Postharvest Diseases of Fruits and Vegetables
eBook - ePub

Postharvest Diseases of Fruits and Vegetables

Development and Control

  1. 442 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Postharvest Diseases of Fruits and Vegetables

Development and Control

About this book

Focusing on the great variety of research being done in the field of postharvest pathology, this volume presents a collection of topics concerning the diseases of harvested fruits and vegetables.Each chapter represents a separate unit which taken together create a better understanding of the whole subject. Topics include the causal agents of postharvest diseases of fruits and vegetables, their sources and their ways of penetration into the host; factors that may accelerate the development of the pathogen in the host - and those that suppress them; a list of the main pathogens of fruits and vegetables, their hosts and the diseases elicited by them; and a detailed description of the major diseases of selected groups of fruits and solanaceous vegetable fruits. Attack mechanisms of pathogens and defense mechanisms of the host are examined as are treatments aimed at suppressing postharvest diseases. The search for natural and safe chemical compounds and the variety of alternative physical and biological methods for use in postharvest disease control are emphasized.Teachers and students who focus on postharvest pathology, scientists in research institutes, companies dealing with fruit and vegetable preservation technologies and for all those striving to improve the quality of harvested fruits and vegetables will find this book of great interest.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. PREFACE
  7. Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION
  8. Chapter 2: POSTHARVEST DISEASE INITIATION
  9. Chapter 3: EACH FRUIT OR VEGETABLE AND ITS CHARACTERISTIC PATHOGENS
  10. Chapter 4: FACTORS AFFECTING DISEASE DEVELOPMENT
  11. Chapter 5: ATTACK MECHANISMS OF THE PATHOGEN
  12. Chapter 6: HOST PROTECTION AND DEFENSE MECHANISMS
  13. Chapter 7: PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL CHANGES FOLLOWING INFECTION
  14. Chapter 8: MEANS FOR MAINTAINING HOST RESISTANCE
  15. Chapter 9: CHEMICAL CONTROL
  16. Chapter 10: PHYSICAL MEANS
  17. Chapter 11: BIOLOGICAL CONTROL
  18. Chapter 12: NOVEL APPROACHES FOR ENHANCING HOST RESISTANCE
  19. POSTHARVEST DISEASE SUMMARY: FOUR FRUIT GROUPS
  20. APPENDIX I: SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL FRUITS
  21. APPENDIX II: POME AND STONE FRUITS
  22. APPENDIX III: SOFT FRUITS AND BERRIES
  23. APPENDIX IV: SOLANACEOUS FRUIT VEGETABLES
  24. References
  25. SUBJECT INDEX