Apple, Chlorophyll Fluorescence, Bitter Pit

Mirzaee, M., Rees, D. ORCID: 0000-0003-3541-0424 , Colgan, R.J. ORCID: 0000-0002-0653-5845 and Tully, M.S. (2015) Diagnosing bitter pit in apple during storage by chlorophyll fluorescence as a non-destructive Tool. In: V International Conference Postharvest Unlimited. International Society for Horticultural Science, Lemesos, Cyprus, pp. 235-242. ISBN 978-94-62610-71-2 ISSN 0567-7572 (Print), 2406-6168 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2015.1079.27)

Crude oil bioremediation, land oil spill control, marine oil spill control, biostimulation, bioaugmentation, microbial remediation and hydrocarbon compounds.

Macaulay, Babajide Milton and Rees, Deborah ORCID: 0000-0003-3541-0424 (2014) Bioremediation of oil spills: A review of challenges for research advancement. Annals of Environmental Science, 8. pp. 9-37. ISSN 1939-2621

Fresh produce; Microbial contamination; Firmness; Visual quality; Antioxidants

Glowacz, Marcin ORCID: 0000-0002-9249-1964 and Rees, Deborah ORCID: 0000-0003-3541-0424 (2016) Exposure to ozone reduces postharvest quality loss in red and green chilli peppers. Food Chemistry, 210. pp. 305-310. ISSN 0308-8146 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.04.119)

Jasmonates, Salicylates, Fresh produce, Quality and safety, Sensory evaluation, Storage

Glowacz, Marcin ORCID: 0000-0002-9249-1964 and Rees, Deborah ORCID: 0000-0003-3541-0424 (2016) Using jasmonates and salicylates to reduce losses within the fruit supply chain. European Food Research and Technology, 242 (2). pp. 143-156. ISSN 1438-2377 (Print), 1438-2385 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s00217-015-2527-6)

Landraces, Polyphenols, Flavonoids, Vitamin C, Total antioxidant activity, Ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP), Diphenyl-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH)

Sekulya, S., Masawi, A., Namutebi, A., Ssozi, J., Masanza, M., Kabod, B., Jagwe, J.N., Kasharu, A., Rees, D. ORCID: 0000-0003-3541-0424 and Kizito, E.B. (2018) Antioxidant potential of the farmer preferred selections of Solanum aethiopicum vegetable consumed in central Uganda. European Journal of Biological Research, 8. pp. 26-33. ISSN 2449-8955 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1195552)

Potato, Senesecent Sweetening, Storage, Quality

Colgan, Richard ORCID: 0000-0002-0653-5845 , Rees, Debbie ORCID: 0000-0003-3541-0424 and Briddon, Adrian (2011) Research Review: Senescent Sweetening of Potatoes. Project Report. Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board. (doi:Research Review No. 2012/6)

Solanum aethiopicum, charcoal cooler, shelf life, total polyphenol, total antioxidant activity, Ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP), diphenylpicrylhydrazyl (DPPH), perforated polyethylene

Sekulya, S., Nandutu, A., Namutebi, A, Ssozi, J, Masanza, M, Jagwe, J.N., Kasharu, A., Rees, D. ORCID: 0000-0003-3541-0424 , Kizito, E.B. and Acham, H (2018) Effect of post-harvest handling practices, storage technologies and packaging material on post-harvest quality and antioxidant potential of Solanum Aethiopicum (Shum) leafy vegetable. American Journal of Food Science and Technology, 6 (4). pp. 167-180. ISSN 2333-4827 (Print), 2333-4835 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.12691/ajfst-6-4-6)

