Postharvest Ripening Physiology of Crops is a comprehensive interdisciplinary reference source for the various aspects of fruit ripening and postharvest behavior. It focuses on the postharvest physiology, biochemistry, and molecular biology of ripening and provides an overview of fruits and vegetables, including chapters on the postharvest quality of ornamental plants and molecular biology of flower senescence.
It describes various developments that have taken place in the last decade with respect to identifying and altering the function of ripening-related genes. Taking clues from studies in grape and tomato as model fruits, the book reviews a few case studies and gives you a detailed account of molecular regulation of fruit ripening, and signal transduction and internal atmospheres in relation to fruit ripening. It also presents an overview of methods utilized in fruit proteomics, as well as a global proteome and systems biology analysis of fruits during ripening, and discusses the basics of dormancy, its molecular and physiological basis, and methods to break the dormancy.
The book provides an overview of the most important metabolic pathways and genes that control volatile biosynthesis in model fruits, including tropical, subtropical, and temperate fruits, with a special emphasis on fruit ripening and the role of ethylene during this process. It presents a brief description of the composition of volatiles in various fruit species and addresses the influences of preharvest factors and postharvest technologies on fruit aroma, basic mechanisms responsible for postharvest flavor change in fresh produce, and the potential impacts of various postharvest technologies on flavor.
Ripening Physiology: An Overview
Sunil Pareek
Postharvest Physiology of Fruits and Vegetables
Peter M. A. Toivonen
Postharvest Quality of Ornamental Plants
Fernando L. Finger, Tania P. Silva, Fernanda F. Araujo, and Jose G. Barbosa
Physiology and Molecular Biology of Flower Senescence
Kenichi Shibuya and Kazuo Ichimura
Respiratory Metabolism
Mikal E. Saltveit
Stomata and Postharvest Physiology
Uulke Van Meeteren and Sasan Aliniaeifard
Water Loss from Harvested Horticultural Commodities
Mikal E. Saltveit
Lysophospholipids and Postharvest Quality of Fruits, Vegetables, and Cut Flowers
Domingos P. F. Almeida
Fruit Skin Color and the Role of Pigments during Fruit Ripening
Emrul Kayesh, Lingfei Shangguan, and M. Mofazal Hossain
Molecular Regulation of Fruit Ripening
Ajay Arora
Advances in Ethylene Signal Transduction in Fruits and Vegetables
Willis O. Owino and Jane Ambuko
Internal Atmosphere of Fruits: Role and Significance in Ripening and Storability
Vijay Paul and Rakesh Pandey
Proteomics of Fruit Development and Ripening
Aloysius Wong, Ludivine Thomas, Christoph Gehring, and Claudius Marondedze
Potato Tuber Dormancy and Postharvest Sprout Control
Jeffrey C. Suttle, Michael A. Campbell, and Nora L. Olsen
Calcium Deficiency Disorders in Plants
Sergio Tonetto De Freitas, Cassandro Vidal Talamini Do Amarante, and Elizabeth J. Mitcham
Fresh Fruit Aroma: An Integrative Overview for a Complex Flavor Trait
Orianne Gudenschwager and Bruno G. Defilippi
Flavor and Aroma Compounds of Some Exotic Tropical Fruits and Berries: Biosynthetic Pathways and Metabolism
Ola Lasekan
Impact of Postharvest Technologies on the Flavor of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Charles F. Forney
Biography
Dr. Sunil Pareek obtained his PhD in Horticulture (PHT) from Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner, India. He is an Associate Professor (PHT) in the Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM), Kundli, India. Dr. Pareek is principal or co-principal investigator on several fruit, tuber crop, processed products, and integrated farming projects. He has published extensively and is the recipient of the University Outstanding Services Award 2014, Outstanding Team Research Award 2014, Young Scientist Award 2012, HS Mehta Young Scientist Award 2012, JISL Fellowship 2014, and the Fellow Award of the Confederation of Horticultural Associations of India.