Effect of High Voltage Electrostatic Fields on Post-Harvest Quality of Strawberry Fruit

The paper studied the effect of high-voltage electrostatic fields on the postharvest quality of strawberries. The results showed that the respiration rate decreased significantly, the content of soluble solids kept at high level, and the activities of polygalacturonase and cx-cellulase decreased, while the fruit firmness declined slowly. On the seventh day of storage,the rotten rate of strawberries treated by HVEF was 5%, the control group was 15%.