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  1. Melatonin as a Pre- and Postharvest Tool for Enhancing Fruit Quality

    Article • Plants, January 2026, MDPI AG

    Professor María Serrano

  2. Synergistic Postharvest Efficacy of Methyl Salicylate, Methyl Jasmonate, and Sodium Nitroprusside in Enhancing Chilling Tolerance of Tomato Fruit

    Article • Horticulturae, December 2025, MDPI AG

    Professor María Serrano

  3. Combined Pre- and Postharvest Melatonin Treatments Improve the Functional Quality of the Sweet Cherry cv. ‘Sunburst’

    Article • Foods, September 2025, MDPI AG

    Professor María Serrano

  4. Melatonin Boosts the Phytochemical Profile of Blood Oranges, Enhancing (Poly)phenol and Endogenous Melatonin Content, Through Pre‐ and Postharvest Treatments

    Article • Journal of Pineal Research, September 2025, Wiley

    Professor María Serrano

  5. Involvement of ethylene production and polyamines in rind pitting of ‘Fino’ lemon fruit

    Article • Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, June 2025, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  6. The Renaissance of Polyamines: New Roles in Crop Yield and Quality Properties in Freshly Fruit

    Article • Agronomy, January 2025, MDPI AG

    Professor María Serrano

  7. Yellow Pitahaya (Selenicereus megalanthus Haw.): The Less Known of the Pitahayas

    Article • Foods, January 2025, MDPI AG

    Professor María Serrano

  8. Preharvest Gibberellic Acid Treatment Increases Both Modulus of Elasticity and Resistance in Sweet Cherry Fruit (cv. ‘Bing’ and ‘Lapins’) at Harvest and Postharvest During Storage at 0 °C

    Article • Agronomy, November 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor María Serrano

  9. Brassinosteroids: An Innovative Compound Family That Could Affect the Growth, Ripening, Quality, and Postharvest Storage of Fleshy Fruits

    Article • Plants, November 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor María Serrano

  10. Melatonin as an Efficient and Eco-Friendly Tool to Increase Yield and to Maintain Quality Attributes during Lemon Storage

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, September 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor María Serrano

  11. Fruit Position on Tree Canopy Affects Fruit Quality Traits in ‘Sanguinelli’ Blood Oranges

    Article • Horticulturae, September 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor María Serrano

  12. The Effects of Preharvest Treatments on the Postharvest Storage Quality of Different Horticultural Products

    Article • July 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Professor María Serrano

  13. Role of Pre-Harvest Sorbitol–Calcium Treatments in Controlling Berry Drop in Bagged Table Grapes of the “Doña María” Variety

    Article • Horticulturae, July 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor María Serrano

  14. Role of Pre-harvest Sorbitol-Calcium Treatments in Controlling Berry Drop in Bagged Table Grapes of the "Doña María" Variety

    Article • June 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor María Serrano

  15. Preharvest Elicitors as a Tool to Enhance Bioactive Compounds and Quality of Both Peel and Pulp of Yellow Pitahaya (Selenicereus megalanthus Haw.) at Harvest and during Postharvest Storage

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, May 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor María Serrano

  16. Yellow Pitahaya (Selenicereus megalanthus Haw.) Growth and Ripening as Affected by Preharvest Elicitors (Salicylic Acid, Methyl Salicylate, Methyl Jasmonate, and Oxalic Acid): Enhancement of Yield, and Quality at Harvest

    Article • Horticulturae, May 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor María Serrano

  17. Preharvest Elicitors as a Tool to Enhance Bioactive Compounds, Quality in Both Peel and Pulp of Yellow Pitahaya (<em>Selenicereus megalanthus</em> Haw) a Harvest and during Postharvest Storage

    Article • April 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor María Serrano

  18. Antioxidant Systems and Quality in Sweet Cherries Are Improved by Preharvest GABA Treatments Leading to Delay Postharvest Senescence

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, December 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor María Serrano

