Bibliothèque de L'IMIST/CNRST

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction / Elhadi M. Yahia -- 2. Postharvest losses and waste / Elhadi M. Yahia, Jorge M. Fonseca and Lisa Kitinoja -- 3. Classification of horticultural commodities / Elhadi M. Yahia -- 4. Preharvest factors affecting postharvest quality / Elhadi M. Yahia, Alfonso Gardea-Béjar, José de Jesús Ornelas-Paz, Irma O. Maya-Meraz, Maria J. Rodríguez-Roque Claudio Rios-Velasco, Juan Ornelas-Paz and Miguel A. Salas-Marina -- 5. Harvesting of horticultural commodities / Mustafa Erkan and Adem Dogan -- 6. Precooling / Atef Mohamed Elansari, Donald L. Fenton and Christopher W. Callahan -- 7. Refrigeration / Donald L. Fenton, Christopher W. Callahan and Atef Mohamed Elansari -- 8. Psychrometrics / Christopher W. Callahan, Atef Mohamed Elansari and Donald L. Fenton -- 9. Packing operations / Ahmed Ait-Oubahou, Jeffrey K. Brecht and Elhadi M. Yahia -- 10. Minimal processing / G.R. Velderrain-Rodríguez, G.m. López-Gámez, J. Abraham Domínguez-Avila, G.A. González-Aguilar, R. Soliva-Fortuny, J.F. Ayala-Zavala -- 11. Packaging / Ahmed Ait-Oubahou, Z.A. Nur Hanani and B. Jamilah -- 12. Storage systems / Atef Mohamed Elansari, Elhadi M. Yahia and Wasim Siddiqui -- 13. Controlled atmosphere storage / Elhadi M. Yahia, Livio Fadanelli, Pierluigi Mattè and Jeffrey K. Brecht -- 14. Ethylene technology / Jeffrey K. Brecht -- 15. Physiological disorders and their control / Elhadi M. Yahia, Armando Carrillo-López and Adriana Sañudo

16. Postharvest insects and their control / Elhadi M. Yahia, Lisa G. Neven and Robert W. Jones -- 17. Irradiation of fruits and vegetables / Anuradha Prakash and José de Jesús Ornelas-Paz -- 18 Temperature-controlled transport for air, land, and sea / Patrick E. Brecht, Jeffrey K. Brecht and Jorge E. Saenz -- 19. Utilization and management of horticultural waste / M.G. Lobo and E. Dorta -- 20. Analysis and control systems in postharvest operations / Livio Fadanelli, Pierluigi Mattè and Elhadi M. Yahia -- 21. Biotechnology of horticultural commodities / Verónica-Alhelí Ochoa-Jiménez, Julio-César Tafolla-Arellano, Guillermo Berumen-Varela and Martín-Ernesto Tiznado-Hernández -- 22. General recommendations / Elhadi M. Yahia.

Postharvest Technology of Perishable Horticultural Commodities describes all the postharvest techniques and technologies available to handle perishable horticultural food commodities. It includes basic concepts and important new advances in the subject. Adopting a thematic style, chapters are organized by type of treatment, with sections devoted to postharvest risk factors and their amelioration. Written by experts from around the world, the book provides core insights into identifying and utilizing appropriate postharvest options for maximum results.