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Postharvest Biology and Nanotechnology of Fruits, Vegetables and Flowers.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Paliyath, Gopinadhan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2018.
Edición:2nd ed.
Colección:New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1 Enhancing Food Security Through Postharvest Technology: Current and Future Perspectives; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Food Security: Changing Paradigms Linked to Food Quality and NCD Challenges; 1.2.1 Population; 1.2.2 Climate Change and Weather Patterns; 1.2.3 Food, Water, and Energy Security; 1.2.4 Choices in Increasing the World's Food Supply; 1.2.5 Saving More of the Food that We Already Produce; 1.2.6 Nanotechnology in Agriculture and Food; 1.2.7 Postharvest Technologies; References; Links.
  • Chapter 2 Ripening and Senescence of Fleshy Fruits2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Fruit Growth and Development; 2.3 Climacteric and Non-climacteric Fruits; 2.4 Metabolic and Physiological Changes During Fruit Ripening; 2.4.1 Carbon Metabolism; 2.4.2 Carotenoids and Flavonoids; 2.4.3 Aromatic Compounds; 2.5 Regulation of Fruit Ripening; 2.6 Transcriptional Regulation of Fruit Ripening; 2.7 Nitric Oxide and ROS Regulate Fruit Ripening and Senescence; 2.8 Epigenetic Modulation of Ripening Regulators; 2.9 Concluding Remarks; Author Contribution and Acknowledgments; References.
  • Chapter 3 Ethylene Signal Transduction During Fruit Ripening and Senescence3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Ethylene Biosynthesis; 3.3 Membrane Lipid Catabolism during Ripening and Senescence; 3.4 Phospholipase D and its Role in Plant Developmental Processes; 3.4.1 PLD Gene Family and Classification; 3.4.2 PLD Domain Architecture; 3.4.3 Subcellular Localization of PLD; 3.4.4 Changes in PLD During Growth, Development, and Ripening; 3.5 Role of PLD in Growth and Development; 3.5.1 Role of PLD During Nutrient Deficiency; 3.5.2 Role of PLD in Hyperosmotic Stress; 3.5.3 PLD Response During Wounding.
  • 3.5.4 Role of PLD in Pathogenesis Responses3.5.5 PLD Activation by Oxidative Stress; 3.5.6 PLD Regulation During Ripening and Senescence; 3.6 Signal Transduction Sequences During Ripening; 3.6.1 Ethylene Signaling; 3.6.2 PLD-regulated Lipid Signaling; 3.7 Function and Roles of Biomembrane in Signaling; 3.7.1 Phosphatidylinositol Metabolism in Senescence; 3.8 Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase: A Potential Link in Ethylene Signal Transduction; 3.8.1 Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases in Plant Growth and Development; 3.8.2 Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase: Intermediaries in Ethylene Signal Transduction.
  • 3.9 C2 Domains of PLD and PI3K3.9.1 C2 Domain of PLD; 3.9.2 C2 Domain of PI3K; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 4 Preharvest and Postharvest Technologies Based on Hexanal: An Overview; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Ripening and Senescence; 4.3 Changes in Cell Membrane Structure and Properties; 4.3.1 Phospholipid Catabolism; 4.3.2 Phospholipase D; 4.4 Hexanal-based Technologies; 4.5 Compositions for Preharvest Sprays and Postharvest Dips of Fruits and Vegetables; 4.6 Mechanism of Action of Hexanal; 4.7 Summary of Treatments and Effects; References; Chapter 5 Nitric Oxide Signaling in Plants.