  19. The Simultaneous Use of 1-Methylcyclopropene and Methyl Jasmonate Vapor as an Innovative Strategy for Reducing Chilling Injury and Maintaining Pomegranate Fruit Quality at Suboptimal Temperatures

    Article • Foods, December 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor María Serrano

  20. A New Ready-to-Eat Product Based on Enzymatically Peeled ‘Hernandina’ Clementine Segments and Citrus Syrup

    Article • Foods, October 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor María Serrano

  21. A New Ready-to-Eat Produce Based on Enzymatically Peeled ‘Hernandina’ Clementine Segments and Citrus Syrup

    Article • October 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor María Serrano

  22. Changes in Physicochemical Characteristics, Peel Color, and Juice Attributes of ‘Moro’ Blood Orange Fruit Treated with Glycine Betaine and Methyl Salicylate during Cold Quarantine Storage

    Article • Horticulturae, October 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor María Serrano

  23. Melatonin Postharvest Treatment in Leafy ‘Fino’ Lemon Maintains Quality and Bioactive Compounds

    Article • Foods, August 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor María Serrano

  24. Potential Preharvest Application of γ-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) on Improving Quality of ‘Verna’ Lemon at Harvest and during Storage

    Article • Agriculture, July 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor María Serrano

  25. Preharvest Multiple Applications of GABA Improve Quality Traits and Antioxidant Compounds of Pomegranate Fruit during Storage

    Article • Horticulturae, April 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor María Serrano

  26. Impact of Pre-Storage Melatonin Application on the Standard, Sensory, and Bioactive Quality of Early Sweet Cherry

    Article • Foods, April 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor María Serrano

  27. Relationship among Sugars, Organic Acids, Mineral Composition, and Chilling Injury Sensitivity on Six Pomegranate Cultivars Stored at 2 °C

    Article • Foods, March 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor María Serrano

  28. Melatonin Treatments Reduce Chilling Injury and Delay Ripening, Leading to Maintenance of Quality in Cherimoya Fruit

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, February 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor María Serrano

  29. γ-Aminobutyric acid treatments of pomegranate trees increase crop yield and fruit quality at harvest

    Article • Scientia Horticulturae, February 2023, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  30. Preharvest Use of γ-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) as an Innovative Treatment to Enhance Yield and Quality in Lemon Fruit

    Article • Horticulturae, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor María Serrano

  31. A Synergistic Effect Based on the Combination of Melatonin with 1-Methylcyclopropene as a New Strategy to Increase Chilling Tolerance and General Quality in Zucchini Fruit

    Article • Foods, September 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor María Serrano

  32. Fresh-Cut Salads: Consumer Acceptance and Quality Parameter Evolution during Storage in Domestic Refrigerators

    Article • Sustainability, March 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor María Serrano

  33. An Exogenous Pre-Storage Melatonin Alleviates Chilling Injury in Some Mango Fruit Cultivars, by Acting on the Enzymatic and Non-Enzymatic Antioxidant System

    Article • Antioxidants, February 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Sunil Pareek, Professor María Serrano

  34. Effects of Melatonin Treatment on Sweet Cherry Tree Yield and Fruit Quality

    Article • Agronomy, December 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor María Serrano

  35. Physicochemical Changes, Peel Colour, and Juice Attributes of Blood Orange Cultivars Stored at Different Temperatures

    Article • Horticulturae, September 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor María Serrano

  36. Preharvest Treatment with Oxalic Acid Improves Postharvest Storage of Lemon Fruit by Stimulation of the Antioxidant System and Phenolic Content

    Article • Antioxidants, June 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor María Serrano

  37. Melatonin Treatment to Pomegranate Trees Enhances Fruit Bioactive Compounds and Quality Traits at Harvest and during Postharvest Storage

    Article • Antioxidants, May 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor María Serrano

  38. Melatonin Treatment of Apricot Trees Leads to Maintenance of Fruit Quality Attributes during Storage at Chilling and Non-Chilling Temperatures

    Article • Agronomy, May 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor María Serrano

