Thomson, A.K. <br/><br/>
Fruit and vegetables: harvesting,handling and storage/ 
A.K. Thomson 
 - 2nd Ed. 
 - New Delhi:  John Wiley,  2014. 
 - 460 p. 
<br/><br/>Contents<br/>(Colour plate section falls between pages 206 and 207)<br/>Preface xv<br/>Acknowledgements xvii<br/>1. Preharvest factors on postharvest life 1<br/>Introduction 1<br/>Nutrients 1<br/>Organic production 3<br/>Rootstock 4<br/>Light 5<br/>Day length 5<br/>Temperature 5<br/>Water relations 6<br/>Tree age 6<br/>Flowering time 6<br/>Harvest time 6<br/>Preharvest infection 7<br/>Chemical treatments 7<br/>2. Assessment of crop maturity 9<br/>Introduction g<br/>Field<br/>methods 9<br/>Postharvest methods 12<br/>3. Harvesting and handling methods 19<br/>Introduction 19<br/>Crop damage 19<br/>Harvesting 21<br/>Field transport 24<br/>4. Precooling 25<br/>Introduction 25<br/>Heat removal 26<br/>Precooling methods 26<br/>5. Packaging 31<br/>Introduction 31<br/>Types of packaging 32<br/>Package recycling<br/>38<br/>Modified atmosphere packaging 38<br/>vi Contents<br/>6. Postharvest treatments 47<br/>Introduction 47<br/>Minerals 47<br/>Astringency removal 48<br/>Antioxidants 48<br/>Sprout suppressants 48<br/>Fruit coating 49<br/>Antiethylene 51<br/>Salicylic acid 51<br/>Curing 51<br/>Hot water treatment 52<br/>Vapour heat treatment 52<br/>Degreening 52<br/>7. Storage 53<br/>Store management and organization 53<br/>Store design and method 54<br/>Refrigerated storage 59<br/>Controlled atmosphere stores 61<br/>Hypobaric storage 69<br/>8. Disease control 71<br/>Introduction 71<br/>Legislation 71<br/>Microorganism control 72<br/>Chemical application methods 73<br/>Non-fungicidal methods of disease control 75<br/>9. Safety 80<br/>Introduction 80<br/>Micotoxins 81<br/>Bacterial toxins 82<br/>Safety in controlled atmosphere stores 84<br/>Toxicity of packaging material ' 85<br/>Packhouse safety 85<br/>10. Fruit ripening conditions ' 86<br/>Introduction 86<br/>Changes during fruit ripening 87<br/>Controlled atmosphere storage on ripening 91<br/>Design of ripening rooms 92<br/>Ethylene on ripening 92<br/>Sources of ethylene 93<br/>Alternative gases to ethylene 95<br/>t<br/>11. Marketing and transport<br/>Marketing<br/>Marketing<br/>systems<br/>Cooperative marketing associations ]<br/>Market analysis ^<br/>Branding<br/>National transport<br/>International trade<br/>Cold chain ^<br/>Transport by sea<br/>International transport by airfreight i<br/>Temperature monitoring<br/>International quarantine<br/>12. Postharvest technology of fruits and vegetables 115<br/>Introduction<br/>Acerolas ]^^<br/>Ackee, akee<br/>African breadfruit<br/>Amelanchier<br/>Amaranth<br/>American grapes<br/>Anise, anis<br/>Anus, cubios<br/>Apples 118<br/>Apricot<br/>Arracacha, Peruvian parsnip<br/>Arrowroot<br/>Asian pears, Japanese pears, nashi<br/>Asian spinach<br/>Asparagus<br/>Atemoyas<br/>Aubergines, egg plants<br/>Avocados, alligator pear, midshipmen's butter 142<br/>Babacos<br/>Bamboo shoots<br/>Banana passionfruit<br/>Bananas *<br/>Barbados cherries, West Indian cherries<br/>Beefsteak fungus<br/>Beetroots, red beet<br/>Belle apples, Jamaican honeysuckle, water lemons<br/>Biriba, wild soursop<br/>Bitter gourd, pepind, kerela, bitter cucumber, balsam pear<br/>Bitter yam, cluster yam<br/>Blackberries, brambles<br/>Blackcurrants<br/>Black radish<br/>Black sapptes<br/>Contents vii<br/>07<br/>137<br/>139<br/>140<br/>141<br/>148<br/>166<br/>167<br/>168<br/>168<br/>169<br/>169<br/>170<br/>171<br/>172<br/>viii Contents<br/>Blueberries, bilberries, whortleberries 172<br/>Blewit, field blewit 173<br/>Bottle gourds, white