Quality and Safety of Forest Products
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Wood Science and Forest Products".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (8 January 2024) | Viewed by 2123
Special Issue Editors
Interests: quality and safety of edible forest products; secondary metabolite analysis and function
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Edible forest products, as well as health food or food with medicinal properties, are important sources of food for the human population. However, there are still many knowledge gaps in this field. Most existing studies have concentrated on the impacts of various factors on the yield of edible forest products during pre-harvest and post-harvest processes, while the effects of these factors on the safety and quality of products were limited. Moreover, biotic stress (i.e., insect, fungi, bacteria and viruses) can seriously affect the quality and safety of edible forest products and the development of effective control strategies in this areas, topics which have frequently been overlooked.
The goal of this Special Issue is to provide an overview of recent advances in the effects of varieties, cultivation practices, pest management and post-harvest treatments on the safety and quality of edible forest products. In addition, the application of new analytical techniques for analysis and/or risk assessment for edible forest product safety and quality is also welcome.
Potential topics include (but are not limited to):
- Pollutants analysis in edible forest products;
- Nutrient substance analysis in edible forest products;
- Development of novel analytical methods for analysis of pollutants, nutrients and other components in edible forest products;
- Risk assessment for safety of edible forest product;
- Comprehensive assessment for quality of edible forest products;
- Management of pest and disease that deteriorate edible forest product quality;
- Effect of varieties and planting practices on the safety and quality of edible forest products;
- Effect of pre-harvest and post-harvest treatments on the safety and quality of edible forest products;
- The latest analytical methods for the monitoring of safety and quality of edible forest products;
- Future perspectives for the quality and safety of edible forest products.
Dr. Yihua Liu
Dr. Xiao Liang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- forest products
- pollutants analysis
- nutrients analysis
- food safety
- food quality
- breeding effect
- pest and disease control
- post-harvest treatment
- pre-harvest treatment