  39. Melatonin Treatment of Pomegranate Trees Increases Crop Yield and Quality Parameters at Harvest and during Storage

    Article • Agronomy, April 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor María Serrano

  40. Enhancing antioxidant systems by preharvest treatments with methyl jasmonate and salicylic acid leads to maintain lemon quality during cold storage

    Article • Food Chemistry, February 2021, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  41. Susceptibility of Blood Orange Cultivars to Chilling Injury Based on Antioxidant System and Physiological and Biochemical Responses at Different Storage Temperatures

    Article • Foods, November 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor María Serrano

  42. Changes in Bioactive Compounds, Antioxidant Activity, and Nutritional Quality of Blood Orange Cultivars at Different Storage Temperatures

    Article • Antioxidants, October 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor María Serrano

  43. Preharvest Application of Oxalic Acid Improved Pomegranate Fruit Yield, Quality, and Bioactive Compounds at Harvest in a Concentration-Dependent Manner

    Article • Agronomy, October 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor María Serrano

  44. Thymol Encapsulated into HP-β-Cyclodextrin as an Alternative to Synthetic Fungicides to Induce Lemon Resistance against Sour Rot Decay

    Article • Molecules, September 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor María Serrano

  45. Susceptibility of Blood Orange Cultivars to Chilling Injury Based on Antioxidant System, Physiological and Biochemical Responses at Different Storage Temperatures

    Article • September 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor María Serrano

  46. Changes in Bioactive Compounds, Antioxidant Activity and Nutritional Quality of Blood Orange Cultivars at Different Storage Temperatures

    Article • September 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor María Serrano

  47. Preharvest Salicylate Treatments Enhance Antioxidant Compounds, Color and Crop Yield in Low Pigmented-Table Grape Cultivars and Preserve Quality Traits during Storage

    Article • Antioxidants, September 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor María Serrano

  48. Blood oranges maintain bioactive compounds and nutritional quality by postharvest treatments with γ-aminobutyric acid, methyl jasmonate or methyl salicylate during cold storage

    Article • Food Chemistry, February 2020, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  49. Preharvest application of methyl jasmonate increases crop yield, fruit quality and bioactive compounds in pomegranate ‘Mollar de Elche’ at harvest and during postharvest storage

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, October 2019, Wiley

    Professor María Serrano

  50. Postharvest treatments with γ‐aminobutyric acid, methyl jasmonate, or methyl salicylate enhance chilling tolerance of blood orange fruit at prolonged cold storage

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, August 2019, Wiley

    Professor María Serrano

  51. Pre‐harvest methyl jasmonate treatments increase antioxidant systems in lemon fruit without affecting yield or other fruit quality parameters

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, May 2019, Wiley

    Professor María Serrano

  52. Methyl jasmonate effects on table grape ripening, vine yield, berry quality and bioactive compounds depend on applied concentration

    Article • Scientia Horticulturae, March 2019, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  53. Oxalic acid preharvest treatment increases antioxidant systems and improves plum quality at harvest and during postharvest storage

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, July 2018, Wiley

    Professor María Serrano

  54. Preharvest treatments with salicylates enhance nutrient and antioxidant compounds in plum at harvest and after storage

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, November 2017, Wiley

    Professor María Serrano

  55. Preharvest application of oxalic acid improves quality and phytochemical content of artichoke ( Cynara scolymus L.) at harvest and during storage

    Article • Food Chemistry, September 2017, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  56. Modulatory Effects of Exogenously Applied Polyamines on Postharvest Physiology, Antioxidant System and Shelf Life of Fruits: A Review

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, August 2017, MDPI AG

    Dr Sunil Pareek, Professor María Serrano

  57. The addition of rosehip oil to Aloe gels improves their properties as postharvest coatings for maintaining quality in plum

    Article • Food Chemistry, February 2017, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  58. Application of oxalic acid to sweet cherry trees improves yield, quality and phytochemical attributes at harvest

    Article • Acta Horticulturae, December 2016, International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

    Professor María Serrano

  59. Preharvest salicylic acid and acetylsalicylic acid treatments preserve quality and enhance antioxidant systems during postharvest storage of sweet cherry cultivars

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, August 2016, Wiley

    Professor María Serrano

  60. Postharvest methyl salicylate treatments delay ripening and maintain quality attributes and antioxidant compounds of ‘Early Lory’ sweet cherry

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, July 2016, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  61. Effect of rootstock on salinity tolerance of sweet almond (cv. Mazzetto)

    Article • South African Journal of Botany, January 2016, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  62. Polyamines as an ecofriendly postharvest tool to maintain fruit quality

    Article • January 2016, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  63. Recent developments of 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) treatments on fruit quality attributes

    Article • January 2016, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  64. Methyl salicylate treatments of sweet cherry trees improve fruit quality at harvest and during storage

    Article • Scientia Horticulturae, December 2015, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  65. Methyl salicylate treatments of sweet cherry trees increase antioxidant systems in fruit at harvest and during storage

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, November 2015, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  66. Postharvest biology and technology of pomegranate

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, March 2015, Wiley

    Dr Sunil Pareek, Professor María Serrano

  67. Vapor Treatments, Chilling, Storage, and Antioxidants in Pomegranates

    Article • January 2015, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  68. Preharvest application of methyl jasmonate (MeJA) in two plum cultivars. 1. Improvement of fruit growth and quality attributes at harvest

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, December 2014, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  69. Preharvest application of methyl jasmonate (MeJA) in two plum cultivars. 2. Improvement of fruit quality and antioxidant systems during postharvest storage

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, December 2014, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  70. Quality and antioxidant properties on sweet cherries as affected by preharvest salicylic and acetylsalicylic acids treatments

    Article • Food Chemistry, October 2014, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  71. Effect of oxalic acid on quality attributes of artichokes stored at ambient temperature

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, September 2014, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  72. The addition of rosehip oil improves the beneficial effect of Aloe vera gel on delaying ripening and maintaining postharvest quality of several stonefruit

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, June 2014, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  73. Preharvest Application of Oxalic Acid Increased Fruit Size, Bioactive Compounds, and Antioxidant Capacity in Sweet Cherry Cultivars (Prunus avium L.)

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, April 2014, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor María Serrano

  74. The essential oils thymol and carvacrol applied in the packing lines avoid lemon spoilage and maintain quality during storage

    Article • Food Control, January 2014, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  75. Aloe vera gel coating maintains quality and safety of ready-to-eat pomegranate arils

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, December 2013, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  76. Aloe arborescens and Aloe vera gels as coatings in delaying postharvest ripening in peach and plum fruit

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, September 2013, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  77. Pre-harvest treatments of pepper plants with nitrophenolates increase crop yield and enhance nutritive and bioactive compounds in fruits at harvest and during storage

    Article • Food Science and Technology International, June 2013, SAGE Publications

    Professor María Serrano

  78. Quality parameters, biocompounds and antioxidant activity in fruits of nine quince (Cydonia oblonga Miller) accessions

    Article • Scientia Horticulturae, May 2013, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  79. Characterisation of gels from different Aloe spp. as antifungal treatment: Potential crops for industrial applications

    Article • Industrial Crops and Products, March 2013, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  80. Effects of alginate edible coating on preserving fruit quality in four plum cultivars during postharvest storage

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, March 2013, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  81. Is It Possible To Increase the Aloin Content of Aloe vera by the Use of Ultraviolet Light?

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, February 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor María Serrano

  82. Drying Nectarines: Functional Compounds and Antioxidant Potential

    Article • January 2013, Wiley

    Professor María Serrano

  83. Editorial: An overview of postharvest quality as a function of preharvest management practices

    Article • Stewart Postharvest Review, January 2013, Portico

    Professor María Serrano

  84. Growth and ripening stage at harvest modulates postharvest quality and bioactive compounds with antioxidant activity

    Article • Stewart Postharvest Review, January 2013, Portico

    Professor María Serrano

  85. Wild Edible Plants as Potential Antioxidants in Vegetables Oils

    Article • Journal of Chemistry, January 2013, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor María Serrano

