Almeida, D. P. F., Carvalho, R. & Dupille, E. (2016). Efficacy of 1-methylcy-clopropene on the mitigation of storage disorders of “Rocha” pear under normal refrigerated and controlled atmospheres. Food Science and Technology International, 22(5), 399-409.
Arnon, H., Granit, R., Povat, R. & Poverenov, E .(2015). Edible chitosan coating for citrus fruit: A layer by layer approach. Food Chemistry, 166, 465-472.
Annual agricultural statistics. (2017). Ministry of Jihad-e- Agriculture, Tehran, Iran. http://www. maj.ir
Arianpuya, Z., Davarinejad, Gh. & Nemati, S. H. (2009). The effect of ethephon on harvesting and quality characteristics of cherry fruit (Ordi Jubiliu. Journal of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, 16(4), 21-37. (In Farsi)
Barrera, E., Gil, J., Restrepa, A., Mosquera, K. & Durango, D. (2015). A coating of chitosan and propolis extract for the postharvest treatment of papaya. Packaging Technology and Science, 28, 173-179.
Bashir, H. A., & Abu-Goukh, A. A. (2003). Compositional changes during ripening of guava fruit. Food Chemistry, 80, 557-583.
Bhaskara, R. M. V., Belkasemi, K., Corcuff, R., Castaingne, F. & Arul, J. (2000). Effect of pre-harvest chitosan sprays on postharvest infection by botrytis cinerea quality of strawberry fruit. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 20, 39-51.
Bico, S. L. S., Raposo, M. F. J., Morais, R. M. S. C. & Morais, A. M. M. B. (2009). Combined effects of chemical dip and/or carrageenan coating and/or controlled atmosphere on quality of fresh-cut banana. Food Control, 5, 508-514.
Chandinr, E.E., Ozdemir, A.E., Siglu, E.M., Sahinler, N. & Gul, A. (2009). Effects of propolis on storage of sweet cherry. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 21, 2659-2666.
Dutta, P., Tripathi, S., Mehrotra, G. & Dutta, J. (2009). Perspectives for Chitosan based antimicrobial films in food applications. Food chemistry,114(4), 1173-1182.
El-Anany, A. M., Hassan, G. F. A. & Ali, F. M. R. (2009). Effects of edible coating on the shelf life and quality of apple during cold storage. Journal of Food Technology, 7, 5-11.
FattahiMoghadam, J. & Kiaeshkevarian, M .(2013). Response of bioactive compounds in some citrus fruits to wax coating during storage. Journal of Plant Production, 20(2), 59-71. (In Farsi)
Gago, C. M. L., Miguel, M. G., Cavaco, A. M., Almeida, D. P. F. & Antunes, M. D. C. (2013). Combined effect of temperature and controlled atmo-sphere on storage and shelf-life of ‘Rocha’ pear treated with1-methylcyclopropene. Food Science Technology International, 21(2), 94-103.
Galvis Sanchez, A. C., Fonseca, S. C., Morais, A. M. M. B. & Malcata, F. X. (2003). Physicochemical and sensory evaluation of ‘Rocha’ pear following controlled atmosphere storage. Journal of Food Science, 68, 318-327.
Guerra, M., Magdaleno, R. & Casquero, P. (2011). Effect of site and storage conditions on quality of industrial fresh pepper. Scientia Horticulture, 130, 141-145.
Hernandez-Munoz, P., Almenar, E., Valle, V. D., Velez, D. & Gavara, R. (2008). Effect of chitosan coating combined with postharvest calcium treatment on strawberry quality. Food Chemistry, 110, 428-435.
Jafari, N. J., Kargozari, M., Ranjbar, R., Rostami, H. & Hamedi, H. (2017). The effect of chitosan coating incorporated with ethanolic extract of propolis on the quality of refrigerated chicken fillet. Journal of Process and Preservation, 42(1), e13336.
Jianglian, D. & Shaoying, Z. (2013). Application of Chitosan based coating in fruit and vegetable preservation: A review. Food processing and Technology, 4(5), 47-55.
