Emerging Postharvest Treatment of Fruits and Vegetables

With the increasing need and demand for fresh fruits and vegetables, the field of postharvest science is continuously evolving. Endeavors are being made by scientists involved in postharvest research for maintenance of the quality and safety of fresh horticultural produce to enhance the postharvest life and to extend the availability of the produce in both time and space. This volume, Emerging Postharvest Treatment of Fruits and Vegetables, addresses the demand for the development and application of effective technologies for preservation of perishable food products, particularly fresh fruits and vegetables. It provides an abundance of up-to-date information about postharvest treatments. The chapters discuss a number of innovative technologies to prolong and enhance postharvest fruits and vegetables. This book will be valuable for those concerned with horticulture and postharvest technology. It provides essential information for students, teachers, professors, scientists, and entrepreneurs engaged in fresh horticultural produce handling related to this field.

Postharvest Treatments to Alleviate Chilling Injury in Fruits and VegetablesKalyan Barman, Swati Sharma, and Ram AsreyHeat Treatments for Enhancing Storability of Fruits and VegetablesSusan LurieCalcium: An Indispensable Element Affecting Postharvest Life of Fruits and VegetablesT. Vijay Yadav and B. V. C. MahajanEffects of Methyl Jasmonate Treatment on Fruit Quality PropertiesMaría Serrano, Alejandra Martínez-Esplá, Pedro J. Zapata, Salvador Castillo, Domingo Martínez-Romero, Fabián Guillén, Juan M. Valverde, and Daniel ValeroNitric Oxide for Enhancing Storage Life of Fruits and VegetablesShuhua Zhu, Lili Zhang, Changbao Chen, and Jie ZhouNanotechnology in Packaging of Fresh Fruits and VegetablesOvais Shafiq Qadri, Kaiser Younis, Gaurav Srivastava, and Abhaya Kumar SrivastavaBiological Control of Postharvest DiseasesR. R. Sharma and S. Vijay Rakesh ReddyApplication of Ozone as a Postharvest TreatmentSerdar ÖztekinAdvances in Edible Coatings and Films for Fresh Fruits and VegetablesEvening Stone Marboh and Alok Kumar GuptaPostharvest Treatments to Reduce Browning in Minimally Processed ProductsAlemwati Pongener, M. B. Darshan, and Aabon W. YanthanEssential Oils and Plant Extracts as Natural Antimicrobial AgentsA. García Heredia, J. E. Dávila-Aviña, C. Zoellner, L. E. Garcia-Amezquita, N. Heredia, and S. GarcíaPolyamines for Preserving Postharvest QualitySwati Sharma, Anil Kumar Singh, Sanjay Kumar Singh, Kalyan Barman, Sunil Kumar, and Vishal Nath