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Effects of Microbial Disease, Mechanical Damage and Chilling Injury on Storage and Processing Quality of Postharvest Fruits and Vegetables

A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Quality and Safety".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 29 May 2024 | Viewed by 800

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Lanhua Yi

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College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing， China
Interests: fruits and vegetables; disease control; preservation

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues, 

Fruits and vegetables are indispensable, but some regions suffer from serious postharvest losses (a loss rate of 20–60% in developing countries). Reducing the storage losses and improving the processing values are the aims of fruit and vegetable industry. Microbial diseases caused by fungi/bacteria, mechanical damage during harvest, and chilling injuries from improperly maintaining a low temperature are the top three factors that lead to postharvest losses. Our understanding of these three factors is of vital importance for the sustainable development of the fruit and vegetable industry.

In this Special Issue, we invite submissions related to microbial diseases, mechanical damage, and chilling injuries among postharvest fruits and vegetables. All aspects of microbial diseases, mechanical damage, and chilling injuries will be considered, including their mechanisms and control. Preharvest fruit and vegetable research, such as planting, will not be considered. Research articles, review articles, and short communications are all welcome.

Dr. Lanhua Yi
Guest Editor

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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. Foods is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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Keywords

  • postharvest fruits and vegetables
  • microbial disease
  • mechanical damage
  • chilling injury

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13 pages, 5426 KiB  
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Evolution Pattern in Bruised Tissue of ‘Red Delicious’ Apple
by Tao Xu, Xiaomin Zhang, Yihang Zhu, Xufeng Xu and Xiuqin Rao
Foods 2024, 13(4), 602; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods13040602 - 16 Feb 2024
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The study of apple damage mechanisms is key to improving post-harvest apple treatment techniques, and the evolution pattern of damaged tissue is fundamental to the study of apple damage mechanisms. In the study, ‘Red Delicious’ apples were used to explore the [...] Read more.
The study of apple damage mechanisms is key to improving post-harvest apple treatment techniques, and the evolution pattern of damaged tissue is fundamental to the study of apple damage mechanisms. In the study, ‘Red Delicious’ apples were used to explore the relationship between damage and time. A cell death zone was found in the pulp of the damaged tissue after the apple had been bruised. The tissue damage was centered in the cell death zone and developed laterally, with the width of the damage increasing with injury time. The extent of tissue damage in the core and pericarpal directions varied. About 60% of the damaged tissue developed in the core direction and 40% in the pericarpal direction, and the damage ratios in both directions remained consistent throughout the injury. The depth of damage and the rate of damage were influenced by the impact force size and the difference in the size of the damaged part of the apple, but the damage development pattern was independent of the impact force size and the difference in the damaged part. The maximum damage rate was reached at about 30 min, and the depth of damage was stabilized at about 72 min. By studying the evolution pattern of the damaged tissue of the bruised ‘Red Delicious’ apple, it provides the research idea and theoretical basis for enhancing the prediction accuracy and robustness of early stage damage in apples. Full article
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