Academic staff at University of Tabriz, Iran
Dr. Boukaga Farmani is a researcher at the University of Tabriz, specializing in Food Technology. His contributions focus on improving postharvest quality, food preservation, and the development of innovative processing methods.
Profile:
Notable Research Contributions:
- Chilling Tolerance in Tomato Fruits: His study on employing exogenous melatonin to enhance chilling tolerance in tomatoes, published in Food Chemistry, has been cited 224 times.
- Calcium’s Role in Postharvest: A comprehensive review on calcium’s importance in postharvest life, published in Scientia Horticulturae, cited 201 times.
- Brassinosteroids in Chilling Stress: Research on brassinosteroids’ effect on PAL activity in tomatoes under chilling stress, also in Scientia Horticulturae, cited 136 times.
- GABA Pathway Activation: Investigation into melatonin-induced activation of the GABA shunt pathway during cold storage in tomatoes, cited 106 times.
Recent Innovations:
- Food Preservation: Use of β-aminobutyric acid to enhance decay tolerance in strawberries and minimize aflatoxin accumulation in pistachios.
- Juice Processing: Advances in ultrafiltration techniques for pomegranate juice clarification and sugarcane juice refinement.
Citation Metrics:
- Citations: 821 (618 since 2020)
- h-index: 9 (8 since 2020)
- i10-index: 8 (7 since 2020)
Publication Top Notes:
- Employing exogenous melatonin confers chilling tolerance in tomato fruits by upregulating ZAT2/6/12, promoting endogenous polyamines, proline, and nitric oxide
Food Chemistry, 275, 549-556 (2019)
Citations: 224
- The language of calcium in postharvest life of fruits, vegetables, and flowers
Scientia Horticulturae, 144, 102-115 (2012)
Citations: 202
- Impact of postharvest brassinosteroids treatment on PAL activity in tomato fruit in response to chilling stress
Scientia Horticulturae, 144, 116-120 (2012)
Citations: 137
- Melatonin treatment promotes endogenous melatonin accumulation and triggers GABA shunt pathway activity in tomato fruits during cold storage
Scientia Horticulturae, 254, 222-227 (2019)
Citations: 104
- β-Aminobutyric acid treatment confers decay tolerance in strawberry fruit by warranting sufficient cellular energy
Scientia Horticulturae, 240, 249-257 (2018)
Citations: 34
- Exogenous adenosine triphosphate application retards cap browning in Agaricus bisporus during low-temperature storage
Food Chemistry, 293, 285-290 (2019)
Citations: 32
- Efficacy of stinging nettle extract in combination with ε-polylysine on the quality, safety, and shelf life of rainbow trout fillets
Food Science & Nutrition, 9(3), 1542-1550 (2021)
Citations: 23
- Determining optimum conditions for sugarcane juice refinement by pilot plant dead-end ceramic micro-filtration
*Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology