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.

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 InternationalPerspective.By: Gopinadhan Paliyath, Dennis Murr, Avtar Handa, SusanLurie.2. Common Fruits, Vegetables, Flowers and their QualityCharacteristics.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 inHorticultural Commodities using 1-MCP Technology.By: Susan Lurie, Gopinadhan Paliyath.8. Structural Deterioration in Produce: The Breakdown of CellWall.By: Pradeep Negi, Avtar Handa.9. Structural Deterioration in Produce: Phospholipase DMembrane and Senescence.By: Gopinadhan Paliyath, Krishnaraj Tiwari, Haiying Yuan, BruceWhitaker.10. Phospholipase D Inhibition Technology for Enhancing ShelfLife and Quality.By: Gopinadhan Paliyath, Jayasankar Subramanian.11. Heat Treatment for Enhancing Post Harvest Quality.By: Susan Lurie.12. The Role of Polyphenols in Quality, Postharvest Handlingand Processing of Fruits.By: Vasantha Rupasinghe.13. Isoprenoid Biosynthesis in Fruits and Vegetables.By: Andrew Schofield, Vasantha Rupasinghe, GopinadhanPaliyath.14. Postharvest Treatments Affecting Sensory Quality of Freshand Fresh Cut Products.By: Elazar Fallik.15. Polyamines and Regulation of Ripening and Senescence.By: Savithri Nambeesan, Autar Mattoo, Avtar Handa.16. Post-Harvest Enhancement of Phenolic Phytochemical in Applesfor Preservation and Health Benefits.By: Kalidas Shetty, Ishan Adyanthaya, Young-In Kwon, EmmanouilApostolidis, Byungjin Min, Paul Dawson.17. Rhizosphere Microorganisms and their Effect on FruitQuality.By: Victor Olalde, Hortencia Mena-Violante.18. Biotechnological Approaches to Improving Tropical FruitQuality.By: Miguel Gomez.19. Post Harvest Storage and Quality of Potatoes.By: Jayanty Sastry.20. Biosensor-based Technologies for the Evaluation ofQuality.By: Barry Byrne, Neil Carolan, Richard O'Kennedy.21. Changes in Nutritional Quality of Fruits and Vegetablesduring Storage.By: Mohini Sharma, Sitbon Carole, Gopinadhan PaliyathJayasankar Subramanian