Jianbing Jang

Chunan Qianyouyou Agricultural Development Co., Ltd., Chunan, 311724, Zhejiang, China
Author    Correspondence author
Biological Evidence, 2026, Vol. 16, No. 5   
Received: 20 Aug., 2026    Accepted: 15 Sep., 2026    Published: 20 Sep., 2026

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Chinese bayberry (Myrica rubra Sieb. et Zucc.) is an important specialty fruit crop in southern China, with considerable value for fresh consumption, processing, and the development of functional components. However, the overall economic benefits of the industry are constrained by its concentrated ripening period, soft and damage-prone fruit, short postharvest shelf life, and insufficient utilization of processing by-products. This review summarizes recent advances in Chinese bayberry germplasm resources and fresh fruit quality improvement, postharvest preservation and graded utilization, processed product development, and comprehensive utilization of by-products, and further discusses pathways for industrial upgrading based on practices in major production areas of Zhejiang Province. The Chinese bayberry industry should shift from a yield-oriented production model toward marketable quality improvement. The proportion of marketable fruit and its distribution capacity can be enhanced through appropriate cultivar selection, standardized cultivation, timely harvesting, precooling and grading, protective packaging, and an integrated cold chain. According to fruit quality, a tiered utilization system should be established for premium fresh-market sales, conventional fresh-market sales, and processing, while promoting the development of juice, dried fruit, wine, fruit powder, and high-value-added products derived from anthocyanins, polyphenols, and other valuable components. Meanwhile, processing by-products such as pomace and pits can be further utilized for dietary fiber, kernel oil, and agricultural recycling. In the future, stronger collaboration among growers, cooperatives, processing enterprises, and research and extension institutions is needed to establish an integrated industrial chain encompassing “high-quality production-postharvest preservation-graded utilization-value-added processing-by-product utilization,” thereby promoting the standardization, diversification, value addition, and circular utilization of resources in the Chinese bayberry industry.

Chinese bayberry (Myrica rubra Sieb. et Zucc.); Fresh fruit quality; Postharvest preservation; Graded utilization; Value-added processing; Comprehensive utilization of by-products