Solanum aethiopicum, powder, pre-treatments, solar, cabinet, drying

Sam, Akanyijuka, Hedwig, Acham, Gaston, Tumuhimbise, Namutebi, Agnes, Masanza, Michael, Jagwe, John N., Apolo, Kasharu, Elizabeth, Kizito B. and Rees, Deborah ORCID: 0000-0003-3541-0424 (2018) Effect of different processing conditions on proximate and bioactive contents of Solanum aethiopicum (Shum) powders, and acceptability for cottage scale production. American Journal of Food and Nutrition, 6 (2). pp. 46-54. ISSN 2374-1155 (Print), 2374-1163 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.12691/ajfn-6-2-3)

apple storage; controlled atmosphere; chlorophyll; fluorescence

Fisher, Rosalind ORCID: 0000-0002-5609-6772 , Thurston, Karen, Colgan, Richard ORCID: 0000-0002-0653-5845 and Rees, Deborah ORCID: 0000-0003-3541-0424 (2023) Monitoring low O2 stress in apples: what we can learn from chlorophyll fluorescence and respiratory characteristics. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 208:112661. ISSN 0925-5214 (Print), 1873-2356 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2023.112661)

asparagus, thrips (Thrips tabaci), heat treatments, high CO2

Simantara, P., Rees, D. ORCID: 0000-0003-3541-0424 and Westby, A. (2010) Potential non-chemical methods for use against thrips (Thrips tabaci) in green asparagus. In: Herppich, W.B., (ed.) Proceedings of the Third International Conference Postharvest Unlimited 2008. Acta Horticulturae (858). International Society for Horticultural Science, Leuven, Belgium, pp. 325-328. ISBN 978-90-66052-06-2 ISSN 0567-7572

chillies, low temperature storage, polyethylene packaging

Amjad, M., Iqbal, J., Iqbal, Q., Nawaz, A., Ahmad, T. and Rees, D. ORCID: 0000-0003-3541-0424 (2010) Effect of packaging material and different storage regimes on shelf life and biochemical composition of green hot pepper fruits. In: Erkan, M. and Aksoy, U., (eds.) X International Controlled and Modified Atmosphere Research Conference. Acta Horticulturae (876). International Society for Horticultural Science, Leuven, Belgium, pp. 227-234. ISBN 978-90-66055-53-7 (Print) ISSN 0567-7572 (Online)

chlorine; pinking; discolouration; cut-edge; lettuce; modified atmosphere

Fisher, Lorraine H.C. and Rees, Deborah ORCID: 0000-0003-3541-0424 (2022) The effect of wash water chlorine content on the pinking discolouration of fresh cut Iceberg lettuce. International Journal of Postharvest Technology and Innovation, 8 (2/3). pp. 184-195. ISSN 1744-7550 (Print), 1744-7569 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1504/IJPTI.2022.121880)

chlorophyll fluorescence, postharvest, Fv/Fm, chilling injury, heat stress, photoinhibition, cucumber, pepper, asparagus, apple

Rees, D. ORCID: 0000-0003-3541-0424 , Simantara, P., Ross, M., Brownridge, S., Westby, A., Johnson, D. and Poole, R. (2010) Seeking a robust strategy to use chlorophyll fluorescence to assess physiological damage of fresh produce. In: Herppich, W.B., (ed.) Proceedings of the Third International Conference Postharvest Unlimited 2008. Acta Horticulturae (858). International Society for Horticultural Science, Leuven, Belgium, pp. 399-406. ISBN 978-90-66052-06-2 ISSN 0567-7572

dynamic controlled atmosphere; apple (Malus domestica); respiratory quotient; respiration rate; SafePod

Rees, Deborah ORCID: 0000-0003-3541-0424 , Bishop, David, Schaefer, James, Colgan, Richard, Thurston, Karen, Fisher, Rosalind ORCID: 0000-0002-5609-6772 and Duff, Andrew (2021) SafePod: A respiration chamber to characterise apple fruit response to storage atmospheres. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 181:111674. ISSN 0925-5214 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2021.111674)

ethylene control technologies, domestic fridges, fresh produce, reducing household food waste

