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POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS Principles and Practices for Quality Maintenance TThhiiss ppaaggee iinntteennttiioonnaallllyy lleefftt bbllaannkk POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS Principles and Practices for Quality Maintenance Edited by Mohammed Wasim Siddiqui, PhD CRC Press Apple Academic Press, Inc Taylor & Francis Group 3333 Mistwell Crescent 6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300 Oakville, ON L6L 0A2 Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742 Canada © 2015 by Apple Academic Press, Inc. Exclusive worldwide distribution by CRC Press an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business No claim to original U.S. Government works Version Date: 20150421 International Standard Book Number-13: 978-1-4987-0924-8 (eBook - PDF) This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. 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Visit the Taylor & Francis Web site at http://www.taylorandfrancis.com and the CRC Press Web site at http://www.crcpress.com For information about Apple Academic Press product http://www.appleacademicpress.com ABOUT THE EDITOR Mohammed Wasim Siddiqui, PhD Dr. Mohammed Wasim Siddiqui is an Assistant Professor and Scientist in the Department of Food Science and Post- Harvest Technology at Bihar Agricultural University in Sab- our, India, and is the author or co-author of 30 peer-reviewed journal articles, 18 book chapters, and 18 conference papers. He has three edited and one authored books to his credit, pub- lished by CRC Press, USA; Springer, USA; and Apple Aca- demic Press, USA. Recently, Dr. Siddiqui has established an international peer-reviewed journal, Journal of Postharvest Technology. He has been honored to accept the position of Editor-in-Chief of a book series entitled Postharvest Biology and Technology, being published by Apple Aca- demic Press. Dr. Siddiqui is also an Acquisitions Editor for Horticultural Science for AAP. He is editorial board member of several journals. Recently, Dr Siddiqui has received the Achiever Award 2014 for outstanding research work by the Society for Advancement of Human and Nature (SADHNA), Nauni, Himachal Pradesh, India, where he is also an Honorary Board Member. He has been an active member of the organizing committees of several national and international seminars, conferences, and summits. Dr. Siddiqui acquired a BSc (Agriculture) degree from Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, India, and received MSc (Horticulture) and PhD (Hor- ticulture) degrees from Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, India, with specialization in postharvest technology. He was awarded a Maulana Azad National Fellowship Award from the University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India. He is a member of the Core Research Group at Bihar Agricultural Uni- versity (BAU), where he helps with providing appropriate direction and assisting with prioritizing the research. He has received several grants from various funding agencies to carry out his research projects. Dr. Siddiqui has been associated with postharvest technology and processing aspects of horticultural crops, and he is dy- namically involved in teaching (graduate and doctorate students) and research. He has proved himself as an active scientist in the area of postharvest technology. TThhiiss ppaaggee iinntteennttiioonnaallllyy lleefftt bbllaannkk DEDICATION Dedicated to My Adored Father (Janab Md. Nasir Siddiqui) and Mother (Mrs. Sharfunnisha Siddiqui) TThhiiss ppaaggee iinntteennttiioonnaallllyy lleefftt bbllaannkk CONTENTS List of Contributors ........................................................................................xi List of Abbreviations .....................................................................................xv List of Symbols ............................................................................................xvii Preface .........................................................................................................xix Acknowledgment ..........................................................................................xxi 1. Factors Affecting the Quality of Fruits and Vegetables: Recent Understandings ...................................................................................1 Kalyan Barman, Md. Shamsher Ahmad, and Mohammed Wasim Siddiqui 2. Advances in Non-destructive Quality Measurement of Fruits and Vegetables ......................................................................................................51 K. Prasad 3. Advances in Conventional Breeding Approaches for Postharvest Quality Improvement of Fruits ....................................................................89 Amit Kumar Khokher 4. Advances in Conventional Breeding Approaches for Post-Harvest Quality Improvement in Vegetables ..........................................................141 Shirin Akhtar 5. Advances in Storage of Fruits and Vegetables for Quality Maintenance ..................................................................................193 G. R. Velderrain Rodríguez, M. L. Salmerón-Ruiz, G. A. González Aguilar, Mohammed Wasim Siddiqui, and J. F. Ayala Zavala 6. Active and Smart Packaging Film for Food and Postharvest Treatment .....................................................................................................217 Ida Idayu Muhamad, Eraricar Salleh, Nozieana Khairudin, Mohd Harfiz Salehudin, and Norsuhada Abdul Karim 7. Advances in Postharvest Diseases Management in Fruits ......................243 Eva Arrebola 8. Integrated Postharvest Pest Management in Fruits and Vegetables ......293 Tamoghna Saha, C. Nithya, and S. N. Ray
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