  86. Quality parameters and antioxidant properties in organic and conventionally grown broccoli after pre‐storage hot water treatment

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, August 2012, Wiley

    Professor María Serrano

  87. The effects of essential oils carvacrol and thymol on growth of Penicillium digitatum and P. italicum involved in lemon decay

    Article • International Journal of Food Microbiology, August 2012, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  88. Obtaining and storage of ready-to-use segments from traditional orange obtained by enzymatic peeling

    Article • Food Science and Technology International, February 2012, SAGE Publications

    Professor María Serrano

  89. Reduction of nectarine decay caused by Rhizopus stolonifer, Botrytis cinerea and Penicillium digitatum with Aloe vera gel alone or with the addition of thymol

    Article • International Journal of Food Microbiology, December 2011, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  90. Possible involvement of polyphenols and polyamines in salt tolerance of almond rootstocks

    Article • Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, November 2011, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  91. Modified atmosphere packaging of yellow and purple plum cultivars. 1. Effect on organoleptic quality

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, August 2011, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  92. Modified atmosphere packaging of yellow and purple plum cultivars. 2. Effect on bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, August 2011, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  93. Alginate Coatings Preserve Fruit Quality and Bioactive Compounds during Storage of Sweet Cherry Fruit

    Article • Food and Bioprocess Technology, May 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor María Serrano

  94. Quality, Bioactive Compounds, and Antioxidant Activity of New Flat‐Type Peach and Nectarine Cultivars: A Comparative Study

    Article • Journal of Food Science, May 2011, Wiley

    Professor María Serrano

  95. Acetyl salicylic acid alleviates chilling injury and maintains nutritive and bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity during postharvest storage of pomegranates

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, May 2011, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  96. Postharvest Treatments with Salicylic Acid, Acetylsalicylic Acid or Oxalic Acid Delayed Ripening and Enhanced Bioactive Compounds and Antioxidant Capacity in Sweet Cherry

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, April 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor María Serrano

  97. Vapour treatments with methyl salicylate or methyl jasmonate alleviated chilling injury and enhanced antioxidant potential during postharvest storage of pomegranates

    Article • Food Chemistry, February 2011, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  98. Antioxidant compounds in fruits and vegetables and changes during postharvest storage and processing

    Article • Stewart Postharvest Review, January 2011, Portico

    Professor María Serrano

  99. Antifungal efficacy of Aloe vera in vitro and its use as a preharvest treatment to maintain postharvest table grape quality

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, September 2010, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  100. Prestorage Oxalic Acid Treatment Maintained Visual Quality, Bioactive Compounds, and Antioxidant Potential of Pomegranate after Long-Term Storage at 2 °C

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, May 2010, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor María Serrano

  101. Antioxidant and nutritive constituents during sweet pepper development and ripening are enhanced by nitrophenolate treatments

    Article • Food Chemistry, February 2010, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  102. Sensory, Nutritive and Functional Properties of Sweet Cherry as Affected by Cultivar and Ripening Stage

    Article • Food Science and Technology International, December 2009, SAGE Publications

    Professor María Serrano

  103. Effect of salicylic acid treatment on reducing chilling injury in stored pomegranates

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, September 2009, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  104. Maturity Stage at Harvest Determines the Fruit Quality and Antioxidant Potential after Storage of Sweet Cherry Cultivars

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, March 2009, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor María Serrano

  105. Changes in hydrophilic and lipophilic antioxidant activity and related bioactive compounds during postharvest storage of yellow and purple plum cultivars

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, March 2009, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  106. Antioxidant and Nutritional Properties of Date Fruit from Elche Grove as Affected by Maturation and Phenotypic Variability of Date Palm

    Article • Food Science and Technology International, February 2009, SAGE Publications

    Professor María Serrano

  107. Development of a carbon-heat hybrid ethylene scrubber for fresh horticultural produce storage purposes

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, February 2009, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  108. Effect of ethylene concentration on quality parameters of fresh tomatoes stored using a carbon-heat hybrid ethylene scrubber

