Selected Articles from Postharvest Biology and Technology
(Printed with permission from Elsevier Science Publishers B.V., Amsterdam)
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Volume 4 (1994)

Self, G.K. ; Ordozgoiti, E. ; Povey, M.J.W. ; Wainwright, H. - Ultrasonic evaluation of ripening avocado flesh.  Postharvest Biology and Technology, 4 (1994) 111-116. (Full Text in PDF)

Zamorano, José P. ; Dopico, Berta ; Lowe, Alexandra L. ; Wilson, Ian D. ; Grierson, Donald ; Merodio, Carmen - Effect of low temperature storage and ethylene removal on ripening and gene expression changes in avocado fruit.  Postharvest Biology and Technology, 4 (1994) 331-342. (Full Text in PDF)

Volume 5 (1995)

Gouble, Barbara ; Fath, Daniel ; Soudain, Pierre - Nitrous oxide inhibition of ethylene production in ripening and senescing climacteric fruits.  Postharvest Biology and Technology, 5 (1995) 311-321. (Full Text in PDF)

Meir, Shimon ; Akerman, Miriam ; Fuchs, Yoram ; Zauberman, Giora - Further studies on the controlled atmosphere storage of avocados.  Postharvest Biology and Technology, 5 (1995) 323-330. (Full Text in PDF)

Zauberman, Giora ; Jobin-Décor, Marcelle - Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) quality changes in response to low-temperature storage.  Postharvest Biology and Technology, 5 (1995) 235-243. (Full Text in PDF)

Volume 8 (1996)

Florissen, P. ; Ekman, J.S. ; Blumenthal, C. ; McGlasson, W.B. ; Conroy, J. ; Holford, P. - The effects of short heat-treatments on the induction of chilling injury in avocado fruit (Persea americana Mill).  Postharvest Biology and Technology, 8 (1996) 129-141. (Full Text in PDF)

Volume 11 (1997)

Harker, F. Roger ; Stec, Margaret G.H. ; Hallett, I. ; Bennett, Carey L. - Texture of parenchymatous plant tissue: a comparison between tensile and other instrumental and sensory measurements of tissue strength and juiciness.  Postharvest Biology and Technology, 11 (1997) 63-72. (Full Text in PDF)

Volume 12 (1997)

Meir, Shimon ; Naiman, Dario ; Akerman, Miriam ; Hyman, Julian Y. ; Zauberman, Giora ; Fuchs, Yoram - Prolonged storage of 'Hass' avocado fruit using modified atmosphere packaging.  Postharvest Biology and Technology, 12 (1997) 51-60. (Full Text in PDF)

Ritenour, M.A. ; Mangrich, M.E. ; Beaulieu, J.C. ; Rab, A. ; Saltveit, M.E. - Ethanol effects on the ripening of climacteric fruit.  Postharvest Biology and Technology, 12 (1997) 35-42. (Full Text in PDF)

Volume 13 (1998)

Pesis, E. ; Faiman, D. ; Dori, Sasson - Postharvest effects of acetaldehyde vapour on ripening-related enzyme activity in avocado fruit.  Postharvest Biology and Technology, 13 (1998) 245-253. (Full Text in PDF)

Volume 14 (1998)

Chen, Ching-Cheng ; Paull, Robert E. - Tolerance of tropical fruits and a flower to carbonyl sulfide fumigation.  Postharvest Biology and Technology, 14 (1998) 245-250. (Full Text in PDF)

Volume 15 (1999)

Ferguson, I.B. ; Volz, Richard ; Woolf, A.B. - Preharvest factors affecting physiological disorders of fruit.  Postharvest Biology and Technology, 15 (1999) 255-262. (Full Text in PDF)

Woolf, A.B. ; Bowen, J.H. ; Ferguson, I.B. - Preharvest exposure to the sun influences postharvest responses of 'Hass' avocado fruit.  Postharvest Biology and Technology, 15 (1999) 143-153. (Full Text in PDF)

Volume 20 (2000)

Feng, Xuqiao ; Apelbaum, Akiva ; Sisler, Edward C. ; Goren, Raphael - Control of ethylene responses in avocado fruit with 1-methycyclopropene.  Postharvest Biology and Technology, 20 (2000) 143-150. (Full Text in PDF)

Flitsanov, U. ; Mizrach, A. ; Liberzon, A. ; Akerman, Miriam ; Zauberman, Giora - Measurement of avocado softening at various temperatures using ultrasound.  Postharvest Biology and Technology, 20 (2000) 279-286. (Full Text in PDF)

Volume 21 (2001)

Jang, Eric B. ; Chan Jr., Harvey T. ; Nishijima, Kate A. ; Nagata, Janice T. ; McKenney, Michael P. ; Carvalho, Lori A. ; Schneider, Esther L. - Effect of heat shock and quarantine cold treatment with a warm temperature spike on survival of Mediterranean fruit fly eggs and fruit quality in Hawaii-grown 'Sharwil' avocado.  Postharvest Biology and Technology, 21 (2001) 311-320. (Full Text in PDF)

Woolf, A.B. ; Ferguson, I.B. - Postharvest responses to high fruit temperatures in the field.  Postharvest Biology and Technology, 21 (2001) 7-20. (Full Text in PDF)

Volume 23 (2001)

El-Mir, Majed ; Gerasopoulos, Dimitrios ; Metzidakis, Ioannis ; Kanellis, Angelos K. - Hypoxic acclimation prevents avocado mesocarp injury caused by subsequent exposure to extreme low oxygen atmospheres.  Postharvest Biology and Technology, 23 (2001) 215-226. (Full Text in PDF)

Volume 24 (2002)

