Post-harvesting techniques for enhancing nutrients and phytochemicals in a plant/plant parts

摘要

In one aspect of the present invention, a first plant plants having a first compound is harvested. The harvested first plants are placed in container comprising formulated solution, and the formulated solution comprises a second compound and enhancer, for a first period of time. The harvested first plant from the container is removed after the first time period and the first compound and the second compound is extracted from the harvested first plants. In another aspect of present invention, the formulated solution is sprayed to a first plant having first targeted utility component and the formulated solution comprises a second targeted utility component and an enhancer. The first and the second utility components are extracted from the first plant. In one embodiment, the first plant is harvested plants. In another embodiment, the first plant is the standing crop with first time period left for harvesting, and the formulated solution is sprayed at a regular interval in the first time period.