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, February 2009, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  109. Changes in physicochemical and nutritive parameters and bioactive compounds during development and on‐tree ripening of eight plum cultivars: a comparative study

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, September 2008, Wiley

    Professor María Serrano

  110. The addition of essential oils to MAP as a tool to maintain the overall quality of fruits

    Article • Trends in Food Science & Technology, September 2008, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  111. Changes in free polyamine concentration induced by salt stress in seedlings of different species

    Article • Plant Growth Regulation, July 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor María Serrano

  112. Use of alginate or zein as edible coatings to delay postharvest ripening process and to maintain tomato (Solanum lycopersicon Mill) quality

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, March 2008, Wiley

    Professor María Serrano

  113. Use of Modified Atmosphere Packaging with Microperforated Polypropylene Films to Maintain Postharvest Loquat Fruit Quality

    Article • Food Science and Technology International, February 2008, SAGE Publications

    Professor María Serrano

  114. The use of a natural fungicide as an alternative to preharvest synthetic fungicide treatments to control lettuce deterioration during postharvest storage

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, January 2008, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  115. Responses of ethylene biosynthesis to saline stress in seedlings of eight plant species

    Article • Plant Growth Regulation, July 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor María Serrano

  116. Tools to Maintain Postharvest Fruit and Vegetable Quality through the Inhibition of Ethylene Action: A Review

    Article • Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, July 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Professor María Serrano

  117. Influence of carvacrol on survival of Botrytis cinerea inoculated in table grapes

    Article • International Journal of Food Microbiology, April 2007, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  118. Pre-storage application of polyamines by pressure or immersion improves shelf-life of pomegranate stored at chilling temperature by increasing endogenous polyamine levels

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, April 2007, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  119. Reduction of pomegranate chilling injury during storage after heat treatment: Role of polyamines

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, April 2007, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  120. Improvement of the Overall Quality of Table Grapes Stored under Modified Atmosphere Packaging in Combination with Natural Antimicrobial Compounds

    Article • Journal of Food Science, March 2007, Wiley

    Professor María Serrano

  121. The Application of Polyamines by Pressure or Immersion as a Tool To Maintain Functional Properties in Stored Pomegranate Arils

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, January 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor María Serrano

  122. Efficacy of 1-MCP treatment in tomato fruit

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, January 2007, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  123. Optimization of vacuum infusion and incubation time for enzymatic peeling of ‘Thomson’ and ‘Mollar’ oranges

    Article • LWT, January 2007, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  124. Efficacy of 1-MCP treatment in tomato fruit

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, December 2006, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  125. Obtaining fruit segments from a traditional orange variety (Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck cv. Sangrina) by enzymatic peeling

    Article • European Food Research and Technology, October 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor María Serrano

  126. Prestorage Heat Treatment To Maintain Nutritive and Functional Properties during Postharvest Cold Storage of Pomegranate

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, October 2006, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor María Serrano

  127. The combination of modified atmosphere packaging with eugenol or thymol to maintain quality, safety and functional properties of table grapes

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, September 2006, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  128. The influence of polyamines on apricot ovary development and fruit set

    Article • Annals of Applied Biology, June 2006, Wiley

    Professor María Serrano

  129. Effect of Recent Genetic Improvement on Some Analytical Parameters of Tomato Fruit Quality

    Article • Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, June 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Professor María Serrano

  130. Use of Aloe vera Gel Coating Preserves the Functional Properties of Table Grapes

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, May 2006, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor María Serrano

  131. Use of Activated Carbon inside Modified Atmosphere Packages To Maintain Tomato Fruit Quality during Cold Storage

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, March 2006, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor María Serrano

  132. Maintenance of broccoli quality and functional properties during cold storage as affected by modified atmosphere packaging

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, January 2006, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  133. Postharvest sweet cherry quality and safety maintenance by Aloe vera treatment: A new edible coating

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, January 2006, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  134. Novel Edible Coating Based on Aloe vera Gel To Maintain Table Grape Quality and Safety

