Elhadi Yahia is a Professor in the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the Autonomous University of Querétaro, Mexico, and is a consultant to several organizations including the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Food Logistics Organization (WFLO), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

• 1. Introduction2. Postharvest Losses and Waste 3. Classification of Horticultural Commodities 4. Preharvest Factors Affecting Postharvest Quality5. Harvesting of Horticultural Commodities6. Precooling7. Refrigeration8. Psychrometrics9. Packing Operations10. Minimal Processing11. Packaging12. Storage Systems13. Controlled Atmosphere Storage14. Ethylene Technology15. Physiological Disorders and Their Control16. Postharvest Insects and and Their Control17. Irridiation of Fruits and Vegetables18. Temperature-Controlled Transport for Air, Land, and Sea 19. Utilization and Management of Horticultural Waste20. Analysis and Control Systems in Postharvest Operations21. Biotechnology of Horticultural Commodities 22. General Recommendations

Elhadi Yahia is a Professor in the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the Autonomous University of Querétaro, Mexico, and is a consultant to several organizations including the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Food Logistics Organization (WFLO), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

• 1. Introduction2. Postharvest Losses and Waste 3. Classification of Horticultural Commodities 4. Preharvest Factors Affecting Postharvest Quality5. Harvesting of Horticultural Commodities6. Precooling7. Refrigeration8. Psychrometrics9. Packing Operations10. Minimal Processing11. Packaging12. Storage Systems13. Controlled Atmosphere Storage14. Ethylene Technology15. Physiological Disorders and Their Control16. Postharvest Insects and and Their Control17. Irridiation of Fruits and Vegetables18. Temperature-Controlled Transport for Air, Land, and Sea 19. Utilization and Management of Horticultural Waste20. Analysis and Control Systems in Postharvest Operations21. Biotechnology of Horticultural Commodities 22. General Recommendations

Elhadi Yahia is a Professor in the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the Autonomous University of Querétaro, Mexico, and is a consultant to several organizations including the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Food Logistics Organization (WFLO), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

• 1. Introduction2. Postharvest Losses and Waste 3. Classification of Horticultural Commodities 4. Preharvest Factors Affecting Postharvest Quality5. Harvesting of Horticultural Commodities6. Precooling7. Refrigeration8. Psychrometrics9. Packing Operations10. Minimal Processing11. Packaging12. Storage Systems13. Controlled Atmosphere Storage14. Ethylene Technology15. Physiological Disorders and Their Control16. Postharvest Insects and and Their Control17. Irridiation of Fruits and Vegetables18. Temperature-Controlled Transport for Air, Land, and Sea 19. Utilization and Management of Horticultural Waste20. Analysis and Control Systems in Postharvest Operations21. Biotechnology of Horticultural Commodities 22. General Recommendations