Produktbild: Crop Post-Harvest C

Crop Post-Harvest C Perishables

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Beschreibung

Produktdetails

Einband

Gebundene Ausgabe

Erscheinungsdatum

13.03.2012

Herausgeber

Debbie Rees + weitere

Verlag

John Wiley & Sons Inc

Seitenzahl

464

Maße (L/B/H)

24,1/19,6/3,1 cm

Gewicht

1117 g

Auflage

1. Auflage

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-0-632-05725-2

Beschreibung

Rezension

"Nonetheless and taken overall, this book will be a useful resource for professionals and students with a fundamental and practical interest in the challenge to maintain the post-harvest quality of perishable horticultural products." (Experimental Agriculture, 4 October 2012)

Produktdetails

Einband

Gebundene Ausgabe

Erscheinungsdatum

13.03.2012

Herausgeber

Verlag

John Wiley & Sons Inc

Seitenzahl

464

Maße (L/B/H)

24,1/19,6/3,1 cm

Gewicht

1117 g

Auflage

1. Auflage

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-0-632-05725-2

Herstelleradresse

Libri GmbH
Europaallee 1
36244 Bad Hersfeld
DE

Email: gpsr@libri.de

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  • Produktbild: Crop Post-Harvest C
  • Contributors x

    1 Introduction 1
    Debbie Rees

    Perishable plant products 1

    Fruits 1

    Nutritional quality of perishable plant produce 2

    Post-harvest technology and the expansion of international trade in high-value perishables 2

    Post-harvest technology, food supply and income generation in developing economies 3

    2 Tomatoes 5
    Elhadi M. Yahia and Jeffrey K. Brecht

    Introduction 5

    Post-harvest physiology and fruit quality 5

    Post-harvest practices and problems 12

    Future challenges or developments 17

    3 Bananas (Musa spp.) 24
    David W. Turner and Jeanie A. Fortescue

    Introduction 24

    Post-harvest physiology and management of bananas 25

    Conclusions 38

    4 Citrus 43
    Lise Korsten and Peter Taverner

    Introduction 43

    Physiology of citrus fruits 45

    Physiological disorders 48

    Citrus post-harvest diseases 49

    Minor decays 69

    Disease control 69

    Citrus handling practices 72

    Food safety 77

    Summary 78

    5 Apples 88
    John Golding and Jenny Jobling

    Apple fruit anatomy 89

    Apple physiology, maturity and ripening 91

    Nutritional value and human health 95

    Pre-harvest factors affecting storage 95

    The effect of varieties and rootstock on quality and post-harvest storage 97

    Storage and handling 97

    Apple trends and conclusions 102

    6 Mango 108
    Zora Singh and Sukhvinder Pal Singh

    Introduction 108

    Maturity indices 109

    Changes during ripening 111

    Ripening conditions 115

    Post-harvest handling and storage 116

    Post-harvest disorders 122

    Post-harvest insect pest disinfestation 126

    Post-harvest diseases 129

    Future research 132

    7 Pineapple 143
    Nimal Adikaram and Charmalie Abayasekara

    Introduction 143

    Fruit composition 143

    Fruit development and physiology 144

    Post-harvest handling 145

    Post-harvest diseases and disorders 147

    8 Avocado 159
    Elhadi M. Yahia

    Introduction 159

    Fruit development 161

    Compositional changes during fruit development, and the nutritional and health value of avocado fruit 162

    Quality components and indices 164

    Major causes of post-harvest losses 164

    Physiological disorders and their control 165

    Diseases 166

    Insect pests 169

    Quarantine treatments 170

    Maturity and harvesting indices 171

    Harvesting 172

    Post-harvest handling 173

    Packing and packaging 173

    Cooling and storage 174

    Pre-storage treatments 175

    Modified (MA) and controlled atmospheres (CA) 175

    Ripening 178

    Irradiation 179

    9 Grapes 187
    Christian Chervin, Julia Aked and Carlos H. Crisosto

    Introduction, botany, cultivation and product statistics 187

    Morphology and physiology 188

    Post-harvest technology for wine and juice grapes 193

    Post-harvest technology for dried grapes 195

    Post-harvest technology for table grapes 197

    10 Stone Fruit 212
    Carlos H. Crisosto and Kevin R. Day

    Introduction 212

    Stone fruit physiology 213

    Peach and nectarine post-harvest handling systems 213

    Plum post-harvest handling systems 220

    11 Soft Fruit 226
    Leon A. Terry

    Origins and economic importance 226

    General fruit anatomy 226

    Fruit development 227

    Fruit ripening 228

    Post-harvest handling 231

    Selective gaseous atmosphere storage 232

    Post-harvest disease 235

    Genetic transformation 240

    Conclusion 241

    12 Kiwifruit, Guava, Passion Fruit and Lychee 247
    Graham Farrell

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