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, September 2005, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor María Serrano

  135. Improvement of Table Grapes Quality and Safety by the Combination of Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) and Eugenol, Menthol, or Thymol

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, August 2005, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor María Serrano

  136. Chemical Constituents and Antioxidant Activity of Sweet Cherry at Different Ripening Stages

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, March 2005, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor María Serrano

  137. Micronutrient Composition and Quality Characteristics of Traditional Tomato Cultivars in Southeast Spain

    Article • Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, March 2005, Taylor & Francis

    Professor María Serrano

  138. The use of natural antifungal compounds improves the beneficial effect of MAP in sweet cherry storage

    Article • Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies, March 2005, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  139. Could the 1-MCP treatment effectiveness in plum be affected by packaging?

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, December 2004, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  140. Role of calcium and heat treatments in alleviating physiological changes induced by mechanical damage in plum

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, November 2004, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  141. Polyamines and ethylene changes during germination of different plant species under salinity

    Article • Plant Science, October 2004, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  142. Study of albedo and carpelar membrane degradation for further application in enzymatic peeling of citrus fruits

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, September 2004, Wiley

    Professor María Serrano

  143. Antioxidative activity and general fruit characteristics in different traditional orange [Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck] varieties

    Article • European Food Research and Technology, September 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor María Serrano

  144. Role of naphthalene acetic acid and phenothiol treatments on increasing fruit size and advancing fruit maturity in loquat

    Article • Scientia Horticulturae, September 2004, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  145. Effect of preharvest sprays containing calcium, magnesium and titanium on the quality of peaches and nectarines at harvest and during postharvest storage

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, June 2004, Wiley

    Professor María Serrano

  146. Effects of exogenous putrescine on improving shelf life of four plum cultivars

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, December 2003, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  147. Physiological changes in pepino (Solanum muricatum Ait.) fruit stored at chilling and non-chilling temperatures

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, November 2003, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  148. Quality improvement and extension of shelf life by 1-methylcyclopropene in plum as affected by ripening stage at harvest

    Article • Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies, September 2003, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  149. 1-Methylcyclopropene Increases Storability and Shelf Life in Climacteric and Nonclimacteric Plums

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, July 2003, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor María Serrano

  150. Modified Atmosphere Packaging Maintains Quality of Table Grapes

    Article • Journal of Food Science, June 2003, Wiley

    Professor María Serrano

  151. Changes in ethylene evolution and polyamine profiles of seedlings of nine cultivars of Lactuca sativa L. in response to salt stress during germination

    Article • Plant Science, April 2003, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  152. Physico-Chemical and Physiological Changes during Fruit Development and Ripening of Five Loquat (Eriobotrya Japonica Lindl.) Cultivars

    Article • Food Science and Technology International, February 2003, SAGE Publications

    Professor María Serrano

  153. Plum Storability Improved after Calcium and Heat Postharvest Treatments: Role of Polyamines

    Article • Journal of Food Science, September 2002, Wiley

    Professor María Serrano

  154. Effect of Calcium Deficiency on Melon (Cucumis melo L.) Texture and Glassiness Incidence During Ripening

    Article • Food Science and Technology International, June 2002, SAGE Publications

    Professor María Serrano

  155. Effects of Postharvest Putrescine Treatment on Extending Shelf Life and Reducing Mechanical Damage in Apricot

    Article • Journal of Food Science, June 2002, Wiley

    Professor María Serrano

  156. The role of polyamines in the improvement of the shelf life of fruit

    Article • Trends in Food Science & Technology, June 2002, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  157. Role of polyamines in extending shelf life and the reduction of mechanical damage during plum (Prunus salicina Lindl.) storage

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, May 2002, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  158. Preservative solutions containing boric acid delay senescence of carnation flowers

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, November 2001, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  159. Comparative Study of Two Plum (Prunus salicina Lindl.) Cultivars during Growth and Ripening

    Article • Food Science and Technology International, April 2001, SAGE Publications

