Post-Harvest Technology: Fresh produce

 

Fruit Quality Management

• Quality and maturity determinations
• Evaluation of storage potential & development of storage protocols for new cultivars
  

Storage Technology (development of techniques and storage protocols for fresh produce)

• Controlled atmosphere (CA)
• Dynamic controlled atmosphere (DCA)
• Regular atmosphere (RA)
• Modified atmosphere packaging (MAP)
• Evaluation & optimization of new storage technology
  

Post-harvest disorders

• Identification
• Research on environmentally friendly alternatives to chemical control
  

Post-harvest decay management

• Research on biological control & environmentally friendly alternatives to chemical control
• Identification and control of post-harvest pathogens
• Evaluation of new agricultural remedies on deciduous fruit