge) and the packaging step are the most critical operations in order to reduce or eliminate the fruits collisions and the consequent damages

PRE- AND POST-HARVEST MANAGEMENT OF FRUIT QUALITY, RIPENING AND SENESCENCE

2010 ◽  
pp. 55-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Streif ◽  
D. Kittemann ◽  
D.A. Neuwald ◽  
R. McCormick ◽  
H. Xuan
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Quality ◽  
Harvest Management ◽  
Post Harvest

scholarly journals HARVEST AND POST HARVEST MANAGEMENT FOR ENSURING QUALITY OF MEDICINAL PLANTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 602-606
Author(s):  
Suruchi Malik ◽  
◽  
Kirti Sharma ◽  
Anil Kanaujia ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Harvest Management ◽  
Economic Returns ◽  
Post Harvest ◽  
Health Authorities ◽  
Quality Product ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
Post Harvesting ◽  
Suitable Area ◽  
High Quality Product

The instant rising demand of plant-based drugs is unfortunately creating heavy pressure on some selected high-value medicinal plant population in the wild. The safety, quality and efficacy of these products have become a major concern for health authorities and the consumers. Unavailability of proper production technology and suitable area of cultivation, post-harvest processing, market constraints and low economic returns as compared to major cereal crops, are the main problems in cultivation of these herbs and spices. Safe, efficacious and a high-quality product showing batch to batch consistency can be maintained by following harvesting and post harvesting standard guidelines for MAPs (Medicinal & Aromatic Plants).

scholarly journals Post-harvest Loss Assessment of Banana (Musa spp.) at Jimma Town Market

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Getachew Etana Gemechu ◽  
Damtew Abewoy ◽  
Kedir Jaleto
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Mechanical Damage ◽  
Banana Fruit ◽  
Harvest Management ◽  
Loss Assessment ◽  
Post Harvest ◽  
Careful Handling ◽  
Handling Practices ◽  
Post Harvest Loss ◽  
Jimma Town

Post-harvest loss of banana in Jimma town market was accounted a total loss of 26.5% in the supply chain. Of these, more percent of the total losses were being observed at the retail market (64.10%) and whole-salers level (35.90%). Mechanical damage followed by improper transport and improper storage were identified as the main causes of banana loss at whole-salers level while fruit rotting followed by improper ripening and mechanical damage were identified as the main causes to the loss of banana fruit at retail level. Hence, the current post-harvest management system of banana at whole-salers and retail level is inadequate. There is no sufficient attention given for the post-harvest management of banana in the supply chain. It was also observed that, there is a knowledge gap between the respondents in their experience of proper fruit handling techniques. Therefore, to reduce the level of post-harvest losses of banana, more emphasis should be given to post-harvest handling practices. The loss can be minimized or prevented by awareness creation, education and training about the importance of post-harvest losses, adopting better management operations, careful handling and packaging to the supply chain actors.

scholarly journals Mechanical damage on Bird-of-Paradise (Strelitzia reginae) postharvest

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Gláucia M. Dias ◽  
Sara J. Queiroz ◽  
Juliana Sanches ◽  
Antonio Fernando C. Tombolato
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Damage ◽  
Harvest Management ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Flower Opening ◽  
Packaging System ◽  
Visual Appearance ◽  
Post Harvest ◽  
Extended Longevity ◽  
Strelitzia Reginae

<p>The marketing of strelitzia (<em>Strelitzia reginae</em>) has been increasing due to its beauty, exotic colors and high post-harvest longevity. It has potential to increase also in international exports, however this has been limited by the scarcity of information on the flower post-harvest management and packaging. Therefore, this study aimed to further the technology of strelitzia postharvest to maintain high quality of the product and to select a packaging system suitable for export, ensuring high quality to the final consumer. The damages of the stem and the petal color on the buds of Strelitzia reginae were evaluated and it was observed that the stalks harvested with closed buds had extended longevity, while the flower stalks harvested with the first opened button had the highest flower opening rate. As for mechanical damage, the sleeve net protection most affected the visual appearance of the flowers. The cardboard box packaging showed the lowest percentage of damage in the stems.</p>

scholarly journals Effect of Harvest Date on Mango (Mangifera Indica L. Cultivar Osteen) Fruit’s Qualitative Development, Shelf Life and Consumer Acceptance

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 811
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Gianguzzi ◽  
Vittorio Farina ◽  
Paolo Inglese ◽  
Maria Gloria Lobo Rodrigo
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Mangifera Indica ◽  
Storage Period ◽  
Environmental Parameters ◽  
Internal Quality ◽  
Harvest Management ◽  
Post Harvest ◽  
Full Flowering ◽  
Constant Quality ◽  
Definition Of

