Preharvest Modulation of Postharvest Fruit and Vegetable Quality
Erschienen am 14. Juli 2017
536 Seiten
978-0-12-809808-0 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
Preharvest Modulation of Postharvest Fruit and Vegetable Quality is the first book to focus on the potential yield quality, quantity and safety benefits of intervention during growth. Of the many factors responsible for overall quality of produce, about 70 percent comes from pre-harvest conditions. Written by an international team of experts, this book presents the key opportunities and challenges of pre-harvest interventions. From selecting the most appropriate growing scenario, to treating plants during the maturation process, to evaluating for quality factors to determine appropriate interventions, this book provides an integrated look at maximizing crop yield through preventative means.
In fact, with the very best of postharvest knowledge and technologies available, the best that can be achieved is a reduction in the rate at which products deteriorate as they progress through their normal developmental pattern of maturation, ripening and senescence. Therefore, it is very important to understand what pre-harvest factors influence the many important harvest quality attributes that affect the rate of postharvest deterioration and, subsequently, the consumers' decision to purchase the product in the marketplace.
- Presents the important pre-harvest factors that influence harvest quality
- Includes up-to-date information on pre-harvest factors that modulate post-harvest biology
- Identifies potential methodologies and technologies to enhance pre-harvest interventions
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Inhalt
1. Postharvest quality of fruits and vegetables: an overview2. Fruit maturity, harvesting and quality standards3. Effect of elicitors on the nutritional and sensorial quality of fruits and vegetables4. Sensors for quality assessment for fruits and vegetables5. Fruit maturity: a determining factor for postharvest quality6. Fruit cuticle: importance in postharvest quality7. Influence of preharvest photo-selective shade nettings on postharvest quality of vegetates8. Genotypic/varietal factor determining postharvest quality 9. Role of macro and micro nutrients influencing postharvest quality10. Pre and Postharvest treatments affecting sensory and aroma of fresh and fresh cut products11. Water management influencing postharvest quality of fruits and vegetables12. Root-stocks for improved postharvest quality of fruits: Recent advances13. Pre-harvest fruit bagging for improved postharvest quality 14. Pre-harvest sprays affecting shelf life and storage potential of fruits15. Training and pruning for improved postharvest quality of fruits16. Role of LED for improved postharvest quality of fruits and vegetables17. Alleviation of chilling injury in fruits using pre-harvest treatments18. Pre-harvest sprays controlling postharvest diseases19. Pre-harvest approaches to control insect infestation in fruits and vegetables20. Fruits cracking: importance, causes, and remedies 21. Genetic engineering to improve shelf and related postharvest traits in fruits and vegetables22. Advances in harvesting aids of fruits and vegetables23. Weather variables affecting postharvest quality fruits and vegetables
