
Citrus Fruit
Biology, Technology, and Evaluation
Description
Key Features
- Fully revised and updated release, including new chapters on post-harvest disease management practices and the impact of climate change and COVID-19
- Includes expanded insights on nutraceuticals, bioactive compounds and antioxidants
- Presents research data that will be valuable for those involved in the handling and marketing of citrus fruits
Readership
Researchers, academics and advanced level students in agriculture and horticultural scientists. Those involved with postharvest management of fruits especially citrus. Those in industrial processing of citrus
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Commercial fresh citrus cultivars and producing countries
3. Postharvest losses
4. Pre-harvest factors affecting fruit quality and postharvest life
5. Fruit morphology, anatomy and physiology
6. Fruit Biochemistry
7. Growth, maturity, grade standards and physico-mechanical characteristics of fruit
8. Harvesting
9. Preparation for fresh fruit market
10. Packaging
11. Storage systems and response of citrus fruits
12. Transportation
13. Marketing and distribution
14. Irradiation
15. Postharvest diseases and their management
16. Alternative post-harvest disease management practices
17. Physiological disorders and their management
18. Post-harvest treatment for insect control
19. Fruit quality control, evaluation and analysis
20. Nutritive and Medicinal value of Citrus fruits
21. Biotechnological applications
22. World fresh citrus trade and quarantine issues
23. Impact of climate change and Covid –19 pandemic on citrus fruit industry
Product details
- No. of pages: 575
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2022
- Published: June 24, 2022
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Hardcover ISBN: 9780323993067