Penelope Perkins-Veazie

Bio

Dr. Penny Perkins-Veazie heads research on postharvest physiology and technology for fruits and vegetables for North Carolina State University. Her research involves storage methods to extend shelf life, collaborative studies to determine fruit and vegetable roles in human health, storage technologies to enhance functional food compounds, and the identification and quantification of health-related compounds in fruits and vegetables and from production systems. She also evaluates food safety, quality and consumer-appeal characteristics such as fla­vor, color, antioxidants and texture to make sure growers will have better quality fruits and vegetables for high-value markets.

Publications

• A One-Week Elderberry Juice Intervention Augments the Fecal Microbiota and Suggests Improvement in Glucose Tolerance and Fat Oxidation in a Randomized Controlled Trial , NUTRIENTS (2024)
• Assessing predictability of post-storage texture and appearance characteristics in blueberry at breeding population level , POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY (2024)
• Genotype and ripening method affect carotenoid content and bio-accessibility in banana , FOOD & FUNCTION (2024)
• Inference of the genetic basis of fruit texture in highbush blueberries using genome-wide association analyses , HORTICULTURE RESEARCH (2024)
• Prediction of blueberry sensory texture attributes by integrating multiple instrumental measurements , POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY (2024)
• Willingness to Pay for Blueberries: Sensory Attributes, Fruit Quality Traits, and Consumers' Characteristics , HORTSCIENCE (2024)
• Blueberry Cell Wall Polysaccharide Composition of Three Distinct Fruit Firmness Phenotypes , ACS FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (2023)
• Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals candidate genes for cold stress response and early flowering in pineapple , SCIENTIFIC REPORTS (2023)
• Exploring shelf-life predictability of appearance traits and fruit texture in blueberry , POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY (2023)
• Identification of bromelain subfamily proteases encoded in the pineapple genome , SCIENTIFIC REPORTS (2023)