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Postharvest diseases of fruits and vegetables : development and control /

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Barkai-Golan, Rivka
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, 2001.
Edición:1st ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.