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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Barkai-Golan, Rivka
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, 2001.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Fruit > Postharvest diseases and injuries.
Vegetables > Postharvest diseases and injuries.
Fruits > Maladies et dommages apr�es r�ecolte.
L�egumes > Maladies et dommages apr�es r�ecolte.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > General.
GARDENING > Fruit.
Fruit > Postharvest diseases and injuries
Vegetables > Postharvest diseases and injuries
Gem�use
Lagerkrankheit
Obst
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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