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Postharvest losses of fresh produce have always been an obstacle in agriculture. About one third of global fresh fruits and vegetables are lost because their quality has dropped below an acceptance limit. The postharvest quality and shelf life of fresh produce are also determined before harvest. However, postharvest quality is also affected by many practices during and after harvest such as temperature management, controlled and modified atmosphere, coatings, physical treatments, biocontrol, and more. This Special Issue on “Postharvest Disease Development: Pre and/or Postharvest Practices” gathers papers that deal with preharvest and postharvest factors that affect and maintain fresh produce quality after harvest.

Research & information: general --- Biology, life sciences --- Technology, engineering, agriculture --- Botrytis cinerea --- postharvest disease --- table grape --- grape quality --- quality --- postharvest --- prolonged storage --- shelf-life --- fungi --- ethylene --- plant diseases --- plant growth regulators --- ethephon --- abscisic acid --- methyl jasmonate --- postharvest fruit quality --- electron beam irradiation --- fruit texture --- postharvest rot --- Daucus carota L. --- wilting --- damages --- microscopy --- appearance --- fresh fruits --- fungicide-free control --- low-toxicity chemical control --- antifungal edible coatings --- stem-end rot --- Botryosphaeria --- fruit --- fungicide --- ripening --- microbiome --- biological control --- physical control --- pesticide residues --- degradation dynamic --- citrus --- LC-MS/MS --- Botrytis cinerea --- postharvest disease --- table grape --- grape quality --- quality --- postharvest --- prolonged storage --- shelf-life --- fungi --- ethylene --- plant diseases --- plant growth regulators --- ethephon --- abscisic acid --- methyl jasmonate --- postharvest fruit quality --- electron beam irradiation --- fruit texture --- postharvest rot --- Daucus carota L. --- wilting --- damages --- microscopy --- appearance --- fresh fruits --- fungicide-free control --- low-toxicity chemical control --- antifungal edible coatings --- stem-end rot --- Botryosphaeria --- fruit --- fungicide --- ripening --- microbiome --- biological control --- physical control --- pesticide residues --- degradation dynamic --- citrus --- LC-MS/MS

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This book focused on researching food loss and waste in various agricultural supply chains, searching for reduction strategies and possible technological solutions without neglecting the relevance of the socioeconomic factors that influence the functioning of food value chains. The adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (Goal 12—“Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns”) calls for renewed efforts to reduce food losses along production and supply chains. Achieving this goal will require greater efforts globally to implement food loss reduction policies and interventions. In addition, the sustainable management and use of byproducts from agriculture, including agricultural residues, has been analyzed. Special attention is given to pre- and post-harvesting losses of agricultural products, including the assessment of their environmental and economic sustainability.

Technology: general issues --- Environmental science, engineering & technology --- biomass --- bioenergy --- straw --- combine harvester --- chaff --- by-product --- bioeconomy --- life cycle assessment --- life cycle costing --- Ricinus communis, L. --- castor oil --- harvesting --- residue management --- biopreservatives --- shelf life --- essential oil --- organic foods --- consumers’ attitude --- willingness to pay --- work productivity --- harvesting costs --- harvesting efficiency --- wheat header --- seed loss --- header impact --- ecoefficiency --- life cycle assessment (LCA) --- life cycle costing (LCC) --- run-off --- pond --- flexible water storage system --- Cynara roots --- biorefinery --- marginal lands --- multipurpose crop --- fermentable sugars --- agricultural residues exploitation --- postharvest losses --- food waste --- physicochemical properties --- table grape --- shelf-life --- decay --- stem browning --- SO2 damage --- socioeconomic impacts --- pomegranate --- losses --- nutrition --- environmental --- resources --- packhouse --- postharvest --- impacts --- Technology. --- Engineering. --- Environmental science.