The UJI takes part in a project to improve the post-harvest treatment of citrus fruits, financed by the Valencian Innovation Agency



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## The UJI takes part in a project to improve the post-harvest treatment of citrus fruits, financed by the Valencian Innovation Agency

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The technology-based company [GEA Biotechnology SL](https://www.geabiotech.com/services), with its headquarters at Espaitec; the Universitat Jaume I’s [Ecophysiology and Biotechnology](https://www.uji.es/serveis/ocit/base/grupsinvestigacio/detall?codi=122) group; and the firms [Tecatel SL](https://www.tecatel.com/) and Blue Clock SL have begun a project, financed with more than 700,000 euros by the Valencian Innovation Agency (AVI), which will look for natural, automated and computerised solutions for the post-harvest treatment of citrus fruits.

The project “Transforming the post-harvest treatment of citrus fruits: designing a computerised system for applying encapsulated natural compounds (DigiCom)”, which is part of the strategic projects programme in cooperation with the AVI, is intended to improve the process of preparation, dispatch and sale, together with the consumer perception of citrus fruits, in the post-harvest treatment of the fruit.

The study includes the encapsulation of natural compounds with biological activity for use in post-harvest treatments of citrus fruits, the optimisation of application and dosing methods, and the development of a management, monitoring and statistical unit for the electronic hydraulic system.

Encapsulation is a technique that consists in protecting a compound in a matrix for subsequent controlled release in a food or plant. The use of encapsulated natural compounds as fungicidal agents in citrus fruits would maximise their effect and cut the amount needed, as well as reducing the environmental impact and production costs.

The project will also significantly reduce food waste. Citrus fruits are perishable and can easily deteriorate during storage until the time when they are purchased by the consumer, resulting in considerable food waste. The use of encapsulated natural compounds as fungicidal agents can extend the useful life of citrus fruits, thereby improving the sustainability of the food chain.

The UJI research team consists of Carolina Clausell Terol, who will supervise the research at the university; Aurelio Gómez Cadenas, head of the Ecophysiology and Biotechnology research group; Jimmy Sampedro Guerrero, a predoctoral researcher; Andrea Dalmau Balaguer, a member of the technical research support staff; and a person still to be hired.

The consortium that carries out the project is made up of four organisations: the biotechnology company GEA Biotechnology SL, which leads the project and provides its experience in natural solutions for post-harvest citrus fruits; the Ecophysiology and Biotechnology group, which provides its scientific and technical knowledge in the encapsulation of natural compounds and plant physiology; Tecatel SL, experts in developing and assembling hardware to create a unit for managing, monitoring and providing statistics on the electronic hydraulic system; and Blue Clock SL, a spin-off from Tecatel, which develops software and intelligent process control for the interactive monitoring ecosystem.

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