Evaporative Coolers for the Postharvest Management of Fruits and Vegetables

THEME 1: Fruit, Vegetables and Shelf Life and Health 1. Key contributors to postharvest losses and the scale of the problem 2. Geographical and climatic limitations for the implementation of evaporative coolers for the storage of postharvest produce 3. Influence of Evaporative coolant structure on the post-harvest attributes of Climacteric fruits 4. Influence of Evaporative coolant structure on post-harvest attributes on non-climacteric fruits 5. Effect of Evaporative coolant structure towards the reduction of ripening stages in fruits and vegetable 6. Advances in Evaporative Cooling Applications in Fruit and Vegetables Short Term Cooling at Postharvest Stage7. Health benefits such as nutraceutical and functional benefits derived from fruits and vegetable stored using Evaporative coolant structure 8. Application of edible coatings in Porous Evaporative Cooling 9. Edible coating materials and health implications after storage in evaporative coolant structure 10. Post-harvest management of Aflatoxin in Fruits and vegetables 11. Synergetic effect of edible coatings from natural materials on the shelf-life extension of fruits and vegetables 12. Effect of Evaporative coolant structure on chemical, bio-chemical and physiological changes of fruits and vegetables 13. Effect of Evaporative coolant structure on the sensory attributes and consumers acceptability of fruits and vegetables 14. Effect of Evaporative coolant structure in reducing spoilage Microorganisms 15. Extensive farmers' awareness on edible coatings and other dissemination measures; and public awareness and other dissemination measures16. The Effect of Evaporative coolant structure on Ornamental Plants 17. The Effect of Evaporative coolant structure on Tropical and Subtropical Fruit and Nuts18. Effect of Evaporative coolant structure as a storage technique for preservation of fresh produce/horticulture for Human Health 19. Effect of Evaporative coolant structure for Roots and Tubers 20. Case study on a community relying on evaporative cooling