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What Affects Melon Quality? Common Postharvest Problems and How to Prevent Them
Musk melon cultivars can develop physical, physiological, and pathological disorders that degrade quality in the postharvest stages. Mechanical damage and excessive free moisture are the physical problems. The physiological problems are quality loss due to exposure to endogenous or exogenous ethylene and chilling sensitivity. Diseases caused by pathogens carried on the melon rind have led… Continue reading…
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What Is Postharvest Physiology and Why Does It Matter for Fresh Produce Quality?
The crucial postharvest physiological processes that lead to deterioration in the quality of fresh produce include respiration, transpiration, ethylene production, and enzymatic activity. Temperature, air gas composition, relative humidity, and handling are common factors that can be controlled to slow these physiological processes. Maintaining and controlling the environment is essential to preserving quality and shelf… Continue reading…
AVO AI: De la medición a un sistema de decisiones para la calidad del aguacate
Durante años, la conversación sobre la calidad del aguacate ha sido la misma. Se invierte en mejores herramientas. Se recolectan más datos. Se refinan los métodos de muestreo. Y aun así, persisten las mismas dudas: ¿Estamos muestreando lo suficiente?¿Estamos tomando la decisión correcta de cosecha?¿Estamos detectando la variabilidad a tiempo? Porque el desafío nunca ha… Continue reading…
7 Metrics Every Postharvest Facility Should Track Weekly
Postharvest facility metrics should never be treated like background paperwork. They are one of the clearest ways to catch quality drift before it turns into shrink, claims, or rejected loads. A weekly review gives postharvest teams a repeatable way to connect room conditions, fruit physiology, and packout results. It also helps separate guesswork from actual… Continue reading…
How Often Should I Recalibrate My F-750 or F-751?
If you rely on an F-750 or F-751 Quality Meter for harvest timing, intake checks, ripeness management, or quality control, F-750 recalibration should be treated as part of your measurement routine, not as an afterthought. These Felix Instruments meters are designed for fast, non-destructive produce quality assessment, but like any NIR-based instrument, the quality of… Continue reading…
Can I Build My Own NIR Model, or Should I Use Felix’s built in models?
An NIR model is only as useful as the data behind it. That is the main point to keep in mind when deciding whether to build your own calibration or use Felix Instruments’ built-in models. In fresh produce, a good NIR model has to deal with cultivar variation, growing region, harvest timing, dry matter range,… Continue reading…
What’s the Difference Between F-900 and F-950 Gas Analyzers?
When comparing the F-900 and F-950 gas analyzers, the simplest way to separate them is this: the F-900 is built first around highly sensitive ethylene measurement, while the F-950 is built for fast, portable measurement of ethylene, CO2, and O2 together. Both instruments come from Felix Instruments and both serve produce, storage, ripening, research, and… Continue reading…
