Hot water bath treatments assisted by microwave energy to delay postharvest ripening and decay in strawberries (<i>Fragaria</i> × <i>ananassa</i>)

Abstract

Strawberries subjected to MW-assisted hot water treatments showed significantly better retention of lightness compared with conventionally treated berries. A short (1 min 50 s) treatment at 763 W was the best choice to prevent strawberry decay.