Focusing exclusively on postharvest vegetable studies, this book covers advances in biochemistry, plant physiology, and molecular physiology to maximize vegetab

Postharvest Physiology and Biochemistry of Fruits and Vegetables presents an updated, interrelated and sequenced view of the contribution of fruits and vegetabl

Postharvest physiology; Regulation of ripening and senescence; Harvest and handling; Physiological disorders and diseases; Distribution and utilization.

Emphasis in agricultural research for many years has concen trated on crop production. This emphasis has become more important in recent years with the realizat

Introduction; Structure and composition of fruit and vegetables; Physiology and biochemistry of fruit and vegetables; Effects of temperature; Effects of water l