Recently published book on post-harvest physiological disorders of fruit

Postharvest physiological disorders of fresh fruit are serious problems that arise from environmental and management factors, affecting the quantity and quality of fruits. This new volume focuses on these postharvest physiological disorders of fresh fruits, describing their diverse morphological structures, compositions, and general physiology, as well as the technologies for the effective handling and treatment of fresh fruits.

This volume covers important information on the postharvest physiological disorders of fruits that are caused by temperature, rain, humidity, pruning, irrigation, harvest procedures, and nutrient deficiencies. The book details the modern and sophisticated diagnostic methods, management, and technologies to confront these challenges.. The book gives comprehensive explanations regarding the causes for the occurrence of physiological disorder symptoms and the possible mechanisms to control these abnormalities.

Organized by the type of fruits, this volume focuses on the physiological disorders that affect tropical and subtropical fruits that include mango, banana, citrus, pomegranate, litchi, papaya, guava, fig, cashew, etc., and also covers the postharvest physiological disorders of temperate fruits, such as apple, grape, peach, cherry, strawberry, kiwi, persimmon, apricot, and plum.

Key features

• Provides the most recent advances in understanding the postharvest physiological disorders of fresh fruits
• Reviews the fundamental and innovative technologies for the management of the postharvest physiological disorders
• Covers preharvest factors affecting the postharvest quality of fresh fruits
• Outlines the preharvest and postharvest causes of physiological disorders and handling technologies for the highly perishable fruits.
  
  

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