The Key Technology of Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Logistics Preservation
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Packaging and Preservation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 May 2022) | Viewed by 8078
Special Issue Editors
Interests: food quality and safety control; food nutrition evaluation; environment-friendly food preservation; postharvest physiology; logistics technology
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: food preservation; postharvest disease; biocontrol; plant disease resistance; fungi pathogen
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Fresh fruits and vegetables are perishable food, susceptible to microbial decay, and with a short shelf life. The distant transportation from fresh produce to markets means large quality loss during the logistics stage if suitable preservation technologies are not used. In addition, due to the increasing consumer awareness and rapidly changing lifestyles, there has been a global, exponential increase in the demand for healthy, fresh food products, especially fresh fruits and vegetables. It is necessary to adopt proper postharvest logistics technologies in order to preserve the initial quality and limit microbial decay in the fresh-keeping industry.
Therefore, this Special Issue on “The Key Technology of Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Logistics Preservation” is inviting researchers to submit their latest findings in this area in the form of original research papers, review articles, and short communications.
Topics covered in this Special Issue include (but are not limited to)
- Physiological and biochemical changes of fresh fruits and vegetables during postharvest storage and transportation;
- Advances in postharvest strategies to maintain fruit quality and nutrition;
- Systematic and in-depth studies about postharvest preservation mechanisms;
- Novel packaging materials applied to the fresh-keeping industry for quality and safety;
- Advances in cold chain logistics for the fruit and vegetable industry;
- Developments in the handling and distribution technology of fresh fruits and vegetables.
Prof. Dr. Zisheng Luo
Dr. Yanqun Xu
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Foods is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2900 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- fruit and vegetables
- logistics preservation
- postharvest physiology
- postharvest treatment
- novel packaging materials
- handling and distribution technology