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Understanding and improving the shelf life of tomatoes

Name: Understanding and improving the shelf life of tomatoes
ISBN: 9781838792855

K. Wang,

Prof. A. K. Handa,

Dr A. K. Mattoo,

English
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eBook - PDF

Understanding and improving the shelf life of tomatoes

K. Wang,

Prof. A. K. Handa,

Dr A. K. Mattoo,

About this book

The shelf life of tomatoes is regulated via a myriad of physiological, biochemical and environmental processes. Tomato, a climacteric fruit, undergoes increases in respiration and ethylene production at the onset of ripening; once the ripening process is initiated it cannot be reversed. Ripening is associated with marked changes in gene expression, regulating the biosynthesis of a large number of catabolic enzymes, including cell wall hydrolases implicated in fruit softening. This chapter explores the advantages and disadvantages of cultivating ripening-impaired tomato mutants and genetically engineered genotypes characterized by inhibition of the ripening process. It shows how control of tomato diseases during both pre-harvest and post-harvest operations can avoid devastating losses, and considers the use of ethylene inhibitors, such as aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG), and 1-MCP, post-harvest management through modified atmosphere packaging, temperature and humidity control, and off-vine ripening of mature green tomato fruit during transit or the marketing chain.

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