Postharvest Technology of Perishable Horticultural Commodities

July 2019
750 pp
E-Book ISBN: 9780128132777
Paperback ISBN: 9780128132760
Elsevier

By Elhadi Yahia. 1st Edition. July 2019. Elsevier. Postharvest techniques and technologies available to handle perishable horticultural food commodities. 750 pages. Paperback ISBN: 9780128132760. eBook ISBN: 9780128132777
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Postharvest Technology of Perishable Horticultural Commodities describes all the postharvest techniques and technologies available to handle perishable horticultural food commodities. It includes basic concepts and important new advances in the subject.

Adopting a thematic style, chapters are organized by type of treatment, with sections devoted to postharvest risk factors and their amelioration. Written by experts from around the world, the book provides core insights into identifying and utilizing appropriate postharvest options for maximum results.

Table of Contents

Introduction, Elhadi M. Yahia
Postharvest losses and waste, Elhadi M. Yahia, Jorge M. Fonseca, Lisa Kitinoja
Classification of horticultural commodities, Elhadi M. Yahia
Preharvest Factors Affecting Postharvest Quality, Elhadi M. Yahia, Alfonso Gardea-Béjar, José de Jesús Ornelas-Paz, Irma O. Maya-Meraz, Maria J. Rodriguez-Roque, Claudio Rios-Velasco, Juan Ornelas-Paz, Miguel A. Salas-Marina
Harvesting of horticultural commodities, Mustafa Erkan, Adem Dogan
Precooling, Atef Elansari, Donald L. Fenton, Christopher W. Callahan
Refrigeration, Donald L. Fenton, Christopher W. Callahan, Atef Elansari
Psychrometrics, Christopher W. Callahan, Atef Elansari, Donald L. Fenton
Packing Operations, Ahmed Ait-Oubahou, Jeffrey K. Brecht, Elhadi M. Yahia
Minimal Processing, G.R. Velderrain-Rodríguez, G.M. López-Gámez, J. Abraham Dominguez-Avila, G.A. González-Aguilar, R. Solivia-Fortuny, J.F. Ayala-Zavala
Packaging, Ahmed Ait-Oubahou, Z.A. Nur Hanani, B. Jamilah
Storage Systems, Atef Elansari, Elhadi M. Yahia, Wasim Siddiqui
Controlled atmosphere Storage, Elhadi M. Yahia, Livio Fadanelli, Pierluigi Matte, Jeffrey K. Brecht
Ethylene technology, Jeffrey K. Brecht
Physiological disorders and their control, Elhadi M. Yahia, Armando Carrillo-López, Adriana Saduno
Postharvest insects and their control, Elhadi M. Yahia, Lisa G. Neven, Robert W. Jones
Irradiation of Fruits and Vegetables, Anuradha Prakash, José de Jesús Ornelas-Paz
Temperature-Controlled Transport for Air, Land, and Sea, Patrick E. Brecht, Jeffrey K. Brecht, and Jorge E. Saenz
Utilization and management of horticultural waste, M. Gloria Lobo and E. Dorta
Analysis and control in postharvest operations, Livio Fadanelli, Pierluigui Matte and Elhadi M. Yahia
Biotechnology of horticultural commodities, Verónica- Alhelí Ochoa-Jiménez, Julio-César Tafolla-Arellano, Guillermo Berumen-Varela, Martín-Ernesto Tiznado-Hernández
General recommendations, Elhadi M. Yahia

By Elhadi Yahia. 1st Edition. July 2019. Elsevier. Postharvest techniques and technologies available to handle perishable horticultural food commodities. 750 pages.