Postharvest Physiological Disorders in Fruits and Vegetables

Sergio Tonetto de Freitas is a researcher on Postharvest Physiology and Technology at the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Embrapa. Before working at Embrapa, he was a PhD student in the Plant Biology Graduate Group, and latter a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Plant Science Department at the University of California, Davis. His PhD and Postdoctoral researches were focused on understanding the mechanisms regulating fruit susceptibility to calcium (Ca2+) deficiency disorders. Although these disorders have been studied for more than a hundred years, his PhD and Postdoctoral studies proved for the first time that fruit susceptibility to Ca2+ deficiency disorders is mainly regulated by mechanisms controlling cellular Ca2+ partitioning and distribution. He also has experience in biochemistry, plant molecular biology, laboratory techniques, statistic programs. He has received a total of five UCDavis awards, three Jastro Shields research award, one Joseph M. Ogawa research and teaching endowment award, and one Shapiro Family award for excellence in science.Dr. Sunil Pareek obtained Ph.D. in Horticulture (PHT) from Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner, India. He joined Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology (MPUAT), Udaipur, India in 2005. Before moving as Associate Professor to National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM), Kundli, Haryana, India in 2015 he was at Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology (MPUAT), Udaipur, India from 2005 to 2015. He is involved in teaching UG, PG and Ph.D. students with special focus on postharvest physiology, technology and processing of fruits. Dr. Pareek has published more than 40 papers, 40 presentations in National and International Seminars and Conferences, 6 books, 3 manuals, 6 technical bulletins, 40 popular articles, and several book chapters to his credit.

• ContentsDedication................................................................................................................................................... vForeword..................................................................................................................................................xiiiPreface....................................................................................................................................................xviiAcknowledgments....................................................................................................................................xixEditors......................................................................................................................................................xxiContributors...........................................................................................................................................xxiiiSection I General Issues, Physiological and Technological Effects1 Postharvest Physiological Disorders in Fruit and Vegetables...................................................... 3Sergio Tonetto de Freitas and Sunil Pareek2 Pre-Harvest Cultural Practices Affecting Postharvest Physiological Disorders,Minerals, and Titratable Acidity in Cucurbit Melon.................................................................. 15Hong Li3 Oxidative Stress and Physiological Disorders.............................................................................. 29Christian Larrigaudière and Jordi Giné-Bordonaba4 Chilling Injury................................................................................................................................. 61Palash Biswas and David A. Brummell5 Disorders During Storage of Fruits and Vegetables.................................................................... 89Daniel Alexandre Neuwald, Adriano Arriel Saquet, Nadine Klein6 Positive and Negative Effects of Heat Treatment on the Incidence of PhysiologicalDisorders in Fresh Produce.......................................................................................................... 111Elazar Fallik and Zoran Ilic7 Cracking in Fruits and Vegetables.............................................................................................. 127Ali KhadiviSection II Temperate Fruits8 Apple............................................................................................................................................... 165Christopher B. Watkins and James P. Mattheis9 Berries............................................................................................................................................ 207R.R. Sharma and Vijay Rakesh Reddy S.10 Cherry............................................................................................................................................ 223Bed Prasad Khatiwada and Elizabeth Mitcham11 Table Grape................................................................................................................................... 237Bruno G. Defilippi, Sebastian A. Rivera, Alonso Perez-Donoso, Mauricio Gonzalez-Aguero, and Reinaldo Campos-Vargas12 Muskmelon..................................................................................................................................... 261Juan Pablo Fernandez-Trujillo13 Peach and Nectarine..................................................................................................................... 293George A. Manganaris, Ariel R. Vicente, Pedro J. Martinez-Garcia, and Carlos H. Crisosto14 European Pear............................................................................................................................... 305Yan Wang and Kazem Arzani15 Asian Pear...................................................................................................................................... 329Kazem ArzaniSection III Tropical and Sub-Tropical Fruits16 Banana............................................................................................................................................ 349Scot C. Nelson and Sarah J. Pethybridge17 Citrus.............................................................................................................................................. 377Joanna Lado, Paul JR Cronje, Maria Jesus Rodrigo, and Lorenzo Zacarias18 Date................................................................................................................................................. 399Salah M. Aleid19 Kiwifruit......................................................................................................................................... 421Sunny George Gwanpua, Munazza Saeed, Abdul Jabbar and Julian Heyes20 Litchi............................................................................................................................................... 435Yueming Jiang21 Mango............................................................................................................................................. 443Jeffrey K. Brecht22 Papaya............................................................................................................................................ 467Jurandi G. OLIVEIRA, Luis M.M. MORALES, Willian B. SILVA, Aroldo GOMES FILHOand Robert E. PAULL23 Persimmon..................................................................................................................................... 495C. Besada, A. Woolf and A. Salvador24 Pineapple........................................................................................................................................ 513Robert E. Paull and Nancy Jung Chen25 Pomegranate.................................................................................................................................. 529Mustafa Erkan and Adem Dogan26 Rambutan and Longkong............................................................................................................. 551Chalermchai Wongs-Aree and Sompoch Noichinda27 Mangosteen.................................................................................................................................... 589Sompoch Noichinda, Kitti Bodhipadma and Chalermchai Wongs-Aree28 Amazon Fruit................................................................................................................................. 615Joao P. Santos Neto, Deborah O. De Fusco, Patricia Maria Pinto, and Gustavo Henriquede Almeida TeixeiraSection IV Vegetables and Tubers29 Brassicas......................................................................................................................................... 631Joaqui n H. Hasperue , Facundo Massolo, and Gustavo A. Marti nez30 Cucurbits........................................................................................................................................ 661Jamal Javanmardi and Mohammad Pessarakli31 Potato Tuber.................................................................................................................................. 691Dilson A. Bisognin, Arione da S. Pereira, and Sergio Tonetto de Freitas32 Solanaceous Fruits......................................................................................................................... 705Vicente A.R., Concellon A., Zaro M.J., and Ortiz C.M33 Tropical Tuber Crops................................................................................................................... 719Sanket J. More, V. Ravi, and Saravanan RajuSection V Processed Fruits and Vegetables34 Fresh-Cut Fruits and Vegetables..................................................................................................761Amodio M.L., Cefola M., Pace B., and Colelli G.35 Juice of Fruits and Vegetables..................................................................................................... 785Ana Cecilia Poloni Rybka, Aline Telles Biasoto Marques, Rita de Cassia Mirela ResendeNassur, and Emanuel Jose Nascimento MarquesSection VI Final Considerations36 Future Studies on Postharvest Physiological Disorders in Fruit and Vegetables................... 805Sérgio Tonetto de Freitas and Sunil PareekIndex....................................................................................................................................................... 815