Tropical and subtropical fruits are popular products, but are often highly perishable and need to be transported long distances for sale. The four volumes of Postharvest biology and technology of tropical fruits review essential aspects of postharvest biology, postharvest technologies, handling and processing technologies for both well-known and lesser-known fruits. Volume 1 contains chapters on general topics and issues, while Volumes 2, 3 and 4 contain chapters focused on individual fruits, organised alphabetically.Volume 1 provides an overview of key factors associated with the postharvest…mehr
Tropical and subtropical fruits are popular products, but are often highly perishable and need to be transported long distances for sale. The four volumes of Postharvest biology and technology of tropical fruits review essential aspects of postharvest biology, postharvest technologies, handling and processing technologies for both well-known and lesser-known fruits. Volume 1 contains chapters on general topics and issues, while Volumes 2, 3 and 4 contain chapters focused on individual fruits, organised alphabetically.Volume 1 provides an overview of key factors associated with the postharvest quality of tropical and subtropical fruits. Two introductory chapters cover the economic importance of these crops and their nutritional benefits. Chapters reviewing the postharvest biology of tropical and subtropical fruits and the impact of preharvest conditions, harvest circumstances and postharvest technologies on quality follow. Further authors review microbiological safety, the controlof decay and quarantine pests and the role of biotechnology in the improvement of produce of this type. Two chapters on the processing of tropical and subtropical fruit complete the volume.With its distinguished editor and international team of contributors, Volume 1 of Postharvest biology and technology of tropical and subtropical fruits, along with the other volumes in the collection, will be an essential reference both for professionals involved in the postharvest handling and processing of tropical and subtropical fruits and for academics and researchers working in the area.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
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Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition
Elhadi Yahia is a Professor in the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the Autonomous University of Querétaro, Mexico, and is a consultant to several organizations including the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Food Logistics Organization (WFLO), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
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Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition
Dr Adel Kader
Foreword
Preface
Chapter 1: Economic importance of tropical and subtropical fruits
Abstract:
1.1 Introduction
1.2 World fruit production and contribution to gross domestic product (GDP)
1.3 Global consumption of tropical and subtropical fruits
1.4 International trade in tropical and subtropical fruit
1.5 Price of tropical and subtropical fruit
1.6 Conclusions
Chapter 2: Nutritional and health-promoting properties of tropical and subtropical fruits
Abstract:
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Consumption
2.3 Health components of tropical and subtropical fruits
2.4 Bioactive compounds and antioxidant capacity
2.5 Overview of health effects of some tropical and subtropical fruits
2.6 Preharvest factors affecting accumulation of nutritional and health components
2.7 Postharvest factors affecting nutritional and health components
2.8 Enhancement of nutritional and health components in tropical and subtropical fruits
2.9 Conclusions
Chapter 3: Postharvest biology of tropical and subtropical fruits
Abstract:
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Diversity in fruit characteristics
3.3 Maturation and ripening
3.4 Quality attributes
3.5 Biological factors affecting deterioration
3.6 Environmental factors affecting deterioration
3.7 Pathological disorders and insect infestation
3.8 Biotechnological approaches for improving quality andpostharvest life
3.9 Conclusions
Chapter 4: Preharvest and harvest factors infl uencing the postharvest quality of tropical and subtropical fruits
Abstract:
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Genetic factors
4.3 Environmental factors
4.4 Physico-chemical factors
4.5 Diseases
4.6 Other factors
4.7 Harvesting factors
4.8 Phytohormones and other growth regulators
4.9 Conclusions
Chapter 5: Postharvest technologies to maintain the quality of tropical and subtropical fruits
Abstract:
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Maturity and harvesting indices
5.3 Harvesting
5.4 Conditioning
5.5 Quality
5.6 The cold chain
5.7 Centralized packing operations
5.8 Ripening
5.9 Processing
5.10 Conclusions
Chapter 6: Postharvest pathology of tropical and subtropical fruit and strategies for decay control
Abstract:
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Preharvest and postharvest factors affecting disease development
6.3 Modes of infection by postharvest pathogens
6.4 Attack mechanisms
6.5 Fruit defense mechanisms
6.6 Major pathogens of subtropical and tropical fruits
6.7 Control of postharvest pathogens
6.8 Conclusions and future challenges
Chapter 7: Quarantine pests of tropical and subtropical fruits and their control
