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ReviewFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Research and Technologies to Reduce Grain Postharvest Losses: A Review.

Bidhan Nath, Guangnan Chen, Cherie M O'Sullivan, Dariush Zare

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In one paragraph

Review in Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Bidhan NathSchool of Agriculture and Environmental Science, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD 4350, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9657-2000
Guangnan ChenSchool of Agriculture and Environmental Science, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD 4350, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-8460-9224
Cherie M O'SullivanCentre for Sustainable Agricultural Systems, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD 4350, Australia.
Dariush ZareSenior Research Fellow, Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Launceston, TAS 7250, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6267-2916

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Reducing postharvest losses offers a significant opportunity to enhance food availability without requiring extra production resources. A substantial portion of cereal grain goes to waste annually due to a lack of science-based knowledge, unconscious handling practices, suboptimal technical efficiency, and inadequate infrastructure. This article extensively reviews losses occurring during postharvest operations across various crops, examining diverse postharvest operations in different countries. Recent advancements in postharvest technology research are thoroughly discussed. The primary obstacles and challenges hindering the adoption and implementation of postharvest technologies are also explored. The appropriate postharvest technology relies on specific factors, including the kind of crops, production locales, seasons, and existing environmental and socioeconomic conditions.

Indexed as

grainpostharvest lossessupply chaintechnologyvalue losses

Identifiers

PMID38928816
PMCPMC11202419

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