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• Title: Postharvest Decay
• Author : Silvia Bautista-Baños
• Release Date : January 14, 2014
• Genre: Engineering,Books,Professional & Technical,
• Pages : * pages
• Size : 17854 KB

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Written by a diverse group of research professionals, Postharvest Decay: Control Strategies is aimed at a wide audience, including researchers involved in the study of postharvest handling of agricultural commodities, and undergraduate and graduate students researching postharvest topics. Growers, managers, and operators working at packinghouses and storage, retail, and wholesale facilities can also benefit from this book. The information in this book covers a wide range of topics related to selected fungi, such as taxonomy, infection processes, economic importance, causes of infection, the influence of pre-harvest agronomic practices and the environment, the effect of handling operations, and the strategic controls for each host-pathogen, including traditional and non-traditional alternatives.

Includes eleven postharvest fungi causing serious rots in numerous fruits and vegetablesOffers selected microorganisms including pathogens of commercially important tropical, subtropical and temperate crops worldwide, such as tomatoes, pears, apples, peaches, citrus, banana, papaya, and mango, among othersPresents content developed by recognized and experienced high-level scientists, working in the postharvest pathology area worldwideProvides basic information about each fungus, pre- and postharvest factors that contribute to infection and control measurements, including the use of chemicals and non-traditional methods

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