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Postharvest Biology and Technology of Kiwifruit

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Postharvest Biology and Technology of Temperate Fruits

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Kiwifruit is one of the most recently domesticated temperate fruit crops. The consumption of fresh kiwifruits is booming due to its numerous health benefits. The postharvest physiology of kiwifruit is rather complex and is very sensitive to exogenous ethylene. The lack of proper maturity harvest indices is a major drawback in postharvest management, except for the soluble solids content (SSC), which is widely used as a harvest index. Many pre- and postharvest factors are involved in the deterioration of fresh fruit quality and storage life. Therefore, the development of novel techniques to maintain the quality and shelf life of fruits after harvesting is a major challenge. Recent postharvest and storage techniques like the use of ethylene scrubber and blockers, surface coatings, postharvest fungicides, heat treatments, ionizing radiation, and the use of bioagents, controlled atmosphere (CA) storage, and modified atmosphere packaging (MAP), along with cold chain management, are helping to address the call for preserving quality.

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Meena, N.K., Baghel, M., Jain, S.K., Asrey, R. (2018). Postharvest Biology and Technology of Kiwifruit. In: Mir, S., Shah, M., Mir, M. (eds) Postharvest Biology and Technology of Temperate Fruits. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76843-4_13

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