Postharvest quality properties of potential tropical fruits related to their unique structural characters

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Publication Details

Author list: Wongs-Aree, Chalermchaia; Noichindra, Sompoch;

Publisher: Taiwan Association for Aerosol Research

Publication year: 2021

Title of series: Postharvest Handling: A system approach (4th Edition)

Number in series: 1

Start page: 277

End page: 316

Number of pages: 40

ISBN: 9780128228456; 9780128228456

ISSN: 1680-8584

eISSN: 2071-1409

URL: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85126073948&doi=10.1016%2fB978-0-12-822845-6.00009-9&partnerID=40&md5=aa824e46271f81533566aeaffcb2d316

Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)

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Abstract

Tropical fruits grow and develop naturally in warm climate areas in tropical zones. The natural ecosystems are unique, producing dramatically diverse plants in both genotypic and phenotypic aspects. After harvest, the unique anatomical and physiological changes in fruit attributes during postharvest-handling procedures and logistics decrease the marketable values. Local and regional populations show different quality preferences. Tropical fruits can be classified into major and minor groups depending on the new volume demanded in markets across the world. In this chapter, five tropical fruits, durian, mangosteen, mango, papaya, and young coconut, are detailed in the fruit characteristics related to the quality attributes. © 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Consumer preferences, Mangosteen, Tropical fruits, Young coconut