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Improving Treatments of Cut Leafy Vegetables | Aqueous Ozone and the F-940 Store It! Gas Analyzer
Cabbage suffers a reduction in quality due to cut processing as a result of tissue damage and microbial infections. In a search for alternatives to chemical disinfectants, a team of Chinese biotechnologists tested a protocol for aqueous ozone use, as its effectiveness is species-specific. Simple handheld devices for respiration and ethylene measurement helped in narrowing… Continue reading…
Testing Treatments to Control Degreening in Pepper Fruits
Controlling postharvest degreening in pepper fruits has several benefits for suppliers. It can enhance customer acceptance, fruit quality, and can reduce weight loss. Understanding the biochemistry of treatments during chlorophyll degradation can help food scientists make more accurate recommendations to maintain postharvest pepper fruit quality. For this, food scientists used precise carbon dioxide measurement devices… Continue reading…
[WEBINAR RECORDING] Phenotyping in Small Plot Agronomic Field Trials: Emerging technologies for rapid collection of actionable data
[RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE] Want to contact our panelists? Anthony Hearst ahearst@progenydrone.com Edwin Reidel ereidel@progenydrone.com Galen George ggeorge@cid-inc.com Request a Quote: Progeny Drone CID Bio-Science + Felix Instruments Tens of millions of agronomic field trial plots are planted globally every year. This Expert Spotlight webinar, featuring Dr. Edwin J. Reidel of Progeny Drone Inc. and CID… Continue reading…
Gas Analysis for Improving Flower Quality and Vase Life in Peruvian Lily
Improving the vase life and quality of flowers is vital for growers, as cut flowers have a very short postharvest life and customer treatment of the flowers once they are cut is beyond the growers’ control. However, to protect their brand name, growers can still ensure a longer flower life and better quality by using… Continue reading…
Precision Farming in 2021: What it is & why it’s changing everything in agriculture.
Producing food sustainably for an ever-increasing population is one of the greatest single challenges of our time. This challenge has been compounded in recent years by plateauing profits and production, as well as serious environmental concerns posed by traditional methodologies. Precision farming can improve both yield and profits by using fewer resources, while at the… Continue reading…
Reducing Fresh Produce Losses and Increasing Efficiency in Harvest & Post-Harvest
The United Nations urges people to cut current food loss levels in half by 2030 to improve global food security and public health. The organization suggests connecting these reductions to climate change targets and using natural resources sustainably. To achieve these aims, they advise the use of innovative new approaches and technology. State-of-the-art sensors and… Continue reading…
FedEx Small Business Grant Contest
We have entered the FedEx Small Business Grant Contest and we need your help! . The FedEx Small Business Grant recognizes innovative and passionate small businesses all over the United States who want to take their business to the next level. With your help, we will be able to do just that! Why now? We… Continue reading…
WEBINAR: The Future of Fruit Quality Assessment with NIRS & Artificial Neural Networks: Expert Spotlight with Professor Kerry Walsh and Nicholas Anderson
RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE: This Expert Spotlight webinar, featuring Kerry Walsh and Nic Anderson of Central Queensland University, will take a deep dive into the current and future landscape of chemometric modeling in fruit with artificial neural networks and AI. Interested in speaking with an staff scientist about our products? Schedule a live demo. This discussion… Continue reading…
Photo Friday: Gas Analysis in Ghana – Helping Farmers Avoid Postharvest Losses
“Working in a remote area of Ghana, access to a versatile Portable Ethylene Gas Analyzer provided a great improvement in quality and variety of data generated in a study on shelf-life characteristics of 10 sweet potato genotypes in northern Ghana. Currently, final draft of the research is being processed. A conference paper with title “Effect… Continue reading…
INTERVIEW: Spectroscopy and Solanaceae – Rapid Phenotyping of Nightshades
Alberto De Marcos and his team at Semillas Fitó are exploring the use of NIRS to breed better varieties of seven solanaceae (nightshade) and cucurbit (gourd) crops: tomato, pepper, eggplant, melon, watermelon, zucchini, and cucumber. In our most recent interview, Application Scientist Galen George sits down with Alberto to chat about his plans to integrate… Continue reading…