Rees, Debbie ORCID: 0000-0003-3541-0424 , Hipps, Neil, Colgan, Richard ORCID: 0000-0002-0653-5845 and Thurston, Karen (2011) Testing ethylene control technologies in domestic fridges [Final report - Strategies to Reduce Waste of Fresh Produce]. Project Report. Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP), Banbury, Oxfordshire.

ethylene, spore concentration, fresh produce supply chain

Rees, Deborah ORCID: 0000-0003-3541-0424 , Hipps, Neil, Colgan, Richard ORCID: 0000-0002-0653-5845 and Thurston, Karen (2011) Ethylene and microbial hotspots in the fresh produce supply chain. [Final report]. Project Report. Waste Resources Action Programme, Banbury, Oxfordshire, UK.

fresh produce, quality evaluation, storage

Glowacz, Marcin ORCID: 0000-0002-9249-1964 , Colgan, Richard ORCID: 0000-0002-0653-5845 and Rees, Deborah ORCID: 0000-0003-3541-0424 (2014) Influence of continuous exposure to gaseous ozone on the quality of red bell peppers, cucumbers and zucchini. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 99. pp. 1-8. ISSN 0925-5214 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2014.06.015)

ipomoea batatas, ethylene, gibberellins

Cheema, M.U.A., Rees, D. ORCID: 0000-0003-3541-0424 , Westby, A. and Taylor, M. (2010) Hormonal control of sprouting of sweetpotatoes in storage. In: Herppich, W.B., (ed.) Proceedings of the Third International Conference Postharvest Unlimited 2008. Acta Horticulturae (858). International Society for Horticultural Science, Leuven, Belgium, pp. 173-177. ISBN 978-90-66052-06-2 ISSN 0567-7572

ozone, fresh produce, quality and safety, sensory evaluation, storage

Glowacz, Marcin ORCID: 0000-0002-9249-1964 , Rees, Deborah ORCID: 0000-0003-3541-0424 and Colgan, Richard ORCID: 0000-0002-0653-5845 (2015) The use of ozone to extend the shelf-life and maintain quality of fresh produce. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 95 (4). pp. 662-671. ISSN 0022-5142 (Print), 1097-0010 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.6776)

pear, organic, postharvest, rots, Monilinia, Penicillium

Suleiman, M., Rees, D. ORCID: 0000-0003-3541-0424 and Orchard, J. (2010) Comparison of susceptibility to postharvest rots of 'Conference' pears produced organically and conventionally. In: Herppich, W.B., (ed.) Proceedings of the Third International Conference Postharvest Unlimited 2008. Acta Horticulturae (858). International Society for Horticultural Science, Leuven, Belgium, pp. 251-254. ISBN 978-90-66052-06-2 ISSN 0567-7572

plastic packaging; food waste; simulation; modelling

Fayad, Ramzi, Kandemir, Cansu, Pickering, Jack, Reynolds, Christian, Koh, Lenny, Greenwood, Sarah, Parsons, Rorie, Fisher, Lorraine and Rees, Deborah ORCID: 0000-0003-3541-0424 (2022) Minimising plastic packaging and household food waste: a new approach using discrete event simulation. In: 29th International Annual EurOMA Conference "Brilliance in resilience: operations and supply chain management’s role in achieving a sustainable future", 3rd - 6th July 2022, University of Sussex Business School & Berlin, Germany.

plastic pollution; food waste

Kumar, Ravinder ORCID: 0000-0002-0157-1310 , Rees, Deborah ORCID: 0000-0003-3541-0424 and Fisher, Lorraine, H.C. (2022) Preserving food without creating plastic pollution: a primer on progress in developed and low- to middle-income countries. Enterprise Development and Microfinance, 33 (4). pp. 1-17. ISSN 1755-1978 (Print), 1755-1986 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3362/1755-1986.22-00073)

post-harvest, perishables

Rees, Debbie ORCID: 0000-0003-3541-0424 , Farrell, Graham and Orchard, John (eds.) (2012) Crop post-harvest: science and technology, perishables. Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester, UK. ISBN 978-0-632-05725-2 (hbk), 978-1-4443-5463-8 (ebk)

potato, post-harvest

Bishop, Chris, Rees, Debbie ORCID: 0000-0003-3541-0424 , Cheema, Muhammad U.A., Harper, Glyn and Stroud, Graeme (2012) Potatoes. In: Rees, Debbie ORCID: 0000-0003-3541-0424 , Farrell, Graham and Orchard, John, (eds.) Crop Post-harvest: Science and Technology, Perishables. Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester, UK, pp. 334-359. ISBN 978-0-632-05725-2 (hbk), 978-1-4443-5463-8 (ebk)

sensory attributes, profiling, time after harvest, deterioration

Gorret, Apolot Mary, Ssozi, Joshua, Namutebi, Agnes, Masanza, Michael, Elizabeth, Kizito, Rees, Deborah ORCID: 0000-0003-3541-0424 and Hedwig, Acham (2018) Changes in sensory and quality characteristics of S. Aethiopicum (Shum) and A. Lividus (Linn) leafy vegetables along the supply chain. American Journal of Food Science and Technology, 6 (4). pp. 161-166. ISSN 2333-4827 (Print), 2333-4835 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.12691/ajfst-6-4-5)

storage, sweet potato, post-harvest, processing, loss, agriculture, shelf-life, Tanzania, storage root, handling

Rees, D. ORCID: 0000-0003-3541-0424 , Bancroft, R., Matters, D. and Pollard, A. (1996) Physiological basis for storage life extension in fresh sweet potato: Final technical report. Technical Report. Natural Resources Institute, Chatham, UK.

sweet potato, postharvest, assessment, Africa, breeding, varieties, sensory characteristics, shelf-life, loss, storage, tropical, cultivar, pests, processing

Rees, Debbie ORCID: 0000-0003-3541-0424 , Van Oirschot, Quirien and Kapinga, Regina (eds.) (2003) Sweetpotato post-harvest assessment. Natural Resources Institute, UoG, Chatham, UK. ISBN 0859545482

sweet potato, storage root, cultivar, damage, tropical, wound healing, shelf-life, lignification, curing

Van Oirschot, Quirien Elfrida Antoinette, Rees, Deborah ORCID: 0000-0003-3541-0424 , Aked, Julia and Kihurani, Agnes (2002) Sweet potato cultivars differ in efficiency of wound healing. Technical Report. Natural Resources Institute, Chatham, UK.

sweetpotato, 1-methylcyclopropene, aminoethoxyvinylglycine ethylene, respiration, sprouting

Cheema, M.U.A., Rees, D. ORCID: 0000-0003-3541-0424 , Colgan, R.J. ORCID: 0000-0002-0653-5845 , Taylor, M. and Westby, A. (2013) The effects of ethylene, 1-MCP and AVG on sprouting in sweetpotato roots. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 85. pp. 89-93. ISSN 0925-5214 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2013.05.001)

tropical root crops, post-harvest

Rees, Debbie ORCID: 0000-0003-3541-0424 , Westby, Andrew, Tomlins, Keith, Van Oirschot, Quirien, Cheema, Muhammad U.A., Cornelius, Eric and Amjad, Mohammad (2012) Tropical root crops. In: Rees, Debbie ORCID: 0000-0003-3541-0424 , Farrell, Graham and Orchard, John, (eds.) Crop Post-harvest: Science and Technology, Perishables. Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester, UK, pp. 392-413. ISBN 9780632057252

wound-healing, Sweetpotato, carbohydrates, water stress, lignification

Rees, Deborah ORCID: 0000-0003-3541-0424 , van Oirschot, Quirien and Aked, Julia (2008) The role of carbohydrates in wound-healing of sweetpotato roots at low humidity. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 50 (1). pp. 79-86. ISSN 0925-5214 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2008.03.019)