Postharvest physiologists and technologists will welcome the new edition of this well-received title. Given that there is little point in growing crops efficiently if much of their value is lost once harvested, the new edition of this text provides practical, commercial-oriented information to ensure that fruit and vegetables reach retailers in optimum condition with minimum loss and spoilage. The book covers, in detail, postharvest physiology as applied to postharvest quality, technology relating to maturity determination, harvesting, packaging, postharvest treatments, controlled atmosphere storage, ripening and transportation.