flowered gourds 173<br/>Boysenberries 1<br/>Breadfruits 174<br/>Broad beans, horse beans, Windsor beans I75<br/>Broccoli, calabrese 17g<br/>Brussels sprouts 177<br/>Cabbages -iyg<br/>Cainnetos, star apples 179<br/>Calamondnis, Philippine limes I80<br/>Canistel, egg fruit 180<br/>Cape gooseberries, physalis, Peruvian cherry I80<br/>Capsicums, sweet peppers, bell peppers I81<br/>Carambola, star fruit I83<br/>Carrots 184<br/>Cashewapples 185<br/>Cassava, monioc, tapioca, yuca 186<br/>Cauliflower I89<br/>Cauliflower fungus 191<br/>Celeriac, turnip rooted celery 191<br/>Celery 192<br/>Cep, penny bun boletus 193<br/>Chanterelles 193<br/>Chard, spinach beet 194<br/>Chayotes, christophines, chocho 194<br/>Cherimoyas I95<br/>Cherries, sweet cherries I95<br/>Chervil 195<br/>Chicory, witloof, radicchio I97<br/>Chillies, hot peppers, peppers, cherry peppers, bird chillies 198<br/>Chinese artichokes 198<br/>Chinese bayberries<br/>I99<br/>Chinese cabbage I99<br/>Chinese chives 200<br/>Chinese kale, kale 200<br/>Chinese pears 201<br/>Chinese radishes, Japanese radishes 201<br/>Chinese water chestnut, biqi 201<br/>Chinese yams 202<br/>Chives 202<br/>Citron 203<br/>Clementines 203<br/>Cloudberries, baked-apples berries 203<br/>Coconuts, waternuts, jelly coconuts 204<br/>Collards, kale 204<br/>Coriander 205<br/>Courgettes, summer squash, zucchini, baby marrow 205<br/>Cranberries 206<br/>Cress, watercress 207<br/>Cucumber 208<br/>Custard apples, bullock's heart 209<br/>Damsons 210<br/>Dates 210<br/>Dewberries 213<br/>Dill 213<br/>Durians 213<br/>Easy peeling citrus fruits 215<br/>Elderberries 215<br/>Elephant foot yam, elephant yam, suran 215<br/>Emblic, Indian gooseberries 216<br/>Endives, escaroles, frisee 216<br/>Enoki-take mushrooms, winter mushroom, velvet shank 216<br/>Fairy ring toadstool 217<br/>Feijoas, pineapples guava 217<br/>Fennel 218<br/>Field mushroom 218<br/>Fig leaf gourds, malibar gourds 218<br/>Figs 218<br/>Gages, green gages 220<br/>Garlic 220<br/>Genips, Spanish limes 221<br/>Giant taro 221<br/>Ginger 221<br/>Globe artichokes 222<br/>Golden apple, otaheite apple 223<br/>Gooseberries 223<br/>Governor's plum 224<br/>Granadillas, giant granadillas 224<br/>Granadillos, sweet granadillas 224<br/>Grapes 225<br/>Grapefruits 227<br/>Greater yam, Lisbon yam, white yam, water yam, Asiatic yam 229<br/>Green beans, kidney beans, snap beans, common beans 230<br/>Guavas 232<br/>Hawthorne 234<br/>Hog plum, yellow mombin 234<br/>Horn of plenty 234<br/>Horse mushroom 234<br/>Horseradish 234<br/>Huckleberries 235<br/>Hyssop 235<br/>Intoxicating yam, Asiatic bitter yam 235<br/>Jaboticaba 236<br/>Jackfruit, jaca 236<br/>Jerusalem artichoke 237<br/>Jew's ear ^ 237<br/>Jujube, Chfhese jujube 237<br/>Contents ix<br/>X Contents<br/>Jujube, Indian jujube, ber<br/>Kale 239<br/>Kiwanos, horned melons, melano<br/>Kiwifruits, Chinese gooseberries, yang tao<br/>Kohlrabi, turnip rooted cabbage<br/>Kumquats "42<br/>Langsat, lanzon, duku<br/>Leeks<br/>Lemons<br/>Lemon balm<br/>Lesser yam, Asiatic yam, lesser Asiatic yam<br/>Lettuces 250<br/>Lima beans, butter beans, Burma beans<br/>Limes 253<br/>Limequats 253<br/>Litchi, lychee 255<br/>Loganberries 255<br/>Longan 257<br/>Longkong, longong 257<br/>Loquats, Japanese medlars<br/>Lotus roots 258<br/>Lovi lovi 258<br/>Maitake 258<br/>Malay apple, pomerac, jambos, Malacca apple<br/>Mamey, mamay apple, mammey apple<br/>Mandarins 260<br/>Mangoes 267<br/>Mangosteen 268<br/>Marrow, squash 270<br/>Matricaria 270<br/>Medlar 270<br/>Melons, cantaloupes, musk melons 273<br/>Methi 273<br/>Mint 273<br/>Monstera 