The qualitative characteristics of mango fruits change throughout their development process and are also influenced by their duration. Harvesting at different times after the fruit set affects external and internal quality and the post-harvest behavior and management possibilities of the fruits. The objective of this study was to assess the evolution of the most important physicochemical and organoleptic parameters of cv. Osteen fruits concern the length of their stay on the plant and also to their post-harvest management. For this reason, fruits were harvested progressively in ten pickings. The study showed that mango fruits that are kept on the tree reach the best quality traits, corresponding to their physiological maturation. The length of the storage period needed to reach the consumption point varies greatly according to the harvesting moment and to the different environmental parameters, which also affect the organoleptic and physicochemical quality of the fruits. The number of days after full flowering were confirmed to be the primary information to consider when planning harvest with commercial use of the fruit, but interesting indications can be acquired through the definition of non-destructive (hardness, color) or destructive (dry matter) parameters. The data collected help improve mango fruit′s post-harvest management practices, to provide a product with constant quality and homogeneity to the consumer.

scholarly journals Analysis of Critical Control Points of Post-Harvest Diseases in the Material Flow of Nam Dok Mai Mango Exported to Japan

Agriculture ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 200
Author(s):  
Matulaprungsan ◽  
Wongs-Aree ◽  
Penchaiya ◽  
Boonyaritthongchai ◽  
Srisurapanon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Material Flow ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Control Points ◽  
Ripe Fruit ◽  
Post Harvest ◽  
Critical Control Points ◽  
Cultivar Selection ◽  
Fruit Decay ◽  
Processing Line ◽  
Field Production

‘Nam Dok Mai’ mango is a luxury commercial fruit in Thailand, but post-harvest diseases infecting the ripe fruit is a major problem affecting marketability. The objective of the present study was to map the supply chain of ‘Nam Dok Mai’ mangoes exported to Japan and analyze the critical points of post-harvest disease infection caused mainly by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. Risk points of the post-harvest diseases were found by examining the material and information flows from processes ranging from field production to post-harvest handling, and these were obtained from mango growers and an exporter. The findings of interviews with mango growers and observations of the mangoes in field production were that the first point of risk was cultivar selection, while branch pruning and fruit bagging were further important processes causing post-harvest fruit decay. On the other hand, it was found that post-harvest handling was significant in decreasing anthracnose disease infection; this was seen at the step of dipping the fruit in 50 °C hot water for 3 min at the processing line.

scholarly journals Alcobaça allele and genotypic backgrounds affect yield and fruit shelf life of tomato hybrids

2003 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 269-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Túlio José Mendes Dias ◽  
Wilson Roberto Maluf ◽  
Marcos Ventura Faria ◽  
Joelson André de Freitas ◽  
Luiz Antonio Augusto Gomes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shelf Life ◽  
Fruit Quality ◽  
Tomato Fruit ◽  
Total Yield ◽  
Fruit Shape ◽  
Quality Traits ◽  
Average Mass ◽  
Post Harvest ◽  
Fruit Quality Traits ◽  
Commercial Yield

Post-harvest shelf life of tomato fruit may be increased by deploying mutant alleles which affect the natural ripening process and/or by a favorable genotypic background. Among the several ripening mutant genes, alcobaça (alc) has proved to be highly efficient in increasing shelf life of commercial tomato fruits, especially in heterozygosis, a state at which no limiting deleterious effects upon fruit color occur. The effects of heterozygosity in the alcobaça locus (alc+/alc) on yield and fruit quality traits of tomato hybrids with three genotypic backgrounds. We evaluated three pairs of hybrids obtained from crosses between the near-isogenic pollen source lines Flora-Dade (alc+/alc+) and TOM-559 (alc/alc), and three maternal lines (Stevens, NC-8276 and Piedmont). The six treatments were factorial combinations of two different status in the alc locus (alc+/alc and alc+/alc+) versus three different genotypic backgrounds (maternal lines). Fruits were harvested at the breaker stage of maturation and stored in shelves at 21ºC for 14 days. Yield and fruit quality traits were then evaluated. Regardless of the background, the alc allele in heterozygosis (alc+/alc) did not interfere with the total yield, commercial yield, average mass per fruit, average mass per commercial fruit, fruit shape, or with fruit peduncular scar diameter. The alc+/alc genotype reduced the rate of firmness loss and delayed evolution of the red color of the fruit, thus contributing to an increase of the post-harvest shelf life for all three genotypic backgrounds.

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