{"product_id":"fruit-and-vegetables-2-volume-set-isbn-9781118654040","title":"Fruit and Vegetables, 2 Volume Set","description":"Completely revised, updated and enlarged, now encompassing two volumes, this third edition of \u003ci\u003eFruit and Vegetables\u003c\/i\u003e reviews and evaluates, in comprehensive detail, postharvest aspects of a very wide international range of fresh fruit and vegetables as it applies to their physiology, quality, technology, harvest maturity determination, harvesting methods, packaging, postharvest treatments, controlled atmosphere storage, ripening and transportation. \u003cp\u003eThe new edition of this definitive work, which contains many full colour photographs, and details of species not covered in the previous editions, provides key practical and commercially-oriented information of great use in helping to ensure that fresh fruit and vegetables reach the retailer in optimum condition, with the minimum of deterioration and spoilage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith the constantly increasing experimental work throughout the world the book incorporates salient advances in the context of current work, as well as that dating back over a century, to give options to the reader to choose what is most relevant to their situation and needs. This is important because recommendations in the literature are often conflicting; part of the evaluation of the published results and reviews is to guide the reader to make suitable choices through discussion of the reasons for diverse recommendations. Also included is much more on the nutritional values of fruit and vegetables, and how these may vary and change postharvest. There is also additional information on the origin, domestication and taxonomy of fruit and vegetables, putting recommendations in context.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFruits and Vegetables\u003c\/i\u003e 3e is essential reading for fruit and vegetable technologists, food scientists and food technologists, agricultural scientists, commercial growers, shippers, packhouse operatives and personnel within packaging companies. Researchers and upper level students in food science, food technology, plant and agricultural sciences will find a great deal of use within this popular book. All libraries in research establishments and universities where these subjects are studied and taught should have copies readily available for users.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e1. Preharvest Factors on Postharvest Life\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eNutrients\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Soil Acidity\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Organic Production\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Light\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Day Length\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Temperature\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Water Relations\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Production System\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Harvest Maturity\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Preharvest Infection\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Growth Regulation\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e2. Assessment of Crop Maturity\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eField Methods\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Postharvest Methods\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e3. Harvesting and Handling Methods\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eCrop Damage\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Harvesting\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Field Transport\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e4. Precooling\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eHeat Removal\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Precooling Methods\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e5. Packaging\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eTypes Of Packaging\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Package Recycling\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Modified Atmosphere Packaging\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e6. Postharvest Treatments\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eMinerals\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Astringency Removal\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Antioxidants\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sprout Suppressants\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Fruit Coatings\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1-Mcp\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Salicylic Acid\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Curing\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Hot Water Treatment\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Vapour Heat Treatment\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Degreening\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e7. Storage\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eStore Management and Organization\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Store Design and Method\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Refrigerated Storage\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Controlled Atmosphere Stores\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Hypobaric Storage\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e8. Diseases and Pests\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ePests\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Diseases\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Legislation\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mode of Infection\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Non-Chemical Methods of Disease Control\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e9. Safety\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eMicotoxins\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Bacterial Toxins\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Safety in Controlled Atmosphere Stores\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Toxicity of Packaging Material\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Packhouse Safety\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e10. Marketing and Transport\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eMarketing\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Marketing Systems\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Market Analysis\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Branding\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e National Transport\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e International Trade\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Cold Chain\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Transport By Sea\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Quarantine\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e International Transport by Airfreight\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Temperature Monitoring\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e11. Fruit Ripening\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eChanges During Fruit Ripening\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Controlled Atmosphere Storage on Ripening\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Design of Ripening Rooms\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ethylene on Ripening\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e12. Specific Recommendations for Fruit\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eAbiu\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Abiyuch\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Açaí\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Acerola\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Achachairú\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e African Fan Palm\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e African Pear\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Amelanchier\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Amazon Tree Grape\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Anthora\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Apples\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Apricot\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Arbutus\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Asian Pears\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Assyrian Plum\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Atemoya\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Arazá\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Babaco\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Bael\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Bakuri\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Bakupari\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Banana\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Banana Passionfruit\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Baobab\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Bayberry\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Bilimbi\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Biriba\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Bitter Melon\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Blackberry\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Blackcurrant\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Black Sapote\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Blueberry, Bilberry\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Camu-Camu\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Canistel\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Capulin\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Carambola\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Carissa\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Cashew Apples\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Cherimoyas\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Cherry\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chinese Jujube\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chinese Squash\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chinese White Pear\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Citron\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Citrus Hybrids\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Clementines\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Cloudberries\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Cocona\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Cranberries\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Custard Apple\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Dabai\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Damsons\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Dates\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Dewberries\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Dragon