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The Ultimate Guide to Fruitmaps: Learn How Professionals Are Utilizing Fruitmaps in 2024

Welcome to our exclusive webinar on efficient farm management with Fruitmaps. This session is perfect for farmers, agricultural consultants, and researchers looking to enhance their farm operations using advanced technology. What You’ll Learn: Expert Guidance: Insights from industry experts on optimizing farm operations with Fruitmaps. Q&A: Watch the viewer’s questions get answered. Exclusive Access: See… Continue reading…

Fruit Cuticle Impact on Postharvest Quality: What You Need to Know

The cuticle is crucial in the postharvest stages as it is the interface between fruits and external biotic and abiotic conditions. Cuticle impact on postharvest quality has several protective functions and is a barrier to water loss, mechanical injuries, UV light, and pest and microbial attacks. It can also alter postharvest fruit firmness and appearance.… Continue reading…

How to Extend the Shelf Life of Fresh Produce: Innovations in Gas Monitoring and Controlled Atmospheres

Extend the shelf life of fresh produce: Oxygen, carbon dioxide, and ethylene are monitored in all postharvest stages, including controlled atmosphere storage and transport facilities and modified atmosphere packaging. Ethylene is monitored to manage and maintain fresh produce quality, ripeness, and shelf life by detecting ethylene accumulation hotspots. Oxygen and carbon dioxide estimation helps to… Continue reading…

How Fresh Produce Quality Control Meters Save Money By Reducing Loss and Time

Perishable fresh produce is the food group with the most significant loss. Preharvest and postharvest quality monitoring can control quality to reduce losses at critical points in the supply chain. User-friendly precision quality meters based on near-infrared spectroscopy cut analysis time and give objective, accurate results to reduce working time. The fresh produce supply chain… Continue reading…

How to Improve Post-harvest Quality in Fresh Produce

Factors affecting post-harvest quality are determined by harvest time, method, and fresh produce maturity. Subsequent postharvest handling during precooling, sorting, grading, packaging, storage, and transport conditions will also influence fresh produce quality and marketing time. Significant differences exist in postharvest technology between developing and developed countries. Fresh produce is highly perishable and suffers from physical… Continue reading…

Maximizing Agricultural Quality and Efficiency: The Comprehensive Guide to Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) Applications

Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is used preharvest for maturity estimation, nutrient and water management, and biological stress detection. In the post-harvest stage, NIRS is used for shelf life assessment, defects and disease detection, process monitoring, sorting, packaging, retailing, and authentication. Portable NIRS devices are seeing the most development for commercial use. The good fresh produce qualities… Continue reading…

FDA’s New Final Food Product Traceability Rule: FSMA 204 Explained

Traceability is a critical aspect of modern food supply chain management, contributing to food safety, quality assurance, and the overall integrity of the food industry. The Final Rule of the FSMA 204 focuses on detailed and rapid communication of information on food products on the Food Traceability List to trace and remove unsafe food. The… Continue reading…

Our Top Articles of 2023: Agricultural Science & Technology Breakthroughs

Welcome to our compilation of the most influential agricultural advancement articles of 2023! In this collection, you’ll find a curated selection of articles, each chosen for its significant impact and innovative approach to agriculture. These articles provide in-depth analyses and solutions to prevalent issues in fruit farming, such as extending shelf life, ensuring consistent fruit… Continue reading…

Five Significant Postharvest Fruit Analysis Research Findings in 2023

Research focuses on finding alternatives to safe chemicals for people and the environment to enhance postharvest quality. The studies also consider the impact of soil-less and greenhouse cultivation on fresh produce quality. Scientists are addressing gene expression and antioxidant action that regulates physiology in postharvest quality and injury response. The standard quality parameters used to… Continue reading…

Medicinal Plant Extracts for Post-harvest Fresh Produce Preservation

Medicinal plants have phytochemicals and antioxidants that could have applications for fresh produce preservation instead of chemicals. Research findings show that medicinal plant extracts can improve several physical and chemical quality attributes. Medicinal plant extracts reduce disease incidence and severity of pest attacks by direct action against causal agents or by strengthening the plant defense… Continue reading…