Jongsri, P., Wangsomboodee, T., Rojsitthinsk, P. & Serayphenp, K. (2016). Effect of chitosan coating on postharvest quality and physicochemical properties of mango. Food Science and Technology, 73, 28-36.
Kader, A. A. & Watkins, C. B. (2000). Modified atmosphere packaging toward 2000 and beyond. Horticultural Technology, 10(3), 483-489.
Kasiotis, K. M., Anastasiadou, P., Papadopoulos, A. & Machera, K. (2017). Revisiting Greek propolis: Chromatographic analysis and antioxidant activity study. PLoS ONE 12 , e0170077.
Krol, W., Bankova, V., Sforcin, J. M., Szliszka, E., Czuba, Z. & Kuropatnicki, A. K. (2013). Propolis: properties, applications and its potential. Evidence-Based Complement. Alternative Medicine, 32, 87-91.
Li, H. & Yu, T. (2000). Effect of chitosan on incidence of brown rot, quality and physiological attributes of postharvest peach fruits. Journal of Science of Food and Agriculture,81, 269-279.
Li, Z., Yang, H., Li, P., Liu, J., Wang, J. & Xu, Y. (2013). Fruit biomechanics based on anatomy: a review. International Agrophysics, 27, 97-106.
Maftoonazad, N. & Kamaswang, H. S. (2005). Postharvest shelf life extension of avocado using methyl cellulose based coating. Food Science and Technology, 38, 617-624.
Maftoonazad, N. & Badii, F. (2009). Use of edible films and coatings to extent the shelf life of products. Recent Patent on Food, Nutrition and Agriculture, 1(2), 162-170.
Majidi, H., Minaei, S., Almasi, M. & Mostofi, Y. (2011). Total soluble solids, titrable acidity and repining index of tomato in various storage conditions. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 12(5), 1723-1726.
Maleki, G., Sedaghat, N., Farboodi, M. & Mohebbi, M. (2019). Effect of chitosan coating and modified atmosphere packaging on quality attributes of the cucumber and modeling the vegetable shelf life. Iranian Journal of Nurtition Science and Food Technology, 14(3), 51-63. (In Farsi(
Manolopoulou, H., Xanthopoulos, G., Douros, N. & Lambrinos, G. (2010). Modified atmosphere packing storage of green bell pappers: Quality criteria. Biosystems Engineering, 106, 543-556.
Martin-Diana, A. B., Rico, D., Barat, J. M. & Barry-Ryan, C. (2009). Orange juices enriched with chitosan: Optimization for extending the shelf-life. Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies, 10, 590-600.
Martinez, D., Guillen, S., Castillo, S., Valero, D. & Serrano, M. (2003). Modified atmosphere packaging maintains quality of table grapes. Journal of Food Science, 68, 1838-1843.
Matny, O. N., Al-Watshan, S. H. S. & Ali, A. M. (2015). Antifungal evaluation of Iraqi propolis against penicillin expansion and mycotoxin production in apple. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Science, 11(4), 395-406.
McGlone, V. A. & Gordan, R. (2000)). Kiwifruit and apricot firmness measurement by the non-contact laser air puff method. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 19, 47-54.
Meyers, H. K., Prinyawiwatkul, S. P. & Xu, Z. (2007). Applications of chitosan for improvement of quality and shelf life of foods: a review. Journal of Food Science, 72, 87-100.
Ministry of Jihade-e-Agriculture. (2010). Annual Report, Tehran, Iran. http://www.maj.ir
Mello, C. B. S. & Hubinger, M. D. (2012)). Antioxidant activity and poly phenol contents in Brazilian green propolis extracts prepared with use of ethanol and water as solvent in different PH values. International Journal of Food Science and Technology, 47, 2510-2518.
Mohammadi, A., Hashemi, M. & Hosseini, S. M. (2015). Chitosan nanoparticles loaded with cinnamomum zeylanicum essential oil enhance the shelf life of cucumber during cold storage. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 110, 203-213.
