Most tropical and subtropical fruits, as well as some temperate crops, are sensitive to chilling injuries. These crops are injured after a period of exposure to chilling temperatures below 10 to 15°C but above their freezing points. In the last de...Lasīt vairāk
This book, chock full of color illustrations, addresses the main postharvest physiological disorders studied in fruits and vegetables. For a wide variety of fruits and vegetables the book describes visual symptoms, triggering and inhibiting mechan...Lasīt vairāk
Preserving quality, maintaining nutritional components, reducing storage losses, and alleviating chilling injury are the major challenges for the fresh produce industry. This book examines the shelf life, quality, physico-chemical and biochemical...Lasīt vairāk
Ready-to-use fruits and vegetables are having increasing success in the market. However fresh-cut produce deteriorates faster than intact produce. This is a substantial problem, considering that fresh-cut fruits and vegetables are living and breat...Lasīt vairāk
This book describes postharvest physiology, biochemistry, and molecular biology of ripening. Quality, physiology, and molecular biology of flower senescence are discussed. It includes detailed information on advances in respiration measurement, st...Lasīt vairāk