Fruit\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Durian\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Easy Peeling Citrus Fruits\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Elderberry\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Emblic\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Feijoas\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Fig\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e French Sorrel\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Garden Huckleberry\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Genips\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Giant Granadilla\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ginseng\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Gooseberry\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Governor�s Plum\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Green Gages\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Grapes\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Grapefruit\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Guava\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Gulupa\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Hawthorne\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Hog Plum\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Huckleberry\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ilama\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Indian Jujube\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Jackfruit\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Jamun\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Jamaican Honeysuckle\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Jamaican Sorrel\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Japanese Plum\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Jostaberry\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Kiwano\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Kiwifruit\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Kinnow\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Kumquats\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Langsat, Lanzon, Duku\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Lemons\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Lime Berry\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Limes\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Limequats\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Litchi\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Loganberries\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Longan\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Longkong\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Loofah\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Loquat\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Lovi Lovi\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Lucuma\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Malay Apple\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mamey\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mandarin\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mango\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mangosteen\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Medlar\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Melon\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Monstera\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mora\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mountain Damson\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mulberry\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mume\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Nance\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Naranjilla\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Nectarines\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Noni\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e �helo Berry\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Olives\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Orange\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Otahiete Apple\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Palmyra Palm\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Paniala\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Papaya\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Papayuela\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Passionfruit\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Peaches\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Pear\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Pejibaye\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Pepino\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Persimmon\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Physalis\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Pineapple\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Pitanga\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Plum\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Pomegranate\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Pond Apple\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Prickly Pear\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Pomelo\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Quince\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Rambutan\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Raspberry\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Redcurrant, Whitecurrant\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Red Huckleberry\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Red Whortleberry\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Rhubarb\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Rose Apple\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Rowal\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Salak\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sansapote\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Santol\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sapodillas\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sapote\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sapote Mamey\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Satsuma\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Seville Orange\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Shea Butter Tree\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sloe\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Soncoya\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sour Cherry\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Soursop\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Spanish Plum\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Star Apple\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Strawberry\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Strawberry Guava\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sudachi\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sugar Cane\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sweet Calabash\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sweet Granadilla\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sweet Passionfruit\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sweetsop\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Tangerines\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Tayberries\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Watermelon\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Wax Apple\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e West Indian Gooseberry\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e White Sapote\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Wild Cucumber\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Worcester Berries\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Yard-Long Bean\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Zapotes Chupa Chupa\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAnthony Keith Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Horticulture at Hamelmalo Agricultural College in Keren, Eritrea. Previously he had been Professor of Postharvest Technology, Cranfield University, UK; Team Leader, EU project at the Windward Islands Banana Development and Exporting Company; Principal Scientific Officer, Tropical Products Institute, London; Team Leader and Expert for the UN Food and Agriculture Organization in the Sudan and Korea; Advisor to the Colombian Government in postharvest technology of fruit and vegetables; Research Fellow in Crop Science, University of the West Indies, Trinidad; Research Assistant, University of Leeds, UK. Also as a consultant and advisor in many countries for many international, government and private organizations. Completely revised, updated and enlarged, now encompassing two volumes, this third edition of \u003ci\u003eFruit and Vegetables\u003c\/i\u003e reviews and evaluates, in comprehensive detail, postharvest aspects of a very wide international range of fresh fruit and vegetables as it applies to their physiology, quality, technology, harvest maturity determination, harvesting methods, packaging, postharvest treatments, controlled atmosphere storage, ripening and transportation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe new edition of this definitive work, which contains many full colour photographs, and details of species not covered in the previous editions, provides key practical and commercially-oriented information of great use in helping to ensure that fresh fruit and vegetables reach the retailer in optimum condition, with the minimum of deterioration and spoilage. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the constantly increasing experimental work throughout the world the book incorporates salient advances in the context of current work, as well as that dating back over a century, to give options to the reader to choose what is most relevant to their situation and needs. This is important because recommendations in the literature are often conflicting; part of the evaluation of the published results and reviews is to guide the reader to make suitable choices through discussion of the reasons for diverse recommendations. Also included is much more on the nutritional values of fruit and vegetables, and how these may vary and change postharvest. There is also additional information on the origin, domestication and taxonomy of fruit and vegetables, putting recommendations in context.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFruits and Vegetables \u003c\/i\u003e3e is essential reading for fruit and vegetable technologists, food scientists and food technologists, agricultural scientists, commercial growers, shippers, packhouse operatives and personnel within packaging companies. Researchers and upper level students in food science, food technology, plant and agricultural sciences will find a great deal of use within this popular book. 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