Yoram Fuchs Ph.D
Institute for Technology and Storage
of Agricultural Products
Department of Postharvest Science
of Fresh Produce
Agricultural Research Organization,
The Volcani Center,
P.O.Box 6, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel
Research Interests
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Postharvest physiology of tropical and subtropical fruits and vegetables
- Postharvest technology and handling of fresh produce
- Ethylene biosynthesis and action
- Ripening processes and chilling injury development and prevention
- Non destructive quality evaluation of fruits and vegetables
Recent Publications
- Prusky, D., Shalom, A., Kobiler, I., Akerman, M. and Fuchs, Y. (2002) The
level of quiescent infection of Alternaria alternata in mango fruits at harvest
determines the postharvest treatment applied for the control of rots during
storage. Postharvest Biol. Technol. 25: 339-347.
- Leverentz, B., Conway, W.S., Alavidze, Z., Janisiewichz, W.J., Fuchs, Y.,
Camp, M.J. Chighladze, E. and Sulakvelidze, A. (2001) Examination of bacteriophage
as a biocontrol method for Salmonella on fresh-cut fruit: A model study. J.
Food Prot. 64: 1116-1121.
- Kobiler, I., Shalom, Y., Roth, I., Akerman, M. Vinokur, Y., Fuchs Y. and
Prusky, D. (2001) Effect of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid on the incidence
of side and stem end rots in mango fruits. Postharvest Biol. Technol.
23: 23 – 32.
- Leverentz, B., W.J. Janisiewicz, W.S. Conway, R.A. Saftner, Y. Fuchs, C.E.
Sams, M.J.Camp (2000) Combining yeasts or a bacterial biocontrol agent and
heat treatment to reduce postharvest decay of 'Gala' apples. Postharvest
Biol. Technol. 20: 87-94.
- Lichter, A., O. Dvir, I. Rot, M. Akerman, R. Regev, A. Wiesblum, E. Fallik,
G. Zauberman and Y. Fuchs (2000) Hot water brushing: an alternative method
to SO2 fumigation for color retention of litchi Fruits. Postharvest Biol.
Technol. 18: 235-244.
- Pesis, E., D. Aharoni, Z. Aharon, R. Ben Arie, N. Aharoni and Y. Fuchs (2000)
Modified atmosphere and modified humidity packaging alleviates chilling injury
symptoms in mango fruit. Postharvest Biol. Technol. 19: 93-101.
- Mizrach, A., U. Flitsanov, Z. Schmilovitch and Y. Fuchs (1999) Determination
of mango physiological indices by mechanical wave analysis. Postharv. Biol.
Technol. 16:179-186.
- Jiang, Y., J. Fu, G. Zauberman and Y. Fuchs (1999) Purification of polyphenol
oxidase and the browning control of litchi fruit by glutathione and citric
acid. J. Sci. Food Agric. 79:950-954.
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