Postharvest Physiology and Pathology of Vegetables

ISBN-13: 9780824706876 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 744 str.

Helle S. Rydstrm; Jerry A. Bartz; Jeffrey K. Brecht

Opis

This revised and expanded text examines basic vegetable physiologies, causes of spoilage, quality changes, novel techniques to improve quality, and viable storage practices for different categories of vegetables during the postharvest period.

Spis treści

Preface to the Second Edition, Preface to the First Edition, Contributors, I . Introduction, PART I. BASIC POSTHARVEST PHYSIOLOGY OF VEGETABLES, PART II. FACTORS AFFECTING POSTHARVEST PHYSIOLOGY, PART III. PRODUCT QUALITY CHANGES DURING HANDLING AND STORAGE, PART IV. TECHNOLOGIES TO IMPROVE POSTHARVEST QUALITY, PART V. BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC FACTORS INVOLVED WITH SPOILAGE, PART VI. STORAGE CHARACTERISTICS OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF VEGETABLES, Index

O autorze

Jerry A. Bartz, Jeffrey K. Brecht