Chlorophyll a fluorescence analysis (CFA) has been accepted to study postharvest activity and stability of photosynthesis of vegetables and salad greens, and some fruits. Commercial chlorophyll fluorescence imaging (CFI) systems may provide additional insight into spatial and temporal dynamics of photosynthesis. This yields valuable information on the effects of postharvest handling and processing (sorting, cutting, packaging, etc.) on physiological activity and 'internal quality' of green produce, and its changes. Here, meaning and physiological basics of relevant fluorescence parameters is briefly summarised, while major focus is on recent applications of CFI to evaluate quality and quality maintenance during postharvest handling and minimal processing of fresh fruits and vegetables. CFI is given surprisingly little attention in the monitoring of postharvest quality, although it is suitable for adjusting and/or optimising innovative postharvest techniques. Knowledge of the physiological base and the limit of interpretation is indispensable for meaningful interpretations of results to draw correct consequences., W. B. Herppich., and Obsahuje bibliografické odkazy
Different light filters affect leaf photosynthetic features and fruit quality. Consequently, selecting the appropriate covering filter for rain-shelter cultivation of peaches is a key part of successful production. We used a late-maturing peach variety ‘Xiahui 8’ to study differences in leaf photosynthetic features, chlorophyll fluorescence characteristics, and fruit quality under neutral, red, yellow, green, and blue filter, with natural light as control. The results showed that the leaf photosynthetic ability and internal quality under the neutral filter treatment were elevated compared with the control, and the appearance color was the same as the control. Leaves under neutral filter could maintain higher photosynthetic ability than other filter treatments. In addition, the fruits could also keep higher quality when treated with neutral filter. Therefore, the application of neutral filter in rain-shelter cultivation of ‘Xinhui 8’ peaches is recommended for maintaining high photosynthetic capacity and for improving fruit quality., B.-B. Zhang, J.-L. Xu, M. Zhou, D.-H. Yan, R.-J. Ma., and Obsahuje bibliografii