Blue Light Does Not Affect Fruit Quality or Disease Development on Ripe Blueberry Fruit During Postharvest Cold Storage

Blueberry fruit are perishable after harvesting due to fruit softening, water loss and susceptibility to pathogens. Light, especially blue light, increases the accumulation of anthocyanins and reduces postharvest decay in some fruits, but the effect of blue light on postharvest fruit quality attribu...

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Main Authors: Yi-Wen Wang, Helaina D. Ludwig, Harald Scherm, Marc W. van Iersel, Savithri U. Nambeesan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Horticulturae
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/6/4/59