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How Do Postharvest Microbial Treatments Extend Fresh Produce Shelf Life?

May 19, 2026 at 9:13 pm | Updated May 19, 2026 at 9:13 pm | 12 min read

Fruits and vegetables harbor a microbiome on their surfaces that interacts with them to influence fruit quality. Fruit/plant-microbial interactions can be used in postharvest management to control spoilage microbes, thereby improving fresh produce quality and shelf-life. These microbial-plant/fruit interactions include competition, mycoparasitism, volatile secretions, microbial biofilms, quorum sensing, and systemic resistance induction. Postharvest spoilage, quality… Continue reading…

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