273<br/>Mora, Andes berry 274<br/>Morles 274<br/>Mulberries 274<br/>Mume, Japanese apricot 275<br/>Mushrooms, cultivated mushroom 273<br/>Mustard, white mustard 278<br/>Nameko 278<br/>Naranjilla, lulo, toronja 279<br/>Nectarines 279<br/>Oca ^ 280<br/>Okra, gumbo, lady's finger 28i<br/>Olives<br/>Onions, bulb onions 286<br/>Onion<br/>Oranges<br/><br/>Ortanique, temple oranges, murcotts<br/>Oyster mushrooms, hiratake mushroom<br/>Papa criolla, criolla<br/>Papayas, pawpaws<br/>Papayuela, mountain papaya<br/>Parasol mushrooms, parasol fungus<br/>Parsley<br/>Parsnips<br/>Passionfruits, maracuya<br/>Pe-tsai, pak choi, pak choy, celery cabbage<br/>Peaches<br/>Pears<br/>299<br/>Peas, garden peas, mange tout, snow peas, sugar peas<br/>Pepinos, mishqui, tree melons<br/>Persimmons, kaki, sharon fruit, date plums<br/>Pineapples<br/>Pink-spored grisette, rose-gilled grisette<br/>Pitahaya, dragon fruit<br/>Plantains<br/>Plums<br/>Pomegranates<br/>Potatoes<br/>Potato yams<br/>Prickly pear, tuna, Indian fig, barberry fig, cactus fruit<br/>Pummelos, pomelos, pomelo, shaddock<br/>Pumpkin<br/>Queensland arrowroot, edible canna<br/>Quinces<br/>Radishes, salad radishes<br/>Rambutan<br/>Raspberries<br/>Redcurrants, white currants<br/>Red whortleberries, cowberries, mountain cranberries<br/>Rhubarb<br/>Rose apple, pomarosa<br/>Saffron milk cap<br/>Salak, snake fruit<br/>Salsify<br/>Sapodillas, sapota, zapota, chico chiko<br/>Sapote mamey, mamey sapote<br/>Satsumas<br/>Savory, summer savory<br/>Scarlet runner beans, runner beans<br/>Scorzonere<br/>332<br/>Seville oranges, bitter oranges<br/>Shaggy ink cap, lawyer's wig<br/>Shallots<br/>Shiitake<br/>Sloes <br/>Snake gourds 335<br/>Sorrel, Jamaican sorrel, roselle 336<br/>Sorrel, French sorrel 336<br/>Sour cherries 336<br/>Soursop, graviola, guanabana 337<br/>Spanish plum, Jamaican plum, red mombin 337<br/>Spinach 337<br/>Spring onions, green onions, scallions, scallions 338<br/>Strawberries 339<br/>Strawberry guava, cattley guava 341<br/>Straw mushrooms, paddy straw mushrooms 342<br/>Sugar cane, noble cane 342<br/>Summer white button mushroom 342<br/>Swamp taro, giant swamp taro, gallan 343<br/>Swedes, rutabagas 344<br/>Sweetcorn, baby corn 344<br/>Sweet passionfruit 346<br/>Sweet potatoes 347<br/>Sweet sops, sugar apples, custard apples 348<br/>Tamarillos, tree tomatoes 349<br/>Tamarind 350<br/>Tangerines 351<br/>Tannia, new cocoyam 351<br/>Taro, dasheen, eddoe, cocoyam, malanga, old cocoyam 351<br/>Tayberries 353<br/>Tomatoes 353<br/>Topee tambo 357<br/>Truffles<br/>Turnips 357<br/>Turnip greens<br/>Turnip rooted parsley, hamburg parsley 358<br/>Ugli Fruits, minneolas, minneolas, tangelos 358<br/>Ulloa, ulloco 359<br/>Velvet shank 359<br/>Watermelon 359<br/>Water spinach, tong cai, kang kong 361<br/>West Indian gooseberries, otaheite gooseberries 361<br/>White radishes, Japanese radishes, mooli, daikon 361<br/>White sapote, zapote 361<br/>White yams, negro yams, guinea yams 362<br/>Wild cucumbers,, pepinos ^^3<br/>Winged beans<br/>Wood blewits 364<br/>Wood mushroom 364<br/>Yacon, jiquima, aricuma 364<br/>Yam bean, jicama 365<br/>Yams <br/>Yampies, cush cush, elephant yams, Indian yams 366<br/>Yanagimatsutake mushrooms 367<br/>Yellow yams, twelve months yams 367<br/>Youngberries 368<br/>Zapotes chupa chupa 369<br/>Appendix: glossary of terms 371<br/>Abbreviations 371<br/>Carbon dioxide and oxygen in controlled atmosphere stores 371<br/>Concentration of chemicals and ethylene in a store 371<br/>Film thickness 371<br/>Humidity 372<br/>Hypobaric storage 372<br/> 
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