| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 418 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Posthavest Disease Initiation -- Each Fruit or Vegetable and its Characteristic Pathogens -- Factors Affecting Disease Development -- Attack Mechanisms of the Pathogen -- Host Protection and Defense Mechanisms -- Physiological and Biochemical Changes Following Infection -- Means for Maintaining Host Resistance -- Chemical Control -- Physical Means -- Biological Control -- Novel Approaches for Enhancing Host Resistance -- Four Fruit Groups -- Subtropical and Tropical Fruits -- Pome and Stone Fruits -- Soft Fruits and Berries -- Solanaceous Fruit Vegetables |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 330-394) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Fruit -- Postharvest diseases and injuries
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Vegetables -- Postharvest diseases and injuries
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- General.
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GARDENING -- Fruit.
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Fruit -- Postharvest diseases and injuries
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Vegetables -- Postharvest diseases and injuries
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Gemüse
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Lagerkrankheit
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Obst
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780444505842 |
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0444505849 |
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9780080539294 |
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0080539297 |
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9780080919850 |
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0080919855 |
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1281144916 |
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9781281144911 |
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9786611144913 |
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6611144919 |
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