There is an abundant literature about the biological and physiological effects of UV-B light
and the signaling and metabolic pathways it triggers and influences. Much less is known …

Background Pulsed light (PL) as a promising non-thermal technology for food preservation
can be used to decontaminate, preserve or enhance the nutritional and sensorial quality of …

The effects of exogenous melatonin on postharvest life and quality in strawberry fruit after
harvest were evaluated. To explore the optimum concentration of melatonin treatment …

In this work, immature green tomatoes were exposed to different doses of either PL or UV-C
irradiation (1-8 J/cm 2) and then stored at 20±2° C for up to 21 days. The effects of light …

The possibility of increasing the content of phenolic acids and flavonoids, and inducing the
key phenylpropanoid pathway genes in tomato fruit by postharvest UV-C irradiation was …

Grape is the world's economic horticultural crop; it is perishable due to various pathogens
and abiotic stress attributed to water loss-induced issues. To address these postharvest …

A response surface method was used to optimize the microwave-assisted extraction
parameters such as extraction time (t)(min), solvent (methanol) concentration (S)(v/v) and …

Mature-green tomato fruit (Solanum lycopersicum cv. Zhenfen 202) were exposed to
different UV-C irradiation at 2, 4, 8, and 16 kJ m− 2 and then stored under the dark at 14° C …

The effects of ultraviolet C (UV-C) irradiation on quality and antioxidant capacity of fresh-cut
strawberries were investigated by means of electronic nose, electronic tongue and chemical …

This work evaluated the application of passive modified atmosphere packaging (MAP)
technology for shelf life extension of ready-to-eat cherry tomatoes (cv. Tiny Bell), assessing …