Latest News in Plant and Crop Research: October 2021

Plant research is focused on physicochemical and biochemical attributes, as well as physiological processes to establish basic plant science. These are applied in crop research to improve productivity and also reduce the ecological footprint of conventional farming. Today, we give ten of this year’s important discoveries in plant and crop science the “tl;dr” treatment, providing… Continue reading…

Headspace Analysis & Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP): Importance and Applications

Many of the nutritional benefits of food are inexorably connected to freshness. Hence, the focus of packaging is evolving from simply extending shelf life to also preserving food quality. This becomes more important when food is not processed, but is sold fresh. Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) can slow the processes that cause deterioration of food… Continue reading…

Calculating the Cost of Citrus Degreening

Degreening of postharvest citrus allows growers, suppliers, and distributors more flexibility to react to market demands. However, for a long time, there was no clarity on the costs of degreening. Not being able to anticipate total production costs is a major obstacle for any grower. So, a team of multidisciplinary scientists decided to track the… Continue reading…

Felix Instruments Attends Fruit Attraction 2021

From familiar faces to exciting new projects, Fruit Attraction 2021 has been a tremendous success! Thank you to all who stopped by, we are so glad to have had the opportunity to meet with you. Thank you also to our wonderful distributors Fresh Produce Instruments and Pro-Lite Technology, for helping to take this conference from… Continue reading…

Assessing Multiblock Chemomtrics in Food Analysis

Precision instruments that take non-destructive measurements of fruit quality parameters are becoming routine throughout global supply chains. Chemometric modeling is a crucial part of this new food science technology. Using applicable chemometric modeling techniqes can increase the accuracy of existing devices by providing better ways of analyzing complex spectral data collected from food. Hence, it… Continue reading…