    Professor María Serrano

  160. Comparative Study of Two Plum (Prunus salicina Lindl.) Cultivars during Growth and Ripening

    Article • Food Science and Technology International, April 2001, SAGE Publications

    Professor María Serrano

  161. Physicochemical Changes during Date Ripening Related to Ethylene Production

    Article • Food Science and Technology International, February 2001, SAGE Publications

    Professor María Serrano

  162. Physicochemical Changes during Date Ripening Related to Ethylene Production

    Article • Food Science and Technology International, February 2001, SAGE Publications

    Professor María Serrano

  163. Note. The ripening of Prunus persica fruits with a dominant flat allele Nota. Maduración de frutos de Prunus persica con un alelo dominante de la forma achatada

    Article • Food Science and Technology International, October 2000, SAGE Publications

    Professor María Serrano

  164. Polyamine, ethylene and other physico‐chemical parameters in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) fruits as affected by salinity

    Article • Physiologia Plantarum, August 2000, Wiley

    Professor María Serrano

  165. Exogenous Polyamines and Gibberellic Acid Effects on Peach (Prunus persica L.) Storability Improvement

    Article • Journal of Food Science, March 2000, Wiley

    Dr Francisco Burló, Professor María Serrano

  166. Role of Ethylene and Abscisic Acid in Physicochemical Modifications during Melon Ripening

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, November 1999, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor María Serrano

  167. Effects of post-harvest putrescine and calcium treatments on reducing mechanical damage and polyamines and abscisic acid levels during lemon storage

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, September 1999, Wiley

    Professor María Serrano

  168. Ripening and ethylene biosynthesis in controlled atmosphere stored apricots

    Article • European Food Research and Technology, July 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor María Serrano

  169. CO2Treatment of Zucchini Squash Reduces Chilling-Induced Physiological Changes

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, July 1998, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor María Serrano

  170. Influence of Postharvest Treatment with Putrescine and Calcium on Endogenous Polyamines, Firmness, and Abscisic Acid in Lemon (Citrus lemonL. Burm Cv. Verna)

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, May 1998, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor María Serrano

  171. Polyamines, Ethylene, and Physicochemical Changes in Low-Temperature-Stored Peach (Prunus persicaL. Cv. Maycrest)

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, September 1997, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor María Serrano

  172. Modified Atmosphere Packaging Minimizes Increases in Putrescine and Abscisic Acid Levels Caused by Chilling Injury in Pepper Fruit

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, May 1997, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor María Serrano

  173. Polyamines, abscisic acid and ethylene production in tomato fruit

    Article • Phytochemistry, September 1996, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  174. Review : Role of polyamines in chilling injury of fruit and vegetables/Revisión: El papel de las poliaminas en los daños por frío de frutas y hortalizas

    Article • Food Science and Technology International, August 1996, SAGE Publications

    Professor María Serrano

  175. Endogenous levels of polyamines and abscisic acid in pepper fruits during growth and ripening

    Article • Physiologia Plantarum, September 1995, Wiley

    Professor María Serrano

  176. Non-involvement of ACC and ACC oxidase activity in pepper fruit ripening

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, April 1995, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  177. Endogenous levels of polyamines and abscisic acid in pepper fruits during growth and ripening

    Article • Physiologia Plantarum, January 1995, Wiley

    Professor María Serrano

  178. Influence of Films of Different Permeability on Ethylene Synthesis and Ripening of MA-Packaged Apricots

    Article • LWT, February 1993, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  179. Cold storage of rose flowers (Rosa hybrida, M. cultivar ‘Visa’): physiological alterations

    Article • Scientia Horticulturae, July 1992, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano

  180. Influence of ACC and Ethephon on cell growth in etiolated lupin hypocotyls. dependence on cell growth state

    Article • Biologia Plantarum, March 1991, Institute of Experimental Botany

    Professor María Serrano

  181. Action and mechanism of α-aminoisobutyric acid as a retardant of cut carnation senescence

    Article • Scientia Horticulturae, October 1990, Elsevier

    Professor María Serrano