Effects of Agronomical Practices on Crop Quality and Sensory Profile—2nd Edition
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Horticultural and Floricultural Crops".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 739
Special Issue Editors
Interests: food quality; food safety; bioactive compounds; sensory analysis; consumer acceptance of food products; almonds; nuts; tropical fruits; water stress; stress markers; water scarcity; deficit irrigation strategies; spray drying; microencapsulation; probiotic bacteria
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Interests: sensory analysis of foods; food quality; virgin olive oil; oleuropein; elenolic acid; epicuticular wax; cutin; suberin, olea; hedgerow; self-incompatibility; Mach–Zehnder interferometers; polymer waveguide; clad metals; corylus; blight; nuts; prunus dulcis; almond oil; amygdalin, deficit irrigation; olea; boron; plant micronutrients; poncirus trifoliata; ribonucleases; pollen tubes; prunus persica; rhizomes; scions; extra-virgin olive oil; campesterol; phytosterols
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
According to the FAO’s “produce more with less” campaign, global population growth projections show that feeding almost 10 billion people by 2050 would require raising overall food production and, accordingly, that of natural resources. Climate change places an additional obstacle in front of this challenge, as it will impact not only the quantity of agricultural products but also their industrial, nutritional, functional and sensorial properties. Agronomical practices have focused on increasing the total crop production and products’ general quality. However, currently, a more direct approach considering technological behavior and sensorial characteristics is feasible. Climate change has led growers to change their agricultural practices and develop smart agriculture strategies to permit improved control of fruit production in an unprecedented way. In addition, consumer behaviour has rapidly evolved in the last few years, leading to more responsible purchases of organic, local, traditional and sustainable, as well as healthy and tasty, food products. Overall, these aspects necessitate continuous research into this field; thus, the aim of the present Special Issue is to present the latest findings in the agronomy field, including fruit quality, processing aptitude and sensorial properties. New approaches to transcriptomics and environment–gene and expression–food properties relationships are of particular interest. In light of the above considerations, this Special Issue is inviting submissions of research results and scientific reviews that consider connections between agronomical production, food processing behavior, final product quality and sensory acceptability.
Dr. Leontina Lipan
Dr. Agustí Romero
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainability
- agricultural practices
- breeding programs
- new cultivars
- industrial aptitude
- bioactive compounds
- sensory quality
- consumers
- descriptive
- sensory drivers
