Postharvest Engineering

Postharvest Engineering is an engineering discipline that applies mechanical, thermal, and logistical systems to optimize the sorting, grading, packaging, temperature management, transportation, and storage of harvested biological materials.

391

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19.9K

Citations

1.3K

Authors

406

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

121

Parents

Agricultural EngineeringBiosystems Engineering

Children

Cold Chain ManagementControlled Atmosphere StorageFruit StorageGradingMaturity AssessmentMechanical Damage PreventionModified Atmosphere PackagingPackaging EngineeringPostharvest HandlingPostharvest Processing

Publications

391

Postharvest technology of horticultural crops

Graham B. Seymour · Postharvest Biology and Technology · 1993 · 855 citations

Agriculture, Crop Sciences, Horticultural Sciences +14

Postharvest biology and technology : An overview

A.A. Kader · Medical Entomology and Zoology · 1992 · 452 citations

Agriculture, Biology, Postharvest Disease Management +11

Effect of plasma activated water on the postharvest quality of button mushrooms, Agaricus bisporus

Yingyin Xu, Ying Tian, Ruonan Ma et al. · Food Chemistry · 2015 · 388 citations

Agriculture, Food Science, Horticultural Sciences +16

Postharvest treatments of fresh produce

Pramod V. Mahajan, Oluwafemi J. Caleb, Zora Singh et al. · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences · 2014 · 380 citations · Full text

Agriculture, Food Science, Horticultural Sciences +17

Membrane effects in postharvest physiology

Alejandro G. Marangoni, T. Palma, D.W. Stanley · Postharvest Biology and Technology · 1996 · 319 citations

Agriculture, Horticultural Sciences, Physiology +14

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Authors

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Ibrahim Baoua
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger, Niger
8 publications · 405 citations
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Jeffrey K. Brecht
University of Florida, United States
7 publications · 331 citations
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Francisco Artés
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Spain
7 publications · 270 citations
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Larry L. Murdock
Purdue University West Lafayette, United States
6 publications · 341 citations
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Michael S. Reid
University of California, Davis, United States
5 publications · 91 citations
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Institutions

406

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Venues

Postharvest Biology and Technology
69 publications · 5.6K citations
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Scientia Horticulturae
20 publications · 1.2K citations
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Food Chemistry
16 publications · 1.2K citations
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Acta Horticulturae
32 publications · 667 citations
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Journal of Food Engineering
14 publications · 995 citations
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See also Postharvest Engineering
Core Methods	Refrigerated Storage Controlled Atmosphere Storage Modified Atmosphere Packaging Edible Coatings Smart Packaging Materials Hyperspectral Imaging Computer Vision Freezing Drying Biosensors Digital Twins Shelf-life Modeling
Applications	Quality Assessment Shelf-life Prediction Defect Detection Controlled Atmosphere Storage Modified Atmosphere Packaging Refrigerated Storage Ripening Management Edible Coatings Smart Packaging Materials Traceability Grading
Equipment Systems	Refrigerated Storage Controlled Atmosphere Storage Modified Atmosphere Packaging Belt Conveyors Smart Packaging Materials
Quality Factors	Senescence Ethylene Metabolism Titrable Acidity Firmness Oxidative Metabolism Mechanical Damage Postharvest Decay Fungal Infections Water Loss Physiological Disorders Microbial Contamination Shelf Life Nutritional Quality Sensory Quality Improvement
Performance Metrics	Titrable Acidity Firmness Shelf Life Dietary Antioxidants Postharvest Losses