Mostofi, Y. & Najafi, F. (2003). Laboratory methods in horticulture. First edition, Tehran. (In Farsi)
Nath, A., Deka, B. C., Singh, A., Patel, R. K., Paul, D., Misra, L. K. & Ojha, H. (2012). Extension of shelf life of pear fruits using different packaging materials. Journal of Food Science Technology, 49(5), 556-563.
Ojagh, S. M., Rezaei, M., Razavi, S. H. & Hosseini, M. H. (2010)). Effects of chitosan coatings enriched with cinnamon oil on the quality of refrigerated rainbow trout. Food Chemistry, 120, 193-198.
Rajpara, S., Wilkinso, M. S. & King, C. M. (2009). The importance of propolis in patch testing multicenter survey. Contact Dermatitis, 6, 287-290.
Rapisarda, P., Bianco, M. L., Pannuzzo, P. & Tinpanaro, N. (2008). Effect of cold storage on vitamin C, phenolic and antioxidant activity of orange. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 49, 348-254.
Robiega, K., Krasniewska, K. & Gniewosz, M. (2019). Application of propolis in antimicrobial and antioxdative properties of food quality. Trends in Food Science and Technology, 83, 53-62.
Rollini, M., Mascheroni, E., Gapretti, G., Coma, V. & Musatti, A. (2017). Propolis and chitosan as an antimicrobial and polyphenols retainer for the development of paper active packaging materials. Food Packaging and Shelf Life, 14, 75-82.
Sadeghi, H., Tabatabaeikoloor, R. & Motevali, A. (2018)). The effect of surface coating and packaging with modified atmosphere on the quality and life of orange. In proceedings of: 15th National Congress on Mechanic of Biosystem and Mechanization, 20-23 August, Bu-Alisina University, Hamedan, Iran, pp. 238-243.
Saquet, A. A. (2017)). Storability of ‘Conference’ Pear Under Various Controlled Atmospheres. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 128, 54-62.
Sforcein, J. M. (2016). Biological properties and therapeutic applications of propolis. Phytother Research, 30, 894-905.
Shahdadi, A., Sedaghat, N., Taghizadeh, M. & Milani, E. (2017). Effect of packaging type and chitosan edible coating on the physic-chemical and sensory characteristics of cucumber during storage. Iranian Food Science and Technology Research Journal, 13(2), 362-378. (In Farsi)
Silva, W. V., Silva, G. M. C., Santana, D. B., Salvador, A. K. & Misobutsi, G. P. (2018). Chitosan delays ripening guava (Psidium guajava L.) fruit. Food Chemistry, 232, 242-248.
Tabatabaei, R., Ebrahimian, A. & Hashemi, J. (2016). Effect of temperature, packaging type and modified atmosphere on the quality characteristics of tomato. Food Science and Technology, 51(3), 1-13. (In Farsi)
Toreti, V. C., Sato, H. H., Pastore, G. M. & Park, Y. K. (2013)). Recent progress of propolis for its biological and chemical compositions and its botanical origin. Evidence-Based Complement. Alternative Medicine, 32 121-135.
Yang, S., Peng, L., Cheng, Y., Chen, F. & Pan, S. (2010). Control of citrus green and blue molds by Chinese propolis. Food Science Biotechnology, 19(5), 1303-1308.
Zahedi, S. M., Hosseini, M. S., Khorrami, M. & Ebrahimzadeh, A. (2019)). Effects of postharvest polyamine application and edible coating on maintaining quality of mango during cold storage. Food Science and Nutrition, 7, 431-441. (In Farsi)
Xu, Q., Xing, Y., Che, Z., Guan, T., Zhang, L., Bai, Y. & Gong, L. (2013). Effect of chitosan coating and oil fumigation on the microbiological and quality safety of fresh‐cut pear. Journal of Food Safety, 33, 179-183.
Xu, G., Liu, D., Chen, J., Ma, Y. & Shi, J. (2008). Juice components and antioxidant capacity of citrus varieties cultivated in China. Food Chemistry, 160, 545, 554.