New Strategies to Preserve Quality during Postharvest Storage
A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 61
Special Issue Editors
Interests: postharvest diseases control; postharvest quality of fruit and vegetable; mycotoxin
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: postharvest quality of fruit; volatile compounds of fruit; postharvest diseases control
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: integrated approaches to postharvest diseases control; postharvest plant pathology; quality control of fresh fruits and vegetables; latent infection of fruits and vegetables
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Horticultural crops are important components of a human's daily diet. They are rich in essential vitamins, minerals, fibres, and antioxidants, making them beneficial to human health. However, the postharvest loss of horticultural crops is enormous, resulting in over a billion dollars of losses worldwide every year. Moreover, the living nature of harvested horticultural produce makes it more challenging for their quality assurance during subsequent distribution and marketing. Therefore, there is an urgent need to improve current practices and develop new means to extend shelf-life time and maintain quality. Technology advancements, such as online monitoring of the state of the environment or agricultural products, proactive regulation of storage conditions, and increased public awareness of food quality, present both opportunities and challenges in this sector. In this Special Issue, we welcome original research, reviews, and opinions concerning recent insights, approaches, and advances in the postharvest handling of horticultural crops to maintain quality and reduce losses.
Prof. Dr. Yang Bi
Dr. Di Gong
Prof. Dr. Yongcai Li
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- crops
- postharvest management
- shelf life
- quality
- disease
- physiology
