Postharvest Physiology and Handling of Horticultural Crops

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 & Ibrahim Kahramanoglu

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

Afiya John, Wendy-Ann Isaac, Oral Daley & Ibrahim Kahramanoglu

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

Ibrahim Kahramanoglu

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 Caglar

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

Sandra Horvitz, Cristina Arroqui & Paloma Virseda

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

Ibrahim Kahramanoglu & 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 & Ibrahim Kahramanoglu

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