A5033716854- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
- Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
- Pomegranate: compositions and health benefits
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
- Botanical Research and Applications
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
- Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
- Microencapsulation and Drying Processes
- Banana Cultivation and Research
- Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis
- Cassava research and cyanide
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Fermentation and Sensory Analysis
- Food composition and properties
- Plasma Applications and Diagnostics
- Plant Surface Properties and Treatments
- Flowering Plant Growth and Cultivation
- Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
- Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control
- Phytase and its Applications
- Food Science and Nutritional Studies
Stellenbosch University
2013-2025
Institute for Deciduous Fruit, Vines and Wine
2017-2022
Agricultural Research Council of South Africa
2018-2022
Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy
2015-2019
University College Cork
2012
Postharvest technologies have allowed horticultural industries to meet the global demands of local and large-scale production intercontinental distribution fresh produce that high nutritional sensory quality. Harvested products are metabolically active, undergoing ripening senescence processes must be controlled prolong postharvest Inadequate management these can result in major losses quality attributes, outbreaks foodborne pathogens financial loss for all players along supply chain, from...
Abstract Over the last three decades, decontamination management of fresh fruits and vegetables (FFVs) in packhouses along supply chains has been heavily dependent on chemical‐based wash. This resulted emergence resistant foodborne pathogens often deposition disinfectant byproducts FFVs, rendering them unacceptable to consumers. The pathogens, microbial contaminants, quality FFVs are a major concern for horticultural industries public health. Activated water systems (AWS), such as...
This study investigated the transpiration rate (TR) of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) arils under various combinations temperature (5, 10 and 15°C) relative humidity (RH) (76, 86 96%) during storage. Transpiration rateTR ranged from 1.14 to 16.75 g/kg day across RH studied. Relative humidityRH had most significant impact on TR (p < 0.05). increased six-fold when was reduced 96 76%, correlated well with water vapour pressure deficit (WVPD) (R 2 = 96.1%). Aril weight loss at higher WVPD....