Postharvest Physiology and Handling of Horticultural Crops

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Postharvest Physiology and Handling of Horticultural Crops discusses postharvest physiology and environmental friendly innovative techniques used to handle fruit and vegetables during storage and through supply chains.

The increase in global population compels growers to use excessive fertilizers to enhance agricultural production. Excessive fertilizer use may also negatively affect the nutritional quality and preservation of horticultural products, reducing the shelf life and overall quality of fruits and vegetables. Postharvest Physiology and Handling of Horticultural Crops contains fundamental information that helps readers understand postharvest physiology of fresh fruits and vegetables, and presents an in-depth analysis of the harmful impacts of agrochemicals. The book presents readers with eco-friendly, innovative techniques used to handle the fruits and vegetables during storage and through supply chains helping to better preserve them.

Features:

• Describes available technologies to eliminate and minimize microbial infection for maintaining postharvest quality and safety of fresh produce
• Explores and discusses approaches, technologies, and management practices necessary to maintain products’ storage quality by ensuring food safety and nutrition retention
• Provides practical applications of latest developments in disinfection applications, smart packaging, nano-enabled applications, advances in fresh-cut products, light illumination and edible coatings
• Presents an in-depth discussion of the harmful impacts of agrochemicals and aims to introduce new, eco-friendly and innovative technologies to the readers

With chapters written by experts in the field of postharvest fruit and vegetable preservation, this book provides information on the use of biomaterials in food preservation and provides practical information for students, teachers, professors, scientists, farmers, food packers and sellers; as well as entrepreneurs engaged in the fresh food preservation industry.

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Section I - Postharvest Physiology of Fruits and Vegetables

Chapter 1: Pre-harvest Factors, Maturity Indices and Postharvest Physiology of Fruits and Vegetables

Oral Daley, Wendy-Ann Isaac, Afiya John & İbrahim Kahramanoğlu

Chapter 2: Biological and Environmental Factors Affecting Postharvest Quality of Fruits and Vegetables

Afiya John, Wendy-Ann Isaac, Oral Daley & İbrahim Kahramanoğlu

Chapter 3: Postharvest Losses during Storage and Supply Chain

Ayoub Mohammed & Wendy-Ann Isaac

Section II - Main Handling Practices for Fruits and Vegetables

Chapter 4: Postharvest Challenges, Chemical Control of Postharvest Dis-eases and Concerns on Agrochemicals

İbrahim Kahramanoğlu

Chapter 5: Eco-friendly, Non-thermal Postharvest Disinfection Applications to Fruits and Vegetables: Produce Safety and Quality

Neela Badrie

Chapter 6: Importance of Atmospheric Composition for Postharvest Handling of Fruits and Vegetables

Hanifeh Seyed Hajizadeh

Chapter 7: Ethylene Control in Postharvest Handling of Fruits and Vegetables

Nirmal Kumar Meena, Vinod B. R. & Menaka M.

Chapter 8: Eco-friendly, Nano-Enabled Applications in Postharvest Handling of Fruits and Vegetables: Quality and Safety of Produce

Neela Badrie

Chapter 9: Integrating Innovative Technologies into Postharvest Fruit Storage Systems

Ersin Çağlar

Chapter 10: Recent Technology and Advances in Fresh-Cut Products

Sandra Horvitz, Cristina Arroqui & Paloma Vírseda

Chapter 11: Ultraviolet and Blue-Light Illumination for Controlling Postharvest Decay and Preserving Storage Quality of Fresh Produce

İbrahim Kahramanoğlu & Olga Panfilova

Section III - Plant- and Animal-derived Methods for Postharvest Quality Preservation

Chapter 12: Use of Chitosan in Postharvest Handling of Fruits and Vegetables

Roghayeh Karimirad, Chunpeng (Craig) Wan & İbrahim Kahramanoğlu

Chapter 13: Use of Plant-based Fixed Oil in Edible Coating Formulation for Postharvest Preservation of Horticultural Crops

Bonga Lewis Ngcobo & Olaniyi Amos Fawole

Chapter 14: Layer-by-layer Application of Edible Coatings in Postharvest Handling of Horticultural Crops

Mawande Hugh Shinga & Olaniyi Amos Fawole

Chapter 15: Recent Advances in Improvement of Postharvest Application of Edible Coatings on Fruit

Olaniyi Amos Fawole