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Non-destructive Quality Analysis of Fruits

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Postharvest Quality Assurance of Fruits

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The time-dependent variations in the physiological, textural, compositional and sensory characteristics associated with the fruits open a vast area for research possibilities in order to meet the consistent demand of associated professionals involved from handling to delivering fresh or processed form of fruits to the consumers (Siddiqui and Dhua 2010). Some of the characteristics associated with fruits are having profound correlation over the physiological changes happening during fruit maturation, ripening and senescence (Siddiqui et al. 2014b). Variations in the environmental parameters thus affect the basic metabolic activities of respiring and transpiring fruits, and it is not surprising to expect great variations in post-harvest characters and behaviour of fruits. Fruits are classed on the basis of plant parts used and also on the respiration behaviour. The structural features help in deciding the handling, suitability and performance of the fruits on machine. Whereas, the respiration behaviour of fruits describes the ways in which this important commodity should be harvested, handled, transported, treated and stored effectively (Siddiqui et al. 2014a).

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Prasad, K. (2015). Non-destructive Quality Analysis of Fruits. In: Postharvest Quality Assurance of Fruits. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21197-8_14

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