Ghulam Khaliq, PhD, is Associate Professor/Chairman in the Department of Horticulture atLasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences, Uthal, Pakistan. Prior to that, hewas a research associate in the Agriculture and Cooperatives Department of the Government ofPakistan. His research is focused on postharvest physiology of fruits, vegetables, and ornamentalplants, and he is also working on postharvest technologies such as edible coatings, elicitors,biopreservative packaging, and the development of novel approaches to maintain quality andextend the shelf life of highly perishable products. He has executed research projects supportedby the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan and collaborates with other research institutionsaround the world. He published research articles, book chapters, conference papers, and reportsin national and international journals and serves as an editor, associate editor, reviewer, andeditorial board member of several international journals. He is a lifetime member of severalscientific societies, including the Pakistan Society for Horticultural Sciences, Pakistan BotanicalSociety, and Pakistan Society of Plant Protection.Sajid Ali, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Horticulture in the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences andTechnology at Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan. Dr. Ali teaches courses inundergraduate and postgraduate classes with a major focus on fruit production and postharvestphysiology. His current focus is to improve postharvest quality of fresh horticultural produce withminimum loss. He worked as a research officer and as a project development officer on tworesearch projects at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan. He has won severalresearch projects. Dr. Ali has authored and co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed internationaljournal publications and around 25 book chapters. He is an academic editor of Plos One andreview editor of Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems and Frontiers in Plant Science. Hereceived advanced training in postharvest physiology of horticultural crops at the US HorticulturalResearch Laboratory.

• Introduction PART I: TROPICAL AND SUB-TROPICAL FRUITS 1. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Mango 2. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Banana 3. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Citrus 4. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Pomegranate 5. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Litchi 6. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Papaya 7. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Sapodilla and Mamey Sapote 8. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Guava 9. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Fig 10. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Cashew PART II: TEMPERATE FRUITS 11. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Apple 12. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Grape 13. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Peach 14. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Cherry 15. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Strawberry 16. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Kiwifruit 17. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Persimmon 18. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Apricot 19. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Plum

Ghulam Khaliq, PhD, is Associate Professor/Chairman in the Department of Horticulture atLasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences, Uthal, Pakistan. Prior to that, hewas a research associate in the Agriculture and Cooperatives Department of the Government ofPakistan. His research is focused on postharvest physiology of fruits, vegetables, and ornamentalplants, and he is also working on postharvest technologies such as edible coatings, elicitors,biopreservative packaging, and the development of novel approaches to maintain quality andextend the shelf life of highly perishable products. He has executed research projects supportedby the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan and collaborates with other research institutionsaround the world. He published research articles, book chapters, conference papers, and reportsin national and international journals and serves as an editor, associate editor, reviewer, andeditorial board member of several international journals. He is a lifetime member of severalscientific societies, including the Pakistan Society for Horticultural Sciences, Pakistan BotanicalSociety, and Pakistan Society of Plant Protection.Sajid Ali, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Horticulture in the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences andTechnology at Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan. Dr. Ali teaches courses inundergraduate and postgraduate classes with a major focus on fruit production and postharvestphysiology. His current focus is to improve postharvest quality of fresh horticultural produce withminimum loss. He worked as a research officer and as a project development officer on tworesearch projects at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan. He has won severalresearch projects. Dr. Ali has authored and co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed internationaljournal publications and around 25 book chapters. He is an academic editor of Plos One andreview editor of Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems and Frontiers in Plant Science. Hereceived advanced training in postharvest physiology of horticultural crops at the US HorticulturalResearch Laboratory.

• Introduction PART I: TROPICAL AND SUB-TROPICAL FRUITS 1. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Mango 2. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Banana 3. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Citrus 4. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Pomegranate 5. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Litchi 6. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Papaya 7. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Sapodilla and Mamey Sapote 8. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Guava 9. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Fig 10. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Cashew PART II: TEMPERATE FRUITS 11. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Apple 12. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Grape 13. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Peach 14. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Cherry 15. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Strawberry 16. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Kiwifruit 17. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Persimmon 18. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Apricot 19. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Plum

Ghulam Khaliq, PhD, is Associate Professor/Chairman in the Department of Horticulture atLasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences, Uthal, Pakistan. Prior to that, hewas a research associate in the Agriculture and Cooperatives Department of the Government ofPakistan. His research is focused on postharvest physiology of fruits, vegetables, and ornamentalplants, and he is also working on postharvest technologies such as edible coatings, elicitors,biopreservative packaging, and the development of novel approaches to maintain quality andextend the shelf life of highly perishable products. He has executed research projects supportedby the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan and collaborates with other research institutionsaround the world. He published research articles, book chapters, conference papers, and reportsin national and international journals and serves as an editor, associate editor, reviewer, andeditorial board member of several international journals. He is a lifetime member of severalscientific societies, including the Pakistan Society for Horticultural Sciences, Pakistan BotanicalSociety, and Pakistan Society of Plant Protection.Sajid Ali, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Horticulture in the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences andTechnology at Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan. Dr. Ali teaches courses inundergraduate and postgraduate classes with a major focus on fruit production and postharvestphysiology. His current focus is to improve postharvest quality of fresh horticultural produce withminimum loss. He worked as a research officer and as a project development officer on tworesearch projects at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan. He has won severalresearch projects. Dr. Ali has authored and co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed internationaljournal publications and around 25 book chapters. He is an academic editor of Plos One andreview editor of Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems and Frontiers in Plant Science. Hereceived advanced training in postharvest physiology of horticultural crops at the US HorticulturalResearch Laboratory.

• Introduction PART I: TROPICAL AND SUB-TROPICAL FRUITS 1. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Mango 2. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Banana 3. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Citrus 4. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Pomegranate 5. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Litchi 6. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Papaya 7. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Sapodilla and Mamey Sapote 8. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Guava 9. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Fig 10. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Cashew PART II: TEMPERATE FRUITS 11. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Apple 12. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Grape 13. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Peach 14. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Cherry 15. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Strawberry 16. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Kiwifruit 17. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Persimmon 18. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Apricot 19. Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Plum