Safety and quality issues in summer squashes using handheld portable NIRS sensors for real-time decision making and for on-vine monitoring.

José-Antonio EntrenasDolores Pérez-MarínIrina TorresAna Garrido-VaroMaría-Teresa Sánchez

Published in: Journal of the science of food and agriculture (2019)

It is in the peduncle zone, therefore, where measurements of this parameter must be carried out to decide on the destination of the harvested product. Summer squashes picked at the end of the harvest are those that must be used for baby-food production. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry.

Keyphrases

decision making
heat stress
low cost
human health
quality improvement
climate change