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Postharvest Decay
Control Strategies
1st Edition - May 14, 2014
Editor: Silvia Bautista-Baños
Language: English
Hardback ISBN:9780124115521
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eBook ISBN:9780124115682
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Written by a diverse group of research professionals, Postharvest Decay: Control Strategies is aimed at a wide audience, including researchers involved in the study of postha…Read more
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Written by a diverse group of research professionals, Postharvest Decay: Control Strategies is aimed at a wide audience, including researchers involved in the study of postharvest handling of agricultural commodities, and undergraduate and graduate students researching postharvest topics. Growers, managers, and operators working at packinghouses and storage, retail, and wholesale facilities can also benefit from this book. The information in this book covers a wide range of topics related to selected fungi, such as taxonomy, infection processes, economic importance, causes of infection, the influence of pre-harvest agronomic practices and the environment, the effect of handling operations, and the strategic controls for each host-pathogen, including traditional and non-traditional alternatives.
Includes eleven postharvest fungi causing serious rots in numerous fruits and vegetables
Offers selected microorganisms including pathogens of commercially important tropical, subtropical and temperate crops worldwide, such as tomatoes, pears, apples, peaches, citrus, banana, papaya, and mango, among others
Presents content developed by recognized and experienced high-level scientists, working in the postharvest pathology area worldwide
Provides basic information about each fungus, pre- and postharvest factors that contribute to infection and control measurements, including the use of chemicals and non-traditional methods
Scientists, Postharvest physiologists and technologists across the disciplines of agricultural engineering, food sciences, and horticulture agricultural economics; students, operators, managers, exporters and importers dealing with postharvest issues
Preface
List of Contributors
Chapter 1. Rhizopus stolonifer (Soft Rot)
Overall Importance of the Fungus
Taxonomy and Morphology
Biology of the R. Stolonifer Infection Process
Environmental and Agronomic Factors Favoring R. Stolonifer Infection
Postharvest Factors Favoring R. Stolonifer Infection
Control
Concluding Remarks
Chapter 2. Penicillium digitatum, Penicillium italicum (Green Mold, Blue Mold)
Overall Importance of Fungi
Taxonomy, Morphology and Genomics
Biology of Penicillium Digitatum and P. Italicum Infection Process
Postharvest Factors Influencing Penicillium Digitatum and P. Italicum Infection
Control
Concluding Remarks
Chapter 3. Crown Rot Disease of Bananas
Overall Importance of the Disease
Taxonomy and Morphology
Biology of Crown rot Infection Process
Preharvest Factors Favoring Crown Rot Disease
Postharvest Factors Favoring Crown Rot Disease
Control Methods and Alternatives to Chemical Control
Concluding Remarks
Chapter 4. Botrytis cinerea (Gray Mold)
Overall Importance of the Fungus
Taxonomy
Morphology
Biology of Botrytis Cinerea Infection Process
Agronomic and Environmental Factors Influencing Botrytis Cinerea Infection
Agronomic and Environmental Factors Favoring C. Gloeosporioides Infection
Postharvest Factors Favoring C. Gloeosporioides Infection
Control
Concluding Remarks
Index
No. of pages: 394
Language: English
Edition: 1
Published: May 14, 2014
Imprint: Academic Press
Hardback ISBN: 9780124115521
eBook ISBN: 9780124115682
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Silvia Bautista-Baños
BSc. in Agronomy. Autonomous Metropolitan University. MSc. in Tropical Fruit Production. National School of Fruit Production. PhD in Plant Sciences. Massey University. Research interest in control of postharvest microorganisms in horticultural commodities and edible flowers by mean of sustainable alternatives.
Affiliations and expertise
Lecturer and Research Scientist, Postharvest Plant Pathology and Physiology, Centre of Biotic Products, National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico