Gene E. Lester

Best Publications

• Assessment of vitamin and carotenoid concentrations of emerging food products: edible microgreens.

  Zhenlei Xiao;Gene E. Lester;Yaguang Luo;Qin Wang

  620
  Citations

• Oxidative Stress: Importance for Postharvest Quality

  D. Mark Hodges;Gene E. Lester;Kathleen D. Munro;Peter M.A. Toivonen

  365
  Citations

• Melon Fruits: Genetic Diversity, Physiology, and Biotechnology Features

  Hector G. Nuñez-Palenius;Miguel Gomez-Lim;Neftali Ochoa-Alejo;Rebecca Grumet

  225
  Citations

• Microgreens of Brassicaceae: Mineral composition and content of 30 varieties

  Zhenlei Xiao;Zhenlei Xiao;Eton E. Codling;Yaguang Luo;Xiangwu Nou

  205
  Citations

• Profiling polyphenols in five Brassica species microgreens by UHPLC-PDA-ESI/HRMS(n.).

  Jianghao Sun;Zhenlei Xiao;Long-ze Lin;Gene E. Lester

  204
  Citations

• Impact of potassium nutrition on postharvest fruit quality: Melon (Cucumis melo L) case study

  Gene E. Lester;John L. Jifon;Donald J. Makus

  200
  Citations

• Comparative analysis of strawberry total phenolics via Fast Blue BB vs. Folin–Ciocalteu: Assay interference by ascorbic acid

  Gene E. Lester;Kim S. Lewers;Marjorie B. Medina;Robert A. Saftner

  192
  Citations

• Evaluation and correlation of sensory attributes and chemical compositions of emerging fresh produce: Microgreens

  Zhenlei Xiao;Zhenlei Xiao;Gene E. Lester;Eunhee Park;Robert A. Saftner

  173
  Citations

• Supplemental foliar potassium applications with or without a surfactant can enhance netted muskmelon quality

  Gene E. Lester;John L. Jifon;D. J. Makus

  161
  Citations

• Supplemental Foliar Potassium Applications during Muskmelon Fruit Development Can Improve Fruit Quality, Ascorbic Acid, and Beta-carotene Contents

  Gene E. Lester;John L. Jifon;Gordon Rogers

  155
  Citations

• On-Farm and Postharvest Processing Sources of Bacterial Contamination to Melon Rinds

  J. V. Gagliardi;P. D. Millner;G. Lester;D. Ingram

  143
  Citations

• Postharvest quality and shelf life of radish microgreens as impacted by storage temperature, packaging film, and chlorine wash treatment

  Zhenlei Xiao;Yaguang Luo;Gene E. Lester;Liping Kou

  141
  Citations

• Postharvest Application of Calcium and Magnesium to Honeydew and Netted Muskmelons: Effects on Tissue Ion Concentrations, Quality, and Senescence

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  141
  Citations

• Carotene and Novel Apocarotenoid Concentrations in Orange-fleshed Cucumis melo Melons: Determinations of β-Carotene Bioaccessibility and Bioavailability

  Matthew K. Fleshman;Gene E. Lester;Ken M. Riedl;Rachel E. Kopec

  140
  Citations

• Melon (Cucumis melo L.) fruit nutritional quality and health functionality

  Gene Lester

  129
  Citations

• Environmental regulation of human health nutrients (ascorbic acid, β-carotene, and folic acid) in fruits and vegetables

  Gene E. Lester

  122
  Citations

• Effect of light exposure on sensorial quality, concentrations of bioactive compounds and antioxidant capacity of radish microgreens during low temperature storage

  Zhenlei Xiao;Gene E Lester;Yaguang Luo;Zhuohong Kenny Xie

  118
  Citations

• Organic vs conventionally grown Rio Red whole grapefruit and juice: comparison of production inputs, market quality, consumer acceptance, and human health-bioactive compounds.

  Gene E Lester;John A Manthey;Béla S Buslig

  115
  Citations

• Physiological changes during development and ripening of ‘Perlita’ muskmelon fruits

  Unknown

  114
  Citations

• Postharvest biology, quality and shelf life of buckwheat microgreens

  Liping Kou;Liping Kou;Yaguang Luo;Tianbao Yang;Zhenlei Xiao;Zhenlei Xiao

  114
  Citations

• Sensory and analytical comparison of orange-fleshed honeydew to cantaloupe and green-fleshed honeydew for fresh-cut chunks

  Robert Saftner;Judith A. Abbott;Gene Lester;Bryan Vinyard

  94
  Citations

• Antioxidant, Sugar, Mineral, and Phytonutrient Concentrations across Edible Fruit Tissues of Orange-Fleshed Honeydew Melon (Cucumis melo L.)

  Gene E Lester

  90
  Citations

• Impact of Potassium Nutrition on Food Quality of Fruits and Vegetables: A Condensed and Concise Review of the Literature

  Gene E. Lester;John L. Jifon;Donald J. Makus

  84
  Citations

• Plasma Membrane Physicochemical Changes during Maturation and Postharvest Storage of Muskmelon Fruit

  Gene Lester;Eduardo Stein

  83
  Citations

• Organically versus Conventionally Grown Produce: Common Production Inputs, Nutritional Quality, and Nitrogen Delivery between the Two Systems

  Gene E. Lester;Robert A. Saftner

  78
  Citations

• Muskmelon Fruit Soluble Acid Invertase and Sucrose Phosphate Synthase Activity and Polypeptide Profiles during Growth and Maturation

  Gene E. Lester;Luis Saucedo Arias;Miguel Gomez-Lim

  73
  Citations

• γ-Irradiation Dose: Effects on Baby-Leaf Spinach Ascorbic Acid, Carotenoids, Folate, α-Tocopherol, and Phylloquinone Concentrations

  Gene E Lester;Guy J Hallman;Juliana A Pérez

  73
  Citations