Nuove tecnologie in post-raccolta per ciliegie di alta qualità

Sweet cherry is growing worldwide with new areas of production with high volume of international transactions. The high perishability of fruit limits sales on a demanding domestic market, which is highly sensitive to the combination of high prices and low-quality fruit however, the introduction of new innovative technologies during postharvest extends the fruit quality countering the marketing time and complexities associated to export. This review gives the main information to understand the principles that support the technologies behind the high quality fruit to access the long distance markets. Concentrated in harvest operation, temperature management, packing line and modified atmosphere packaging.