Synopsis:
2.0.. agro: Postharvest:
impactlab_2010 02409.txt
and generic non-species plants designed for postharvest flavor and nutrient infusions. Leveraging Plant Intelligenceaside from growing food, new opportunities will emerge for oegrowing products.
impactlab_2013 00857.txt
Another is the development of more sophisticated postharvest handling that reduces spoilage. Dried cassava is increasingly being turned into an easily stored flour
Weevil infestations caused postharvest losses as high as 50 percent until Purdue University researchers discovered that storing the cowpeas in airtight containers could preserve the crop for up to a year.
Livescience_2014 01408.txt
A key way to minimise the amount of food lost is through postharvest technology which can help make food last longer without losing nutrients.
We should make sure postharvest techniques are environmentally friendly and of course nontoxic to humans when applied to food.
Gum arabic can also be used on its own to enhance the shelf life and postharvest quality of tomatoes.
Cinnamon oil is another natural product that has been shown to delay postharvest rotting in bananas and extending their storage life for up to 28 days.
Our research at the Centre of Excellence for Postharvest Biotechnology at Nottingham University s Malaysia Campus is making these natural products into nano-forms or submicron particles to control postharvest diseases.
Synthetic chemicals are used currently to control postharvest diseases but consumers worry about the chemical residues they leave on fruit their environmental impact
Once proper postharvest technologies are used efficiently food losses can be minimised and the problem of food insecurity alleviated.
We believe that developing postharvest management techniques using natural products is the way forward especially
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