Postharvest Biology and Technology of Fruits, Vegetables, and Flowers [Hardcover]

An increased understanding of the developmental physiology, biochemistry, and molecular biology during early growth, maturation, ripening, and postharvest conditions has improved technologies to maintain the shelf life and quality of fruits, vegetables, and flowers. Postharvest Biology and Technology of Fruits, Vegetables, and Flowers provides a comprehensive introduction to this subject, offering a firm grounding in the basic science and branching out into the technology and practical applications. An authoritative resource on the science and technology of the postharvest sector, this book surveys the body of knowledge with an emphasis on the recent advances in the field.Table of Contents.

1. Post harvest Biology and Technology: An International Perspective.

By: Gopinadhan Paliyath, Dennis Murr, Avtar Handa, Susan Lurie.

2. Common Fruits, Vegetables, Flowers and their Quality Characteristics.

By: Gopinadhan Paliyath, Dennis Murr.

3. Biochemistry of Fruits.

By: Gopinadhan Paliyath, Dennis Murr.

4. Biochemistry of Flower Senescence.

By: Ajay Arora.

5. Programmed Cell Death During Flower Senescence.

By: Ajay Arora.

6. Ethylene Perception and Gene Expression.

By: Willis Owino, Hiroshi Ezura.

7. Enhancing Post Harvest Shelf Life and Quality in Horticultural Commodities using 1-MCP Technology.

By: Susan Lurie, Gopinadhan Paliyath.

8. Structural Deterioration in Produce: The Breakdown of Cell Wall.

By: Pradeep Negi, Avtar Handa.

9. Structural Deterioration in Produce: Phospholipase D, Membrane and Senescence.

By: Gopinadhan Paliyath, Krishnaraj Tiwari, Haiying Yuan, Bruce Whitaker.

10. Phospholipase D Inhibitlã.