Research Progress on Postharvest Physiology and Storage Technology of Snap Bean
The paper reviews the research progress on the postharvest storage physiology of snap bean such as appearance quality,respiratory climacteric,cell membrane permeability and nutritional quality.The factors influencing the storage of snap bean were introduced such as variety,ripeness,nutritional condition,storage condition,physico-chemical treatment and packaging material.This review summarized the research advances in storage technology of room temperature storage,low temperature storage,controlled atmosphere storage and coating film storage.The future research and development trends on storage technology of snap bean were also discussed.