Features of Postharvest Physiology and Pathology of Vegetables:

• The only global treatment to focus exclusively on postharvest vegetable studies
• Contains nearly 3000 references!

Contains new material on:

• the effect of calcium nutrition and irrigation control on postharvest vegetable quality
• changes in sensory quality such as color, texture, and flavor after harvest
• how biotechnology is being used to improve postharvest quality...and more

Contents

Basic Postharvest Physiology of Vegetables

• Respiration and Gas Exchange
• Hormonal Changes During Postharvest
• Chemical and Physical Changes in Membranes
• Transpiration and Water Stress

Factors Affecting Postharvest Physiology

• Preharvest Nutritional Factors Affecting Postharvest Physiology
• Harvest and Handling Injury: Physiology, Biochemistry, and Detection
• Storage Temperature
• Atmosphere Modification
• Physiological, Biochemical, and Molecular Aspects of Ethylene Biosynthesis and Action

Product Quality Changes During Handling and Storage

• Color
• Vegetable Texture: Measurement and Structural Implications
• Vegetable Flavor and Changes During Postharvest Storage
• The Physiological Roles of Vitamins in Vegetables
• Soluble and Storage Carbohydrates

Technologies To Improve Postharvest Quality

• Harvesting and Handling Techniques
• Coatings and Other Supplemental Treatments to Maintain Vegetable Quality
• Biotechnology: Potential for the Future

Biotic and Abiotic Factors Involved With Spoilage

• Temperature Extremes
• Fungi
• The Influence of Bacteria
• Microbial Control of Postharvest Disease and Spoilage
• Sales of Vegetables for Fresh Market: The Requirement for Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) and Sanitation
• Mechanisms of Resistance of Fruits and Vegetables to Postharvest Diseases

Storage Characteristics of Different Categories of Vegetables

• Leafy, Floral, and Succulent Vegetables
• Underground Storage Organs
• Mature Fruit Vegetables
• Immature Fruit Vegetables
• Fresh-Cut Vegetables

Index

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