Hofman, P.J. ; Stubbings, Barbara ; Adkins, Matt ; Meiburg, Geraldine F. ; Woolf, A.B. - Hot water treatments improve 'Hass' avocado fruit quality after cold disinfestation.  Postharvest Biology and Technology, 24 (2002) 183-192. (Full Text in PDF)

Pesis, E. ; Ackerman, M. ; Ben-Arie, Rosa ; Feygenberg, Oleg ; Feng, Xuqiao ; Apelbaum, Akiva ; Goren, Raphael ; Prusky, Dov - Ethylene involvement in chilling injury symptoms of avocado during cold storage.  Postharvest Biology and Technology, 24 (2002) 171-181. (Full Text in PDF)

Prange, Robert K. ; DeLong, John M. ; Leyte, Jerry C. ; Harrison, Peter A. - Oxygen concentration affects chlorophyll fluorescence in chlorophyll-containing fruit.  Postharvest Biology and Technology, 24 (2002) 201-205. (Full Text in PDF)

Volume 25 (2002)

Jeong, Jiwon ; Huber, Donald J. ; Sargent, Steven A. - Influence of 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) on ripening and cell-wall matrix polysaccharides of avocado (Persea americana) fruit.  Postharvest Biology and Technology, 25 (2002) 241-256. (Full Text in PDF)

Volume 26 (2002)

Hertog, Maarten L.A.T.M. - The impact of biological variation on postharvest population dynamics.  Postharvest Biology and Technology, 26 (2002) 253-263. (Full Text in PDF)

Volume 28 (2003)

Hofman, P.J. ; Stubbings, Barbara ; Adkins, Matt ; Corcoran, Robert J. ; White, Anne ; Woolf, A.B. - Low temperature conditioning before cold disinfestation improves 'Hass' avocado fruit quality.  Postharvest Biology and Technology, 28 (2003) 123-133. (Full Text in PDF)

Jeong, Jiwon ; Huber, Donald J. ; Sargent, Steven A. - Delay of avocado (Persea americana) fruit ripening by 1-methylcyclopropene and wax treatments.  Postharvest Biology and Technology, 28 (2003) 247-257. (Full Text in PDF)

Woolf, A.B. ; Cox, Katy ; White, Anne ; Ferguson, I.B. - Low temperature conditioning treatments reduce external chilling injury of 'Hass' avocados.  Postharvest Biology and Technology, 28 (2003) 113-122. (Full Text in PDF)

Volume 29 (2003)

Clark, C.J. ; McGlone, V.A. ; Requejo-Tapia, Cecilia ; White, Anne ; Woolf, A.B. - Dry matter determination in 'Hass' avocado by NIR spectroscopy.  Postharvest Biology and Technology, 29 (2003) 300-307. (Full Text in PDF)

Dauny, Paul T. ; Joyce, Daryl C. ; Gamby, Cećile - 1-Methylcyclopropene influx and efflux in 'Cox' apple and 'Hass' avocado fruit.  Postharvest Biology and Technology, 29 (2003) 101-105. (Full Text in PDF)

Hertog, Maarten L.A.T.M. ; Nicholson, Sue E. ; Whitmore, Kerry - The effect of modified atmospheres on the rate of quality change in 'Hass' avocado.  Postharvest Biology and Technology, 29 (2003) 41-53. (Full Text in PDF)

Volume 30 (2004)

Sanders, Mark G. ; van Doorn, Wouter G. - Book Review of "The Avocado: Botany, Production and Uses".  Postharvest Biology and Technology, 30 (2004) 213-214. (Full Text in PDF)

Volume 31 (2004)

Cox, Katy ; McGhie, Tony ; White, Anne ; Woolf, A.B. - Skin colour and pigment changes during ripening of 'Hass' avocado fruit.  Postharvest Biology and Technology, 31 (2004) 287-294. (Abstract)

Volume 32 (2004)

Barraclough, Diane ; Obenland, David ; Laing, W.A. ; Carroll, Tanya - A general method for two-dimensional protein electrophoresis of fruit samples.  Postharvest Biology and Technology, 32 (2004) 175-181. (Abstract)

Volume 34 (2004)

Woolf, A.B. ; Bowen, J.H. ; Ball, S. ; Durand, B.J. ; Laidlaw, William G. ; Ferguson, I.B. - A delay between a 38 ◦C pretreatment and damaging high and low temperature treatments influences pretreatment efficacy in 'Hass' avocados.  Postharvest Biology and Technology, 34 (2004) 143-153. (Abstract)

Volume 35 (2005)

Adkins, Matt ; Hofman, P.J. ; Stubbings, Barbara ; Macnish, Andrew J. - Manipulating avocado fruit ripening with 1-methylcyclopropene.  Postharvest Biology and Technology, 35 (2005) 33-42. (Abstract)

Woolf, A.B. ; Requejo-Tapia, Cecilia ; Cox, Katy ; Jackman, Richard C. ; Gunson, Anne ; Arpaia, Mary Lu ; White, Anne - 1-MCP reduces physiological storage disorders of 'Hass' avocados.  Postharvest Biology and Technology, 35 (2005) 43-60. (Abstract)

Volume 48 (2008)

Everett, Kerri R. ; Hallett, I. ; Rees-George, J. ; Chynoweth, Robert W. ; Pak, Henry - Avocado lenticel damage: The cause and the effect on fruit quality.  Postharvest Biology and Technology, 48 (2008) 383-390. (Full Text in PDF).  Used by permission of the author.

Volume 51 (2009)

Ochoa-Ascencio, S. ; Hertog, Maarten L.A.T.M. ; Nicolaï, Bart M. - Modelling the transient effect of 1-MCP on 'Hass' avocado softening: A Mexican comparative study.  Postharvest Biology and Technology, 51 (2009) 62-72. (Full Text in PDF)