Objective: To maximize postharvest quality and health value, as well as storability and shelf-life of local produce. Our current research projects include:

LONG-TERM QUALITY STORAGE OF “WET” MEDJOOL DATE FRUITS.
OFF-TREE PRODUCTION OF HIGH QUALITY “WET” MEDJOOL DATES FROM PARTIALLY RIPE FRUITS.
HEALTH-PROMOTING INGREDIENTS AND ANTI-ATHEROGENIC PROPERTIES OF DATE FRUITS.
CULTIVAR AND SEASONAL VARIATIONS IN POMEGRANATE (PUNICA GRANATUM L.) FRUIT QUALITY.
EFFECTS OF SALINITY AND WATER-SAVING IRRIGATION REGIME ON POMEGRANATE (PUNICA GRANATUM L.) FRUIT QUALITY.
HEALTH-PROMOTING INGREDIENTS AND BIO-ACTIVITIES OF MARULA (SCLEROCARYA BIRREA SUBSP. CAFFRA) FRUIT EXTRACTS.

Super wet Arava Medjool prior to storage

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Postharvest

Producing highly nutritional freshcut salads with long shelf life

Dr. Hamutal Borochov-Neori, Ida Milanes and Moti Harari, Southern Arava R&D. Abstract Traditional open field agriculture is facing reclining margins in face of the growing competition for western markets. To…

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October 16, 2019

Read more about the article Seasonal and cultivar variations in antioxidant and sensory quality of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) fruit grown in the southern Arava Valley.

Postharvest

Seasonal and cultivar variations in antioxidant and sensory quality of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) fruit grown in the southern Arava Valley.

Hamutal Borochov-Neori, Sylvie Judeinstein, Effi Tripler, Moti Harari, Amnon Greenberg, Southern Arava Research and Development, Hevel Eilot, 88820 Israel, Doron Holland, Agricultural Research Organization, Department of Horticulture, Newe Ya'ar Research…

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October 16, 2019